L.A. native Paul Pierce on other side now
Paul Pierce grew up in Los Angeles watching the Lakers play the Celtics for NBA titles.
Archive for May, 2008
Celtics lack killer instinct
Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were stoic, almost listless in the postgame interview room moments after the Celtics narrowly avoided what would have been a sure knockout blow to their title aspirations.
Like Mike? That’s a line Kobe can’t cross in West finals
Kobe Bryant still doesn’t measure up, and at this point it seems obvious he never will.
Image is everything for L.A.’s Kobe
Kobe Bryant was being humble, like a proper superstar should. It’s good for the image, something Barry Bonds never figured out and likely regrets now that his playing days are over.
NBA office makes bad call on that Lakers-Spurs non-call
They’re b-a-c-k They’re b-a-c-k… I’m not talking about the dead people that little girl saw on her TV set in “Poltergeist.” This is worse.
Kobe Silencing His Skeptics
The time has finally arrived for NBA MVP Kobe Bryant to rid himself of the label that he can’t win without Shaquille O’Neal by his side.
Kobe Bryant through the years
Kobe Bryant is all smiles at the July 1996 news conference where he was introduced after the Lakers acquired him from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Vlade Divac.
Lakers actually getting along
The Los Angeles Lakers are back among the NBA’s elite, competing in a Western Conference final just like the old days, and the old days before that, and the old days before that.
Lakers’ Vujacic looking good now
The ball was loose, the game still very much in doubt. Lamar Odom, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan crashed to the ground in a wild scrum, racing for the long rebound.
Spurs: Game 4 Keys to victory
Gregg Popovich says the success of his team’s offense is based on “ball movement and people movement.” The Spurs had both of the above in Game 3, and it resulted in their highest-scoring outing of the series.
Ray or Rip: UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals
In one major way, it’s unlike any other. Deuce has done it. Hamilton became a father last Halloween and Richard Hamilton II, or Deuce as he’s known, has treated the All-Star shooting guard to a new way of life.
Spurs Head Home Down 0-2
All the Los Angeles Lakers have done is protect home court. San Antonio Spurs’ players from left, Bruce Bowen, Robert Horry, Tim Duncan, and Manu Ginobili, of… San Antonio Spurs’ players from left, Bruce …
Kobe leads Laker comeback…Schultz adds to Sonics suit…Colon wins Bosox …
Kobe leads Laker comeback…Schultz adds to Sonics suit…Colon wins Bosox debut LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant scored 25 of his 27 points in the second half as the Los Angeles Lakers opened the NBA’s Western …
San Antonio is up next for Lakers
Well, at least the Lakers know their way around San Antonio. And really, doesn’t it seem fitting the road back to the NBA Finals would pass through the Spurs, who dispatched of the up-and-coming New Orleans …
Lakers’ Bryant like girl with the curl
Years ago I learned fans don’t necessarily want to know anything that might pop the image of their favorite athletes. via LA Daily News