The Trade That Could Have Been

Although there were two fairly large deals yesterday, the one deal that would have trumped both was denied by the team receiving the offer.

According to reports, the Boston Celtics offered Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen to the Detroit Pistons for Rodney Stuckey, Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince.

Some initial reactions were negative, which [...]

Do the Lakers Pay to Keep Lamar Odom or Trevor Ariza?

If there is any trouble in paradise this off-season, it is the possible departure of star forwards Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza. Due to disastrous contracts for Sasha Vujacic ($5 million) and Adam Morrison ($5.3 million), the Lakers may only be able to keep one of them.

Odom brings something very special to the [...]

Another Team Effort Puts Los Angeles in the Finals for the Second Straight Year

It is hard to put into words how effective and important that Kobe Bryant was to the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl said it best when he summarizing Kobe’s amazing run at the end of the first half.

“No. 24 had a great five minutes at the end of [...]

Will We See the Mamba or a Team Effort Tonight?

It’s an elimination game for the Denver Nuggets, so their confidence and emotions are already shot. This is when you see Kobe Bryant change into his Black Mamba suit and kill his opponents physically and mentally. I’m expecting to see the Mamba on the road after Bryant was a “decoy” in Game Five.

“It’s [...]

We Have a Black Mamba Sighting: Lakers Take Home Court Advantage Back

Kobe Bryant seemed to leave us during the fourth quarter, and the Black Mamba took his place. Whether it was hitting Trevor Ariza for the wide open three or nailing the 24-foot three pointer in the face of JR Smith, Mamba was on his game in the final period. His 13 points led the [...]

Kobe, Lakers Put Arrogant Thugetts Down a Game

Carmelo Anthony can hit all the shots he wants in the first three and a half quarters, but it’s Black Mamba time in the closing minutes. Kobe Bryant did everything he could down the stretch to pull out the win, and that is exactly what he got the Lakers.

When the Lakers were down [...]

Kobe, LeBron Headline All-NBA First Team

No major surprises on the All-NBA first team this year.

Guard: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

Guard: Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat

Forward: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

Forward: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks

Center: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic

It will through off some people who think the line-up must be made up of one player from [...]

From the Field: Nene carries Nuggets to 1-0 series lead

On a team full of superstars such as Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony and fan favorites like Chris “Birdman” Andersen and J.R. Smith, the most important player today was Nene.

This game was just a battle of completely different styles of play. The Mavericks relied on jump shots all day while the Nuggets were [...]

Playoff Preview: Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks

Both of these teams are coming into this series oozing confidence after destroying their first round opponents. The Nuggets breezed by a banged up Hornets team in one of the worst playoff beat downs ever. The Mavs easily coasted by a Spurs team without arguably their best player in Manu [...]

Refs, Billups Give Nuggets Win Over Hornets

Chauncey Billups was on fire from three. That was pretty much the story for game one of the Denver Nuggets-New Orleans Hornets series that kicked off last night with a 113-84 Nuggets’ victory.

Billups finished with a game high 36 points on 8-0f-9 shooting from downtown. The eight 3s were a career high for [...]