The key to this series rests on who is going to be tougher, who is going to get down and dirty, and who’s willing to do whatever it takes to win. Kobe and Pau Gasol have gained a leg up on the big 3 and Rajon Rondo. But this series is far from over. ...

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 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. ...

I wasn’t planning on writing about this because it’s been pretty much covered over and over. Sasha Vujacic just started to get some good playing time in the Lakers rotation. Sure, Kobe Bryant was sidelined and taking some time off to prepare for the playoffs, but this was the best opportunity for the bench to also prepare for the “real” season. After a tough season, Sasha w...

This is always the toughest road trip, or at least one of the most anticipated. Most years, the Lakers depart from Los Angeles on a three game road trip to face the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Dallas Mavericks. This year, I suppose we are slightly more fortunate as the NBA only scheduled for the Lakers to play the black and white and the blue and white, leave the red out of this. Anywa...

Hello ALL!!! After what has been one of the most hectic times of my life, I am back! It has been a while since I’ve been able to post on here myself and luckily I’ve had some great contributors recently. Now that life has calmed down a little bit, I am ready to provide as much content as possible. As always, I am still very interested in having anyone interested in joining me to contri...

As I have been giving this site my all for the last year and a half, I have hit a bit of a dry spell in the last several weeks. Many of you know that I have committed lots of my time to building Sasha Vujacic’s official site and contribute on a regular basis. Due to various obstacles in life, such as a failing economy and endless midterms, I have not been able to post articles as of late. I ...

This week has been the toughest thus far for the Lakers post Bynum injury. They won 11 of their first 12 without the big center but have hit a wall. They have lost their last two games to the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns. Kobe and Pau have played solid throughout all this however the bench has not been as successful. The Lakers role players have really struggled over the last few games and have...