Pau Gasol has found a whole new life, or lifestyle, depending on how you look at it. After playing for the Memphis Grizzlies for years and a Spanish team that lost in the finals of the Eurobasket tourney time after time, Gasol is finally proudly standing at the top of the mountain. The Summer started for Pau with a beautiful ending to his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He successfu...

Pau Gasol has been selected as the Western Conference Player of the Month for the month of February. The award is presented by Kia Motors and Gasol really did everything necessary to earn it in February. By taking over in the time that Andrew Bynum went down, Gasol has helped the Lakers go 11-3 and improve their standings in the Western Conference. The Lakers have really played on a different leve...

Here is another SportsNation questions and answer session with John Hollinger. He had a few Lakers questions to answer, some of which are quite comedic. Johnny (Glendale): Do you think Andrew Bynum should be suspended for the hit on Wallace. Clearly to me it looked like it was an accident. John Hollinger: the NBA tends to make its rulings based on what happened afterward, which to me is completel...

Congratulations to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Your NBA Los Angeles Lakers jersey is #1 again. The NBA has released the numbers for sales of players and teams jerseys and the Lakers should be a very proud team. They are #1 in team jersey sales and they have two players in the top ten. NBA.com has the official press release: The Los Angeles Lakers’ 11-time All-Star Kobe Bryant ...

It’s as simple as that. Kobe went Kobe on them. Yes, you read that right, he went Kobe on them. What does it mean to go Kobe on them? Simple. It’s when a guy name Kobe Bryant plays consistently throughout the game, dishes out 13 assists, pulls in 7 rebounds, and when the game is on the line, makes a fade away jumper. Hopefully that explains it better. If not, you can take a look at how...

Last night was just another typical Lakers game. The game gets under way, they instantly fall behind by about 6 points and can’t seemingly run any offense while the Warriors run fastbreaks to perfection. The game slows down a bit, the Lakers find their rhythm, and so long to the Warriors. Golden State fans took their seats and stayed very quiet for the next 10 minutes until the Lakers were d...

It’s been a while since I last hosted a live blog but I’m looking forward to getting back into them. To be honest, I’ve been forced to miss a lot of games this season so it makes it a bit difficult to host a live blog when you watch the game recorded about 12 hours later. Either way, without any further introduction, here is the live blog for the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the ...

After putting together a review of 2008 for each Lakers player, I’m now prepared to put together new year’s resolutions. What should each player look to do better in the coming year is the question at hand. I hope that I have the answers. Trevor Ariza - Trevor is obviously the best slasher we have and his passing is becoming a lot more crisp as well. The part of his game that can reall...

Eric, Redlands: David, Why do you think Kobe doesn’t amass more assists, given his more unselfish play the last 1 1/2 seasons? I watch a lot of Laker games and he seems to find open teamates a lot. What’s the deal? David Thorpe: It’s a great question, because I agree with you that he often finds guys impressively. I think he is just such a special scorer that he can always creat...