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Sports Central December 21, 2011 Gary Flick |
The Clip Show The L.A. Clippers have only posted two winning records since their move to Los Angeles in 1984, and in neither one of these seasons did they see the second round of the playoffs. |
Sports Central January 23, 2012 Ross Lancaster |
Superman Needed? Kobe Bryant has been beyond amazing this year, but he shouldn't be expected to play 40 minutes or more every night. If the Lakers want to improve their team, they should be patient and not sacrifice a potentially bright long-term future. |
Sports Central January 12, 2012 Bill Hazell |
Can Lob City Overtake Showtime? Sometimes it's easy to forget that the Staples Center is the home to two NBA franchises. |
Sports Central May 6, 2009 Jonathan Lowe |
Shuffling the Deck? Last season, the NBA had its dream Finals matchup return to the spotlight when the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers came together for the first time since 1987. |
Sports Central April 5, 2010 Vito Curcuru |
Why Kobe is Better Than LeBron If you had to bet the mortgage on who will win this year's NBA Finals, is it the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers or the Cleveland Cavaliers with LeBron James? |
Sports Central April 16, 2008 Wailele Sallas |
The NBA's Most Valuable Player While everyone gears up for the second season, one debate has risen to capture every talking head, every radio show, and every website. Who deserves the MVP? |
Sports Central October 13, 2008 Scott Shepherd |
82 Things to Watch For this NBA Season (Pt. 3) Here's a look at the preseason favorites to win some of the NBA's most prestigious awards. |
Sports Central January 11, 2011 Vito Curcuru |
Has the Blake Griffin Era Begun? Is it too soon? He has yet to finish his rookie season or what is being called his rookie season, which is really his second year in the NBA. |
Sports Central January 19, 2012 Bob Ekstrom |
Clippers' Time Still Not at Hand Last Saturday night, the Clippers beat the Lakers in the first regular season meeting of these Los Angeles neighbors since the Clippers hit the talent buffet with both hands this offseason, and the basketball world is giddy. |
Sports Central November 5, 2008 Wailele Sallas |
Is Kobe Going Greek? Eleven players who were on NBA rosters last year went to the international game for no taxes and more money. And just last month there were rumblings that Kobe Bryant was offered $83 million for three years. Tax free! |
Sports Central March 28, 2005 Doug Graham |
The Writing Was on the Wall in L.A. It's unfair to think of Kobe Bryant as less of a player because the Lakers are struggling this season while the Heat are tearing through the competition. |
Sports Central November 3, 2008 Scott Shepherd |
NBA Week 1: Off and Running One week of play in the NBA proves entertaining and competitive. It is also a good time to evaluate what's what around the league, but nothing that happens is going to be earth-shattering. |
Sports Central July 8, 2014 Brad Oremland |
If They Were All in Their Primes... Who would be the best NBA team of all-time ... if everyone on the team was in his prime? Here are 12 contenders. |
Sports Central June 5, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 1: The Kobe Show Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday was a callback to the old "The Kobe Show" days in all the right ways. |
Sports Central December 22, 2012 Ross Lancaster |
The Tale of Two Coasts During the young NBA season, there have been two storylines which seem to tower over the rest. They take place on opposite sides of the country and feature exceeding expectations on the East Coast and one of the biggest disappointments to this point in the season in league history on the West Coast. |
Sports Central June 1, 2010 Bob Ekstrom |
Can L.A. and Boston Just Get a Room Already? Welcome to senior prom, NBA style. |
Sports Central October 12, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
82 Things to Watch For This NBA Season (Pt. 2) It's time for some bold predictions. |
Sports Central December 27, 2012 Bob Ekstrom |
Christmas Give Fresh Starts to C's, Lakers NBA action on Christmas Day brought its usual yuletide cheer to ABC and ESPN, but it also started the righting of a league that has been a bit upside-down a third of the way though its schedule. |
Sports Central February 19, 2008 Wailele Sallas |
West Coast Biased The idea that the East was back on the rise has diminished. |
Sports Central June 2, 2008 Brian Cox |
All Things Old Become New Again For the 11th time in league history, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers will square off for the NBA title. |
Sports Central March 31, 2008 Wailele Sallas |
A New Era ... Already? While LeBron and Kobe played for best player in the league, down in New Orleans, Paul was starting a revolution. |
Sports Central June 4, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
NBA Summer Blockbusters Recasting some of Hollywood's biggest summer blockbusters using key players from the NBA finals. |
Sports Central April 23, 2005 Andre Watson |
Thanks, Kobe: The Curse of the Shaqbino? So who's to blame for the Lakers demise? The answer is simple: Kobe Bryant. Yes, Kobe Bryant. |
Sports Central September 29, 2008 Scott Shepherd |
82 Things to Watch For This NBA Season (Pt. 1) The first in a series of predictions about the upcoming NBA season. |
Sports Central January 25, 2007 Bijan C. Bayne |
NBA at the Half: Second Time's the Charm Wipe the slate for February through June because the second half of the season will be a whole new ballgame. |
Sports Central May 10, 2010 Jonathan Lowe |
It's About All-Star Power It seems like this weekend went a long way to figuring out who will head on to the NBA's Conference Finals. |
Sports Central March 11, 2008 Jon Gonzales |
How the West Was Won The NBA trading deadline has come and gone, and only one team has made itself better for the now: the Los Angeles Lakers. |
Sports Central June 8, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 2: The Blame Game There was plenty of blame to go around after the Orlando Magic lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals. |
Sports Central March 10, 2006 Bill Hazell |
Team USA Hoops: Gold or Bust If Team USA fails to win gold in 2008, it will not be because they repeated mistakes of years past. |
Sports Central May 14, 2012 Jonathan Lowe |
Material Differences What's the better way to bring a squad to NBA championship form? Do you grow the talent from seedlings up or purchase the best talent from the free agency market? The next two weeks could give us an answer. |
Sports Central March 6, 2013 Bob Ekstrom |
Are Lakers Lions in a Lamb's World? The Lakers have 22 games remaining, 9 of which are against sub-.400 teams. Including Tuesday's contest in Oklahoma City, they have only four tough opponents on the schedule. Wins are everywhere for the picking. |
Sports Central June 24, 2009 Matt Thomas |
A New Laker Dynasty? There is far too much parody to consider with any sort of reasonability the fact that a single win in a single championship series is anything other than a great season worth remembering. |
Sports Central November 9, 2006 Chad Kettner |
Surprise Starts in the NBA The NBA season is only one week old and nobody could have predicted the start we have already seen. |
Sports Central March 27, 2008 Wailele Sallas |
Once Upon a Time in L.A. Were the stars just aligned right with all the cosmos and energy pointing the way of the Clippers for the 2005-06 season? |
AskMen.com |
NBA Trades As the "impartial" commissioner, David Stern has taken it upon himself to make the final decisions about trades involving the team he's not supposed to be running. He's putting his fingers where they don't belong. |
Sports Central October 5, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
82 Things to Watch For This NBA Season (Pt. 1) Bold predictions and a break down for where every team stands heading into the upcoming NBA season. |
Sports Central July 27, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
NBA Free Agency: The Best of the Rest Here's a look at the best of what's left in the NBA free agency pool. |
AskMen.com |
2015 NBA All-Star Game The 64th annual NBA All-Star game will be held in New York City, in the historic Madison Square Garden, and fans have a right to be excited for this mid-season break. |
Sports Central December 16, 2004 Vincent Musco |
Kobe, For Better or (More Likely) Worse Sure, 12-9 might look fine now, but the Los Angeles Lakers are in trouble. They have already played their softest-quarter schedule this season, and tougher games lie ahead. Deep-sixing the team's other stars and keeping Kobe is the crux of the problem. |
Sports Central January 24, 2006 Chris Cornell |
The Significance of Kobe's Big Night To put Kobe Bryant's incredible achievement of solo 81 points in a single game into perspective, one only needs to look at the record books. |
Sports Central April 26, 2006 Isaac Miller |
NBA 2005-06 Season in Review Top 10 Storylines of 2005-06... The MVP and other postseason awards... Playoff predictions... etc. |
Sports Central November 12, 2007 Scott Shepherd |
Who'd You Rather? With 20/20 hindsight, here is a look back at some of the GMs who played the "who'd you rather?" game, and the success they've had (or haven't had). |
Sports Central May 1, 2006 Alfons Prince |
Kobe Discovers He Has Teammates The biggest story of the 2006 NBA playoffs thus far has to be not only the play of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, but how Kobe has changed his play. |
Sports Central April 22, 2013 Robert Campbell |
Welcome to the NBA Playoffs Welcome to the NBA playoffs. The tedious 82-game schedule has culminated into a 16-team race, a two-month battle to determine a champion. |
Sports Illustrated July 17, 2001 Ian Thomsen |
Inside the NBA In dealing for Elton Brand, the Clippers showed there are two smart teams in L.A. |
Sports Central April 17, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
NBA Western Conference Playoff Preview This was a weird NBA season. |
Sports Central May 12, 2011 Bob Ekstrom |
C's and Lakers: Don't Let the Door Hit You Together, the Celtics and Lakers own more than half of all NBA championships. |
Sports Central February 23, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 17 A review the NBA season so far, remembering Larry Miller and more. |
Sports Central April 15, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Postseason Awards Finally, the NBA playoffs are here. Here's a look back at the regular season. |
Sports Central October 12, 2010 Bob Ekstrom |
NBA East Will Be Battle of Big Threes NBA general managers got a bit ahead of themselves last week when they penciled in the Los Angeles Lakers for a three-peat, but they did nail half the NBA Finals matchup in the process. |