The BUCK FOSTON campaign continues! With the Lakers beating the Celtics in Game 1 by 13 points and leading by as many as 20 in the 3rd quarter, the boys in Purple and Gold are ready for Game 2. There are many things to look forward to in this game, but one of those may be the much anticipated technical foul against Kendrick Perkins that will sideline him for Game 3. Also, keep an eye out on Rashee...

That’s right, you read it correctly: Tonight Is Pau-er Hour. Hopefully you have all had the pleasure of drinking during a Lakers game (we, here at LA Ball Talk, do not condone drinking and driving; or drinking too much) but the question remains, have you ever drank the right way? What is the right way you ask? It’s simple. You drink with a purpose. You drink as though you are in the ga...

The Suns stunned the Lakers last night in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Their bench exploded for 54 points, but the real key is the Lakers Triangle versus the Suns 2-3 Zone. Coach Nick will show you the problems the Lakers are running into, and also reveal the Secret strategy that will win the series for the Suns. ...

Kobe’s monster game couldn’t overcome Stoudemire’s moves and Robin Lopez toughness. The Suns have started to crawl back into this series, and we’ll show you what can get them another step closer to making this a real competitive series. ...

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. ...

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 ...