About time! It may have taken them six games but all that matters is that they got it done. The Lakers finally showed up in games five and six and dominated like they know how. You sensed the Lakers  thought they would cruise through the Hornets the way they came out in game one but as the series went on they came out with more and more urgency. They actually decided to wake up,stretch their limb...

The Lakers look like the team they were when they were steam rolling the rest of the league earlier this year. They don’t need to run much of their offense, since they can get the ball to the post so easily. Robin Lopez is a game changer, and needs to play much more. He had a +2 point differential – which is next to impossible for a starter on a team that lost by 21 points. ...

The drama of MLB, NFL, Cyclying, Boxing, and every other sport in the world has made it’s way into the beloved National Basketball Association. Rashard Lewis of the Orlando Magic has been suspended for ten games without pay for testing positive for higher levels than normal of testosterone. The beauty of an event like this taking place in the NBA compared to the other leagues is the class of...

Today the official schedules for the 2009-2010 NBA season were released. This announcement is particularly exciting because it gives us fans an early look at which opponents our favorite teams will be facing and when.  You can find the Lakers schedule released by the NBA. Because the regular season is 82 games long and most of us have lives outside of our NBA fanaticism, it’s difficult to catch...

It’s a clean sweep folks. After a ridiculous 6-0 road trip throughout the Eastern Conference, the analysts unanimiously believe the Lakers are the team to beat. The road trip included wins over the Boston Celtics who were riding a 12 game winning streak and was followed up by a stunning performance in Cleveland ending the Cavaliers 23-0 home game streak. The Lakers also secured tie breakers ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are randomly scattered on all the different power rankings. With the various injuries and events recently going down with the Lakers, next week will be even crazier. Kobe and the Lakers managed to go down to the Charlotte Bobcats early last week, but at least they redeemed themselves by going 2-0 thus far on their 6 game road trips with back to back wins over the Wolves and ...

An interesting week. Start things off with a big win over the Cavaliers. Follow it up by Bynum scoring a career high 42 points against the Clippers. Step it up by winning another game the next night against the Wizards. Blowing out the Spurs on Sunday really puts a nice statement on the season for now as the Western Conference race seems to pretty much be over. The Celtics have found their groove ...

The Lakers toughest four game stretch of the season is over. After playing  a back to back in Texas against Houston and San Antonio, then hosting the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers last night, the Lakers are 32-8. They currently site 1/2 a game behind Orlando for the NBA’s best record, and are 1/2 a game ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Unfortunately, the game between the Lakers and...

The first time that the Orlando Magic faced the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2008-2009 season, the Magic came away with a 106-103 win. The game fell into the hands of the Magic after the Lakers surrendered a big halftime lead. The second meeting of the season was no different. Early in the game both teams were solid. Kobe Bryant worked hard finding his teammates for the open baskets and the Lakers ju...