Put all worries to rest as the Lakers won their first game of the 2011 playoffs at home on Wednesday night. In game one they played no defense and let the Hornets pick and roll their way to victory but i guess Phil really handed it to them after because they actually played big in game two. The Lakers’ big men used their size and length effectively this game on both ends of the court. They...

Usually when one sits down to watch a Lakers game, they prepare themselves for an incredible show by the one and only, Kobe Bryant. This show, however, had a very different feeling to it. At times it felt like a sporting event. At times it felt like a concert. At times it felt like a movie. At times it felt like a commercial. Regardless, I can’t put into words the way I truly feel about this...

The Lakers defense keeps getting worse from game to game. In the first two games of the series, they gave up a lot of points too, and now that the zone has limited the Lakers slightly, they’re in for a real fight. ...

In Game 5 of the Lakers vs. Suns, we’ll examine how the Lakers are attempting to stop the Pick & Roll and what adjustments are not working. This also serves to illustrate just how good Steve Nash is at executing their vaunted offense. ...

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. ...

I couldn’t keep watching this game after the first quarter because the Suns defense is so bad. The two main culprits are Jason Richardson and Amare Stoudemire – if I were Alvin Gentry, I’d bench them for 2 role players that will score 15 points each and play solid team defense. The Lakers have two long forwards who really play defense right – other teams wish they had even ...

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. ...

ESPN has JA Adande working a chat room with many NBA fans on their website. Most of you know these chats take place on a daily basis with all the various NBA analysts employed by ESPN. Today’s chat featured Adande, a former Lakers analyst with the Los Angeles Times. The following are the questions and answers that were regarding the Lakers. Michael Oakland, ca: True or False: Trevor Ariza is...

The Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards have made some changes. Not with each other, but through other NBA teams that felt the trades were fair enough to contribute to these two teams. The first trade that went through was by the Washington Wizards and also included the New Orleans Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies. With Gilbert Arenas out of the line up and the team struggling in the Eastern Conferen...