The Lakers had a chance to pretty much wrap up the series by winning game four on the road in New Orleans. They could’ve been up 3-1 going back home but they for some reason were not motivated enough to get it done. They now face an uphill battle since the Hornets now have enough confidence knowing that they can compete with the two-time defending champs. Chris Paul had a monster game despit...

Everyone thought the Lakers would demolish the Hornets, especially since their all-star, David West, is out for the playoffs. You’d think the Lakers and their size would prove to be too much for the undersized Hornets but that did not prove to be the case. You’d think the Lakers’ bigs would dominate the paint both offensively and defensively. You’d think that this game woul...

The Lakers persist to do what they do best after trumping the Mavericks 110-82 on national television in what proved to be quite an entertaining game despite the blowout. The first half was exciting and had a playoff atmosphere with both teams going at it back and forth with constant lead changes. There was an edge to both teams knowing that this game was for 2nd place in the Western Conference. A...

In the blogging community it is quite important to keep in touch with your colleagues, especially the guys that cover the same team/sport as you. Since I started LABallTalk almost two years ago, Kurt of Forum Blue and Gold has been considered the Godfather of Lakers blogs. He started his site way back when blogs were as cool as sharing every moment of your life with a bunch of people that don̵...

It’s official. The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Ron Artest and resigned Shannon Brown. The press conference with Ron Artest and Mitch Kupchak took place today. Artest will wear jersey number 37. Where did this number come from? The story goes as follows: Artest opened up the number game to his fans. They posted various numbers and the lucky fan that won was the one that picked #37. Why was...

The Los Angeles Lakers have made a move before the all star break. It wasn’t quite the move we were all expecting, but it included one of the guys we thought was a goner. I wrote back in December that the Space Cadet would probably be traded, and turns out, I was right. Vladimir Radmanovic has been unloaded to the Charlotte Bobcats for Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown. Vlad is obviously the b...