Posts Tagged Derek Fisher
No Greens & Golds In The NBA Finals?
In this same month of last year, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics were flexing their muscles in the playoffs. The Lakers were hardly challenged  by the Utah Jazz in the second round of their Western Conference semifinals as they roared to a 4-0 series sweep to march back to the West’s Finals.
On [...]
IronMan In The Faith
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives, Sports on December 16th, 2010
Portland guard Andre Miller’s league-high streak of 632 consecutive games played ended abruptly when he was suspended for a game against Phoenix, leaving Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher - 435 consecutive games as of yesterday (Dec. 15) – as the league’s reigning ironman.
Ironman is an apt word to describe an athlete who has played with the most [...]
Iron Man In The Faith
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives, Sports on December 16th, 2010
Portland guard Andre Miller’s league-high streak of 632 consecutive games played ended abruptly when he was suspended for a game against Phoenix, leaving Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher - 435 consecutive games as of yesterday (Dec. 15) – as the league’s reigning ironman.
Ironman is an apt word to describe an athlete who has played with the most [...]
Lakers Unsung Heroes Lead The Way
The epic battle in the NBA Finals is finally over. And the Los Angeles Lakers retained their lofty position in the planet’s greatest basketball league.
Kobe Bryant remains at the forefront of the Lakers’ championship run, their 16th title chalked up today following their 83-79 come-from-behind win against the gritty but road-weary Boston Celtics.
Pau Gasol was [...]
Adversity Brought The Best Out Of The Lakers This Year
Posted by Rich in Mind blogging on June 15th, 2009
The Los Angeles Lakers finally nailed their 15th NBA championship following their masterful 99-86 victory against the Orlando Magic to clinch the Finals series, 4-1 before a silent Amway Arena crowd just today.
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And there are so many lessons we can derive from the Lakers chase for the championship.
Beaten up badly by Boston (39 points in [...]