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Celtics remain must-see TV for Lakers
Celtics remain must-see TV for Lakers
Kevin Ding: After starting the season with a healthy obsession with the Boston Celtics, the Lakers need to be careful about letting that get out of hand and in the way of this season's growth.
Milwaukee Bucks’ Odd Box Score
Milwaukee Bucks’ Odd Box Score
totalprosports.com — I was checking the late night box scores and points for the past 2 days of my Fantasy Basketball Team . When I cam across something really bizarre in the one of yesterdays games. It was between Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. Yes we all know the Lakers won ... (more) Milwaukee Bucks’ Odd Box Score
The Fundamentals
The Fundamentals
ballerblogger.com — Jason Quick of The Oregonian : “The ‘rookie wall’ is a performance-hindering fatigue caused by the amount of NBA games — 82 in the regular season — and the frequency of the games, which sometimes are played on consecutive nights or strings where teams play four games in five ... (more) The Fundamentals
NBA BCS: What If? by Kevin Pelton
basketballprospectus.com — If the NBA used college football`s system of determining a champion, we`d have the nightmare of three qualified teams for two spots. (more) NBA BCS: What If? by Kevin Pelton
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  • hoopsavenue hoopsavenue
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    I think the Lakers will win the title this year.  Shaq will be jealous.
    Posted 12/8/2008 respond (flag)
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register:  “There are four doors to the Lakers locker room at Staples Center: the main entrance, the bathroom, the training room for medical treatment and the players’ lounge. The first two doors weren’t getting a lot of use an hour before the Bucks-Lakers game. There was not a single Lakers player in the main locker room to watch the TV that was rolling scouting footage of Milwaukee’s recent game against Chicago. There were guys in the players’ lounge, which is where Trevor Ariza literally ran from and back when he ...

Lakers win, Bucks (and basketball fans) lose
Lakers Blog — ... (and a foul a minute fouler). But for the Lakers, it's possible that the most interesting action came before the game... watching the Boston Celtics take on the Pacers in Indiana. ...

Lakers Watch Celtics Games on TV and Root for Them to Lose
FanHouse — ... The team's locker room was unusually empty, and it appears that the Lakers were all riveted by the Celtics' overtime clash with the Pacers ... and weren't shy about who they wanted to win. Kevin Ding of the OC Register has the details: ...

Celtics remain must-see TV for Lakers
The Lakers Nation — ... O.C. Register: In the training room, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom were among the Lakers in must-see-TV mode. And when on those TVs referee Jim Clark made a questionable ruling that benefited the Boston Celtics, the groans and profanities spewed from the Lakers’ mouths. ...

The Soapbox: Intrigue Edition
Upside and Motor — Plenty going on this week, so let's knock this out. True or False: Kobe Subscribes to a 24/7 Live Feed of Paul Pierce's Life Or, at the very least, he watches Celtics games with a particular bias (Thanks to FanHouse for the link).  Rivalries are awesome, and players watching other teams and palyers is awesome.  Frankly, I've always been kind of turned off by those that aren't aware of what players are tearing up the league and which teams are on fire.  I'm sure that there are plenty of miserable NBAers, sticking around ...

Волци ќе го јадат Мекхејл, Владе и Крис ептен во пензија и За (или против) кого навиваат Лејкерси
NBA Macedonia — ... Додека чекаа да почне нивниот дуел со Милвоки, играчите на Лејкерси го гледале дуелот помеѓу Индијана и нивните “пријатели“ од Бостон. Мислам дека не мора да објаснувам за кого навивале Коби енд ко. Тоа е уште еден доказ дека Бостон и титулата се единствено во мислите на Лејкерси, но и доказ дека тие се опседнати со Селтикси и она што им се дешава на нив. ...

The Hub: December 9, 2008
Comcast SportsNet New England » Wicked Good Sports — ... The Lakers seemed slightly obsessed with everything Boston: Sasha Vujacic won’t wear green – even during the holidays. "There's red, yes?" Vujacic will say. (OC Register) ...

Today’s Links 12/9
Boston Sports Nation — ... Giving the bench haters some perspective NY Post McHale needs to win to salvage his reputation Inside Celtics surge II isn’t a sequel yet Sports Culture 5 key Celtics players that won gold for the Green and White Enterprise Celts’ shooting star Pierce lighting it up NBA.com Race to the MVP OC Register Celtics remain must see TV for Lakers Our Endless Season ...

Lakers Obsessed With Celtics
CelticsBlog — Gee, you think we got in their heads at all?  From the OC Register: There were guys in the players' lounge, which is where Trevor Ariza literally ran from and back when he had to fetch something from his locker. Ariza didn't want to miss a moment of what was playing on TV in the lounge, where Kobe Bryant also was — the same thing that was playing on both training-room TVs. In the training room, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom were among the Lakers in must-see-TV mode. And when on those TVs referee Jim Clark made a ...

Some Random Thoughts at 20-2
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... I love it that the Lakers are obsessed with the Celtics. The Celtics have definitely gotten in their heads and that is a good thing. I just loved that article in the OC Register where the Lakers were watching the Celtics/Pacers game in their locker room. Vujacic refuses to wear green. They are lifting weights because they are still smarting from being pushed around in the Finals. The Celtics are in their heads and that is going to give the Celtics an advantage in the long run. And speaking of the Lakers, they lost to the Kings last night. ...

The Lakers want credit for being human: I guess that’s Los Angeles for you
perkisabeast.com Blog — ... has come and gone with much fan fare (it’s on for two more days, check your local listings) and I am now free to discuss the topics I commented on during the show, one thing keeps nagging at me. It’s this topic about the Lakers and this article from the Orange Country Register about how the Lakers are obsessed with the Celtics. I think my answer was okay during the broadcast, but now I really wish I had said what I’m about to below. But first, let’s look at some of the money lines from the article. ...

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