Archive for April, 2009

Kobe Bryant Called Shots on Spike Lee Film

KOBE Bryant slam-dunked Spike Lee right before the taping of “Kobe: Doin’ Work” by demanding creative control over the documentary and forcing the director to drive to his house to beg for a meeting to save the project, sources told Page Six.

Lakers Tune Out the Jazz in First-Round Opener with 113-100 Victory

In the first half of Game 1 against the Utah Jazz, the Lakers played team basketball like a magnificent symphony orchestra.

Mavs, Lakers get crucial advantage

THE surprising Dallas Mavericks and the highly-touted Los Angeles Lakers both moved to within a win of clinching their first-round National Basketball Association playoff series with Game 4 victories on Saturday.

Brown finds home with Lakers

With every three-pointer he hits and minute he plays in these playoffs, Shannon Brown raises the question of how many more of him there are in the NBA, forgotten players on benches and inactive lists from Memphis to Milwaukee.

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers Will Be the 2009 NBA Champions

By now it’s no secret that the Lakers have the most talented team in basketball.

Terry, Barea take on greater importance in Mavs’ playoff push

As a nation anticipates the matchup of megastars in the NBA Finals, fans in Dallas celebrate two players of more modest, though important, accomplishments.

they expect to be better.

Reporting from Salt Lake City — The opportunity to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series, to put the Utah Jazz in a vise grip, was there for the Lakers on Thursday night.

Kobe, Spike “Work” Tribeca

Who call tell Kobe’s story on celluloid better than Spike? “Kobe Doin’ Work,” Spike Lee ’s documentary on Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant , will make its world premier at the Tribeca Film Festival today.

Time for Lakers to allow Bryant to assert himself in Utah

You’re tired of waiting for all his waiting. Admit it, Lakers fans, it’s OK. We’re tired of his waiting, too.

Death threats overshadow Utah upset

The World Champion Boston Celtics should be celebrating a return to form a Game Three blow-out of the Bulls in Chicago, but instead have to focus to death threats aimed at one of their Chicago-born bench players.

Cavs beat Pistons for two-game lead

Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant goes up to shoot past Utah Jazz C J Miles during the first half of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference quarter-final playoff basketball game in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Lakers Almost Fail to Cover in Game 1; No Tacos for Fans

If the Los Angeles Lakers want to achieve the same type of greatness that North Carolina did during the NCAA Tournament, they are going to have to get their act together… Lakers Almost Fail to Cover in Game 1; No Tacos for Fans by Myles Valentin [HUMOR] 18 reads Humor If the Los Angeles Lakers want to achieve the same type of greatness that North …

Ariza gives Lakers another weapon

Forward Trevor Ariza isn’t impressed when he hears “career playoff high” attached to his accomplishments, as he did after scoring 21 points in Game 1 and recording nine assists in Game 2 of the Lakers’ first-round series against the Jazz.

Satisfaction kills in the NBA

The Los Angeles Lakers hope to place a stranglehold on their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Utah Jazz Thursday when they series shifts to Salt Lake City for Game 3. Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half on Tuesday, as the Lakers took a 2-0 series lead against Utah with a 119-109 victory at Staples Center.

Derrick Rose Named NBA Rookie Of Year

Apr 22, 2009 8:29 pm US/Central CHICAGO Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is the NBA Rookie of the Year for 2009.