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Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics: Four Critical Differences From 2008
June 2nd, 2010
For the 12th time Thursday, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers will meet once again to renew the greatest rivalry in sports, on the world's biggest stage -- the NBA finals.
Contrary to popular belief, however, this is not a match-up of old. Few things about the championship ...
Stanley Cup Playoffs: The Key to the San Jose Sharks’ Success Isn’t Named Joe
May 16th, 2010
On Sunday, game one of the Western Conference Finals featured two of the NHL’s most prolific offenses, though the real matchup was between netminders, Antti Niemi (Chicago) and Evgeni Nabokov. A sign of things to come in such a competitive series.
Chicago took a 1-0 series lead at the HP Pavilion ...
NBA All-Star Lineups; The Way They Should Be
January 9th, 2010
Every year in professional sports, each league hosts an event to showcase the most elite athletes in the world, under the same set of lights. The NBA, unlike any of its professional counterparts, encompasses the true meaning of an "All-Star Game."
Excitement is never amiss on NBA All-Star weekend, and ...
Calgary Flames-Minnesota Wild: Kiprusoff Gives Up Four, Calgary’s Streak Ended
January 6th, 2010
Looking to win their sixth straight game, the Calgary Flames (25-12-5) visited the Minnesota Wild (20-20-3) on Wednesday atop the Northwest Division. Goaltending has been the key to Flames' success during the streak, allowing only five goals in as many games. They would look for continued success against the Wild.
Calgary, ...
TheLakeShow: Odom Deserves Sixth Man Award
January 6th, 2010
In the NBA, the sixth man is one of the most important players on the entire team. Not only do they relieve the starters and give them much need rest, but they are the first player to step in when there's an injury in the lineup.
For the Los Angeles Lakers, ...
TheLakeShow: Ariza Has Another Unfrieldly Reunion, Odom Drops 17
January 6th, 2010
On Tuesday, Trevor Ariza and the "McGradyless" Rockets (20-14) visited Los Angeles (27-6) for their third meeting of the season. The bigger story, however was the return of offseason acquisition, Ron Artest, who was suffering from a concussion that he sustained on Christmas Day.
With Pau Gasol (strained left hamstring) out of ...
The LakeShow: Los Angeles Answers Our Prayers
January 3rd, 2010
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers (26-6) faced one of their toughest challenges of the season to date, in the 23-10 Dallas Mavericks, good for second place in the Western Conference.
Over the past few weeks I, as well as Los Angeles fans and analysts alike, have worried about the recent ...
TheLakeShow: Los Angeles Lakers Re-evalution Has To Start Soon
January 3rd, 2010
Recently I wrote an article completely recapping the NBA match up between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings (Lakers-Kings: Kobe Bryant Saves Lackluster Los Angeles) and I too was celebrating with the multitude of Lakers fans when Kobe hit the three-pointer to win the game.
If you happened to miss the ...
Calgary Flames Salvage December With 3-1 Win Over Toronto
January 2nd, 2010
On Saturday the Toronto Maple Leafs (14-18-9), who are currently five points out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, visited Calgary (23-12-5) in hopes to end the Flames’ three-game winning streak.
Before the bout between the Flames and the Maple Leafs, talks of Calgary's performance in the regular season and lack ...
Lakers-Kings: Kobe Bryant Saves Lackluster Los Angeles
January 2nd, 2010
Superman’s was Lex Luthor, Batman’s was the Joker, Spiderman’s was the Green Goblin, and the Los Angeles Lakers’ arch enemy has proven to be the unlikely Kings early in the 2009-2010 season.
Similar to these heroes, the Lakers seem to always find a way to prevail over their opponent.
This time, Los Angeles needed a ...