Rip Hamilton: “There’s no way in hell I’m not playing tonight”
From A. Sherrod Blakely of Booth Newspapers: Richard Hamilton’s strained right elbow is still not feeling great, but it won’t keep him out of the lineup tonight. As he was making his way off the practice floor to receive treatments, he told me “there’s no way in hell…
June 02, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Can Stuckey be a star by next year?
I like Rodney Stuckey. In fact, you could say I like Rodney Stuckey a lot. But Michael Rosenberg really, really likes Rodney Stuckey: The key to the 2009 season – and really, the 10 seasons after that — is Rodney Stuckey. I don’t think people fully understand how good he can be, and how…
June 02, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
NoNeed4FinalsTickets
This stings: Natalie from Need4Sheed posted scans of the NBA Finals tickets that were already mailed to season ticket holders.
June 02, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Tex Winter: Kobe’s defense will be key
EL SEGUNDO — Gotta love how Tex Winter is never one bit leery of saying a disparaging word about Kobe Bryant (or Michael Jordan), and Winter made abundantly clear that Bryant needs to have a good defensive NBA Finals in whatever capacity he works. Winter said at the Lakers’ first…
June 02, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Third quarter: Lakers 64, Spurs 63
The Lakers have climbed up the mountain and can see the summit. After trailing for most of the game, the Lakers take a 64-63 lead into the fourth quarter as they attempt to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2004. After Duncan missed a pair of free throws with San Antonio ahead, 56-48,…
June 02, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Brian Shaw not going to coach Shaq in Phoenix
EL SEGUNDO — One less thing for the Lakers to worry about next season, when they’ll only be expected to go 82-0 with Andrew Bynum on this team: Brian Shaw isn’t going to coach Shaquille O’Neal with the Phoenix Suns. Shaw told me after practice today that he got word from…
June 02, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers-Celtics first look
Celtics player to watch: Point guard Rajon Rondo, 22, is in just his second NBA season and has been up and down in the postseason, misfiring often when opposing coaches have forced him to take jumpers. He does have 6.6-to-1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio in the postseason and must be stable in getting…
June 02, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe and Paul Pierce, from commiserating to the NBA Finals
EL SEGUNDO — Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce have reached the happy-ending part of their season story. If it were a movie about the two of them this season, the opening scene would’ve taken place over the summer after they both played some pickup ball at UCLA and were commiserating about…
June 02, 2008, 7:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Flip Saunders apparently won’t be fired
From Chris McCosky in the Detroit News: We were all wrong. All of us who speculated that the Pistons’ loss in Game 6 to Boston spelled the end of Flip Saunders’ coaching life in Detroit were wrong. Saunders met briefly with Pistons president Joe Dumars on Saturday and all indications…
June 02, 2008, 6:31 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Halftime: Spurs 48, Lakers 42
It’s alive. After 23 minutes of stagnant offense and abysmal defense, the Lakers ended the second quarter on an 11-2 run to trim a 17-point deficit to six and trail, 48-42, at halftime. The Spurs took their biggest lead at 33-16 on a 3-pointer by Brent Barry at 10:15. The Lakers had…
June 02, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
First quarter: Spurs 28, Lakers 15
So much for starting strong. The Lakers forgot to bring their offense while San Antonio couldn’t miss as it used a 7-0 run to take a 28-15 lead after the first quarter. The Lakers shot 29.2 percent (7-for-24) while the Spurs shot 63.2 percent (12 for 19). Kurt Thomas made back-to-back…
June 02, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Jackson: “Always be closing”
LOS ANGELES - One look around Staples Center reveals that the Lakers are getting ready to take a Finals step. There are purple-and-gold balloons strung around the entrances, and horse-mounted police are roaming up and down Chick Hearn Court. Lakers legend and former general manager Jerry West…
June 02, 2008, 5:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers 100, Spurs 92
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register LOS ANGELES - The heartbeat of a city flatlined, then came back to life. Now it will beat in June for the first time in four years. The Lakers overcame an awful start and rode Kobe Bryant to a 100-92 victory to eliminate defending champion San…
June 02, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Will Lamar Odom cave against Kevin Garnett?
Two questions for you. Will Lamar Odom recoil from the human fire that is Kevin Garnett in the NBA Finals? The Lakers had better hope not. I delved into that specific issue in my So Cal Sports Now column on L.O. Do you have the writing wit and wisdom to be the Register’s fan blogger for the…
June 02, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Celtics or Lakers?
So the 2008 NBA boils down to two teams: the Lakers and Celtics. Even though they represent the league's most storied rivalry... [Read the article & choose your 2008 NBA Finals pick.]
June 02, 2008, 11:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Pax can use his dawdling for good this time
Think Doug Collins minds if Paxson is still interviewing and not giving him a contract? Of course not, he's a friend of the organization! So who cares what the reports were. DetroitBadBoys speculates that Flip Saunders may get fired instead of heading into a 'lame duck' season. Hire that…
June 02, 2008, 10:46 AM ET from Blog a Bull
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