The All Star break passed and the Lakers still sit where they did prior to it. They are currently ranked #1 in all of the power rankings around the league including ESPN, Sports Illustrates, NBA.com and USA Today. It’s a real pleasure to see them playing this well, especially without Andrew Bynum. Los Angeles has dominated in the month of February and especially in the last week. Pau Gasol i...

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 ...

One week of basketball, one loss to the New Orleans Hornets, three wins over the Heat, Warriors, and Pacers. This season is so competitive that one loss and three mediocre wins doesn’t make allow  you to remain the top team any longer. ESPN.com 2008-09 Power Rankings: Week 11 RANK (LAST WK) TEAM REC. COMMENT 1 (2) Cavaliers 29-6 The new No. 1′s thorough trouncing of the defend...

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a big week this week and are now 25-5. They have proven everyone wrong and have proven to themselves that they can beat the best. Christmas Day was a date marked on their calendars long ago. The rematch with the Boston Celtics was something every Lakers fan drooled about since we lost to the men in green in last year’s finals. The 39 point defeat was difficult...

As the season progresses, the Lakers seem to be progressively playing worse. Everytime they have a challenge, they fold. The only really impressive recent victory came over the New York Knicks last week. Besides that, the two losses to the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic were both inexcusable. The following are the ranking that each site gave the Lakers and the short explanation: ESPN.com – 3rd...