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NBA playoffs: Anthony Davis dominant as Lakers knock out Steph Curry’s Warriors

May 13, 2023 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

For the past eight seasons, no one has been able to solve the Golden State Warriors’ perplexing puzzle. Until now. The four-time NBA champions were finally dethroned as the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the Warriors in six games in the 2023 Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers became the first Western Conference team to beat the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Anthony Davis, Darvin Ham, golden state warriors, Lakers, NBA playoffs, Steph Curry, Steve Kerr

Favorites, contenders, sleepers: Teams to watch in NBA restart inside Disney World bubble

July 28, 2020 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Basketball is back. It may not be the usual games we’ve been accustomed to, but it’ll have to do. The NBA and its partners have created a unique bubble plan, setting up shop at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.,where 22 teams will be participating in an AAU-type environment. The bubble plan has daily COVID-19 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: 76ers, Bucks, Celtics, Clippers, Disney World, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Heat, Jazz, Kawhi Leonard, Lakers, LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Mavericks, NBA bubble, Nuggets, raptors, Rockets, Thunder

NBA forecast 2019-20: Lakers, Clippers have simmering rivalry in wild, wild West

October 21, 2019 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The biggest winner during the NBA offseason was the city of Los Angeles. Staples Center will be the center of the basketball universe as we enter the 2019-20 NBA regular season because two of the best teams in the league will play 82 times in Downtown Los Angeles. The pride of Riverside, Calif., Kawhi Leonard … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, Lakers, LeBron James, NBA forecast, western conference

Baller or bust? Lakers’ prized rookie Lonzo Ball silencing all the doubters.

February 27, 2018 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Lonzo Ball is the most polarizing athlete in the NBA. LeBron James and Steph Curry have their share of haters, but they don’t have a reality TV star father who picks fights with the president of the United States. From the moment the 6-foot-6 Ball entered the NBA, he’s had a big target on his … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Lakers, Lonzo Ball

The Big Hall of Famer: Shaq’s most memorable moments

September 13, 2016 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

Shaquille O’Neal officially announced his retirement on June 1, 2011, and it took the Los Angeles Lakers just two years to honor The Diesel by raising his No. 34 jersey in the rafters at Staples Center on April 2, 2013. In classic Shaq fashion, he gave Lakers fans one thundering messaged: “Can you dig it!” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA, Uncategorized Tagged: Hall of Fame, Heat, Lakers, Magic, NBA, shaq, Shaquille O'Neal

Kobe Bryant will always be part of my family

April 13, 2016 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Kobe Bryant played his last NBA game on April 13, 2016. It was the conclusion of a 20-year career — all with the Los Angeles Lakers — that included five championships, two Finals MVPs, two Olympic gold medals, 18 All-Star Game appearances, and one 81-point game. The Black Mamba may have said goodbye to basketball, but … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant, Lakers

Lakers opt for D’Angelo Russell, pass on ‘next Tim Duncan’

June 25, 2015 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

This year’s draft was supposed to be the rebirth of the Los Angeles Lakers brand. After Minnesota took Karl-Anthony Towns the Lakers were poised to land arguably the best center in the draft in Duke center Jahlil Okafor. It was a marriage made in basketball heaven, right? The Lakers and a dominant center. You couldn’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, Featured, NBA Tagged: Byron Scott, d'angelo russell, jahlil okafor, Lakers, Mitch Kupchak, NBA Draft

What Lakers should do for next season

March 25, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Los Angeles Lakers are suffering through one of their worst seasons in franchise history with their rash of injuries for the second straight season. The Lakers have been limited to 17 games between Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash combined, not to mention Pau Gasol, Xavier Henry, Jordan Farmar (has been hurt three times), and … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Wiggins, Drew Gooden, Eric Bledsoe, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, Lakers, Mike D'Antoni, Spencer Hawes, Steve Nash

D’Antoni: Heat ‘best the league has to offer’

December 27, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Wins and losses are all that matter in the NBA. However, on Christmas Day, the Los Angeles Lakers managed to give the defending champion Miami Heat a battle before ultimately losing, 101-95, at Staples Center. “The last two games we were just getting murdered, getting killed,” Nick Young told the L.A. Times. “To come back … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Christmas Day, Heat, Lakers, Mike D'Antoni

LeBron’s off-the-glass Christmas jam

December 26, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

You know you pulled off something amazing when Earvin “Magic” Johnson called it one of the greatest plays he has ever seen. Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have been serving up spectacular alley-oop dunks since they joined forces in 2010, but their latest collaboration had an extra twist to it. LeBron’s off-the-glass … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Christmas Day, Dwyane Wade, Heat, Lakers, LeBron James
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