About time! It may have taken them six games but all that matters is that they got it done. The Lakers finally showed up in games five and six and dominated like they know how. You sensed the Lakers  thought they would cruise through the Hornets the way they came out in game one but as the series went on they came out with more and more urgency. They actually decided to wake up,stretch their limb...

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...

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. ...

For my first post in god knows how long, I’m here watching the game breaking down specific plays and analyzing their effects. Lakers win the tip and push the ball inside to give Bynum a chance to get going early. Pau Gasol is called for a three second violation, which has been happening far too often recently. The Lakers need better communication in the post between the bigs to make sure th...

The Los Angeles Lakers have done what 15 teams hoped for in the western conference heading into the season. The Lakers have beat the San Antonio Spurs in 5 games to advance to the NBA Finals. The Lakers last trip to the Finals was in 2004 when they lost in 5 games to the Detroit Pistons. With the Eastern Conference currently being fought out by the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons, Lakers fans a...

I’d like everyone to join me tonight in an always heated discussion during the Lakers game at 6:00 PM PT. I stopped by to join the live blogs at FanHouse and Ball Don’t Lie and let me tell you, the moderation is poor as the host continues to write comments without allowing guest to have their thoughts on certain topics posted. The conversation was way behind the game and was a one side...

Whistle… Whistle… Whistle… Lamar Odom has 4 fouls… Whistle… Whistle… Whistle… Derek Fisher has 4 fouls… Sasha Vujacic has 4 fouls… Jordan Farmar has 3 fouls… Pau Gasol has 3 fouls… THATS ONLY THE END OF THE 3RD QUARTER. At the end of the 3rd qaurter of game four in San Antonio at the AT&T Center, the Los Angeles Lakers led...

As the final buzzer sounded and the last shot missed, I felt great relief on my part. The final score, 93-91 Lakers. That didn’t tell the whole story of the game. The late scoring flurry plus the missed shots and free throws of the Los Angeles Lakers helped the defending Champions climb back from a 7-point deficit and cut the lead to 2 with 28 seconds remaining. The Lakers were leading the w...