Browsing: Los Angeles Lakers

The 2009-10 season is over. The Los Angeles Lakers have defended their title and have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are still the best team in the NBA. Chicago Bulls’ fans are well-accustomed to seeing Phil Jackson win. He won six rings here and we watched the man win five more as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers from 2000-2010. As the July 1st start date for free-agency looms, we ponder certain thoughts, hopes, and dreams […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have won their 16th Championship as a franchise, and are now 1 title away from matching the Boston Celtics.

The series began with an L.A. victory in Game 1. Both teams went back-and-forth for the first 4 games – leaving the NBA Finals tied at 2 wins apiece. Andrew Bynum, who had been extremely effective up to that point, tweaked his already-injured knee in Game 4. Before that, the Lakers seemed poised to take a 3-1 lead […]

It is another NBA Finals series in June. So we should not be too surprised to see that the L.A. Lakers and Boston Celtics will, yet again, be facing-off for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. These are the last two NBA Champions; the Lakers will be seeking their 16th Championship, while Celtics look to hang their 18th banner over the Boston Garden. These two teams have faced off for decades. First, it was Chamberlain and West taking on the Celtics of Cousy and Russell. Then, in the 1980’s, we saw a fierce rivalry between the teams led by the icons of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
Two years ago, in 2008, we saw a new […]