It has been three years since the L.A. Lakers won an NBA title, but if you do a quick scan on the marquee matchups for the 2013-14 season the Lake Show is right in the middle of it. The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks lead the league in nationally televised appearances with 33 apiece, … [Read more…]
Los Angeles will always be Laker Town for the simple fact that there have been 11 championship parades held in Tinseltown and more than a dozen banners and retired Lakers jerseys hang above Staples Center. However, the argument could be made that this offseason has been dominated by the other team in L.A.: the Clippers. … [Read more…]
The officials not only robbed Blake Griffin and the Clippers a victory against Dallas on Tuesday, but they denied basketball fans one of the most incredible finishes you’ll ever see. After O.J. Mayo tied the game at 97 with a gorgeous baseline move, Clippers forward Matt Barnes — who was a standout football player in … [Read more…]
For at least one night, DeAndre Jordan topped his good friend and L.A. teammate Blake Griffin on the dunk-o-meter. With a little over four minutes left in the second quarter of Sunday’s game between the Clippers and the Pistons, the Clippers center lit up Staples Center and social media with his jaw-dropping, one-handed, alley-oop, above-the-rim … [Read more…]
At one point during the second half of the Oklahoma City-L.A. Clipper showdown at Staples Center Tuesday night, Clippers TV analyst Mike Smith said “Kevin Durant looks like he’s on a mission.” What was supposed to be a matchup of the two best teams in the NBA — although the Clippers were shorthanded without their … [Read more…]
In the aftermath of the L.A. Lakers’ five-point loss to the Clippers Friday night, Lakers center Dwight Howard criticized his own team’s lack of chemistry following Saturday’s practice. “(Chemistry is) something we have to do to get better,” Howard told ESPNLosAngeles.com. “We have to play like we like each other. Even if we don’t want … [Read more…]
The marquee matchup Friday night between Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul definitely didn’t disappoint, as the two most competitive people in basketball went toe-to-toe in one of the more entertaining games this season. Paul was ever bit as feisty as Bryant. Much like Kobe, CP3 hates to lose and will do just about anything to … [Read more…]
Last June the Oklahoma City Thunder watched the Miami Heat celebrate an NBA championship. Six months later, the Thunder met the Heat again. The marquee matchup between LeBron James and Kevin Durant lived up to the hype. James, the reigning regular season and Finals MVP, nearly had a triple-double as he finished with 29 points, … [Read more…]
The NBA season is still a little early, but there are some very interesting developments. What a difference a 7-1 start makes The New York Knicks were mocked and made fun of when they decided to go with Raymond Felton and Jason Kidd as their new backcourt. Well, well, well. Nobody is laughing now. Felton … [Read more…]
The Clippers are tired of being the other team in Los Angeles. They traded for Chris Paul before last season, but it wasn’t enough. Not after Chauncey Billups was lost for the season with a serious injury when he tore his left Achilles tendon in February. So, they went out and upgraded the bench and … [Read more…]