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Shaq Calls His Feud With Kobe “All Marketing”

I kind of love Shaq’s ability to bend the past.  In his recent interview with Screamin’ A. Smith, he says he always loved Kobe, and his feud with him was all marketing.  So those interviews where Kobe called him fat and lazy, and Shaq called him selfish and told him to pass the ball?  Entertainment!

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Lakers Lose to Bobcats, My Head Explodes

The Lakers were up 6 in overtime, but the Bobcats come back and win the game by 7 in double overtime.  And how does that make you feel, you ask.  Let me put it in eloquent terms, ” Rawwwhhrrrggg!!!!!”

Besides grunting in pain like an angry pirate, I also noticed an aberration that was the Laker [...]

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Lakers Are Farmarvelous (Sorry)

Forgive the pun, but I just can’t help myself.  The Lakers are Farmarvelous.  Jordan Farmar returned from knee surgery (torn meniscus) after missing 18 games (a little over a month).  And he looked like he hasn’t missed a step.
How does 14 points, 2 assists, and a steal on 5-7 shooting from the field sound in [...]

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The Debate Is Finally Over: Lakers Are Better Than the Wizards

I feel so bad for the state of basketball in the nation’s capital, I am giving the Washington Wizards a piece of advice:  When you get a top 3 pick in this year’s draft, please, please, please, draft a big guy.  The Lakers beat the Wizards in what quickly became a laugher, 117-97 (which was [...]

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Laker Wave Towels, The Injured Clippers, And Bynum-Mania

“Hey, guess where I’m going?” my coworker asked me.
“Where?” I asked, a bit bummed that it was a Monday.
“To the Lakers-Cavs game.  Floor seating.
That’s the exact moment my jaw hit the floor.  I couldn’t stop yelling “Kobe VS. Lebron” at him.  I told him to keep screaming at the Laker coaching staff to put Sun [...]

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Kobe, Lakers, Out-duel Lebron and the Cavs

When I mentioned in my preview article that the role of Kobe and Lebron have switched (with Lebron being the monstrous one-man force), I didn’t expect both teams to take it to such heart.

The Lakers played a kind of defense I have never seen.  They were so focused in on Lebron, that he could not [...]

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Kobe VS Lebron: The Saga Continues Monday

Kobe and Lebron.  The two most popular (and most skilled) basketball players on the planet meet Monday in Los Angeles for the first time this season.  They’ve enjoyed classic games against each other in the past, where they have single-handidly led their team to a victory in the 4th quarter.

There is no doubt that there [...]

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What Just Happened? Lakers Lose to Magic Again.

For the 2nd time this season, the Lakers dropped a game to the Magic, this time at Staples Center, 109-103.  What is it about this Magic team that the Lakers haven’t figured out yet?

The wrench that is thrown in the Laker game plan is one Dwight Howard.  Who needs twin towers (like the 7-footer combination [...]

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Spurs Edge Lakers in a Classic Game

So that is why I watch basketball.  The NBA.  Where “two teams shooting over 56% from the field” happens.  Where “Kobe leading his team with passes, with amazing shots, with fierce battle cries to play defense” happens.

Where “Ginobli, brings it up, around his back, 29 foot three at the buzzer…gooooood!”  happens (see video below for [...]

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Kobe Goes Beast Mode, Lakers Edge Rockets 105-100

In a game where the Laker bigs struggled, and the Rockets’ Von Wafer (Von Wafer?!) scores a career-high 23 points on 10-14 shooting, how do the Lakers not lose?  When you have Kobe Bryant on your team, you know you’re good for about 5 road game steals like the Lakers had in Houston Tuesday night, [...]