“We rarely look more than one game ahead, but [4-0] is something we really wanted to do”
Hey, wasn’t this West Coast trip supposed to demonstrate that the Celtics weren’t quite as good as everybody thought? The last hope for the rest of the NBA to stop the Celtics in 2007, the Lakers dug into the … via Bostonist
“I’d rather be any place but here”
Wait a minute! Hold on. What in the name of Sigmund Freud is happening with the Lakers? Where’s the anger, whining and complaining? Where are the sloped shoulders, the glazed eyes and the “I’d rather be any … via Los Angeles Times
Check the Power Rankings from analysts like Hollinger. Listen to former players like Mark Jackson and Bill Walton. via Los Angeles Lakers News and Trade Rumors
Is echoing through the streets of LA, as every sports talk radio station is trying to buy back the heat after every last one of them had the Lakers trading half their team for Jermaine O’Neal during the summer. via MVN - Recent Articles
“This is one of the oldest rivalries in the league, as far as NBA championships”
Is the high-profile Lakers-Celtics rivalry back after a 20-year hiatus? The younger generation probably knows it best through brief, grainy video clips of Jerry West and Bill Russell in the 1960s and Magic … via LA Daily News
Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) DALLAS _ It’s time to ring out the old. And no, we don’t mean Shaquille O’Neal. The new year is almost upon us. via Customer Interaction Solutions
“But again, there’s only a handful of them and that’s why it’s difficult to get that.”
So much for the Rev. Al Sharpton’s threat of a Knicks boycott. Sharpton was positioned Sunday in the front row along the Seventh Ave. via New York Daily News
Kobe Bryant scored 31 points despite relaxing on the bench for the entire fourth quarter, and five other Lakers finished in double figures as LA pasted Utah, 123-109, at the Staples Center. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Not even Dr. J could inspire the 76ers. On a night Julius Erving and Philadelphia’s 1983 championship team were honored, Andrew Bynum and the visiting Lakers stole the show. via Chicago Sun-Times
Scott Skiles paid the price for the Bulls’ lame-ass start. Kobe Bryant needed just 20 points Sunday to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 20,000. Well, he made it with plenty to spare, pouring … via RotoRob
“It’s not something where we won a title or anything like that. There’s nothing to be too excited about.”
Easy now, buckaroo. Calm yourself. Hyperventilating can lead to fainting spells, and you wouldn’t want that on your Lakers when they’re going so well. via LA Daily News
Celtics forward Garnett remained the leader for the 2008 NBA All-Star game with 1,186,690 votes, according to the second set of returns released Thursday. via Xinhuanet
“How good do you think Andrew Bynum is going to be in 10 years?”
What nightmare season? The Times has learned that Kobe Bryant is now happy and committed to the Lakers forever or until they lose five in a row, whichever comes first. via Los Angeles Times
To quote him verbatim, “I’m going to make them pay for the rest of my career” Since then, Butler has been apart of two trades–but the last trade that sent him to Washington was definitely the more questionable … via BleacherReport
“Why can’t every day be like Christmas?”
The Christmas rush is over, ending Tuesday at Staples Center, where the all-afternoon experience suggested another rush could just be starting. via Orange Co. Register
