Posts Tagged LA Lakers
Road Tests For The Lakers
The road to a second straight NBA championship seemed easy for the Los Angeles Lakers during their first 19 games of the 2010-2011 season.
Currently owning a hot streak of nine straight wins, following their 108-88 demolition of the road-weary Phoenix Suns, the Lakers appear every bit of a champion.
Ron Artest has been fitting well in [...]
Iverson Doesn’t Have All “The Answer” For Memphis
Some of us pastors and administrative staff in Victory U-Belt recently joined the ESPN Victory NBA Fantasy League, where each person could function like a coach and general manager, at least in his own dream.
Well, since I couldn’t experience playing in the NBA, I figured to at least join ESPN’s NBA Fantasy League to be [...]
Renewed Rivalry For the Celtics And The Lakers This NBA 2010?
A Boston Celtics-LA Lakers Finals match up for the second time in three years could be an interesting championship plot come June 2010.
The Celtics and the Lakers ruled the 2008 and 2009 respectively. And both teams are entering the 2010 NBA season with some changes to ensure their continuous competitiveness.
Boston, as everyone already knows, made [...]
NBA Preview: West Side Story (2nd of 2 Parts)
While Boston, Cleveland and Orlando are all expected to flex their muscles and make their presence felt in the East, the West is as talented and as ultra-competitive as ever.
The Los Angeles Lakers remain the prohibitive favorites in the West, what with an intact core of veterans and youngsters that bludgeoned the Orlando Magic in [...]
Ever Been Struck By A Thunderbolt?
Posted by Rich in Mind blogging on July 24th, 2009
Multi-titled NBA coach Pat Riley, in his book, The Winner Within shared a story of how the Los Angeles Lakers ended their 1983 supposed dream season into a nightmarish ending.
The Lakers were slapping high-fives and were expected to bowl over their opponents every game until rookie forward James Worthy suffered a leg injury during [...]