With the Lakers blowing their chance to open the gap between themselves and their top competition, they folded in a depressing fourth quarter and allowed the New Orleans Hornets to easily dominate them by shooting 37 free throws. Luckily, the Lakers have a back to back and ready to take on the Warriors. This will be a great opportunity to get over the loss quickly. The Warriors however cannot be t...

Just a day after writing about Maurice Cheeks losing his job in Philly, it’s time to report another coaching change. The Sacramento Kings have fired Reggie Theus as the team has started off very poorly and management feels that the time has come to move on. Currently in 13th of 15th Western Conference teams, the Kings are looking to make some sort of change to get this season on a winning tr...

There is one thing to say about this upcoming NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA Champions. Everyone know what this means, and everyone knows what to expect from this team. Since the last championship run in 2002 and finals exit in 2004, Lakers fans haven’t been this pumped up. Although I would never admit it, expectations for this team to win went down and fans were simply pulling f...

Tonight is opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers begin their quest for the NBA Title. Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum are the strong core of this team and look to guide this team to the promised land. The addition of a healthy Andrew Bynum this season will prove to be key. Unfortunately, the Lakers aren’t the only team with a cool new center to show off. The Blazers have one as w...

Here it is! ESPN.com 2008-2009 NBA Preview Dime has plenty of great information about the Western Conference and specifically the Los Angeles Lakers. ESPN organized for the top NBA analysts to make their predictions for how the Lakers will fare in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference. The result, Lakers will be sitting pretty atop all leagues! Take a look at the actual predictions each ...