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PHIL JACKSON  

taking a closer look at Phil Jackson's book The Last Season

Nobody expected too much from the Lakers last season. Phil Jackson came back and led the team back to the playoffs, but do they have the talent around Kobe Bryant to succeed in a deep Conference?

The Lakers blowing a 24 point lead at home in must win game tarnishes the legacy of Kobe Byrant and Phil Jackson

Amid the neverending barrage of newspaper headlines, magazine copy and barbershop talk, you think you know everything there is to know about superstar guard Kobe Bryant, but you have no idea.

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers match-up in the NBA Finals recall the league's glory days of the 1980s.

Los Angeles Lakers' owner Jerry Buss isn't against Kobe's departure.

Tim Duncan and the Spurs look to top Kobe and the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association. The Lakers play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

The 2007-08 Los Angeles Lakers' team is the new infant of the next professional basketball dynasty in Los Angeles.

Putting the sun and the summer behind us, it's time to look at the upcoming NBA season. Where does every franchise stand? It's time to take in-depth looks at why every team has reasons for optimism heading into the '07-'08 season.

How good have the Lakers been this season? I put the microscope under the Lakers and determine how well they've played.

Two storied teams meet to determine the Western Conference champs, and to earn the right to fight for the NBA title. The Spurs are defending their crown, and the upstart Lakers are attempting to once again ascend to greatness. Who will triumph?

Zen master signed a three year $30 million dollar deal to once again play ringmaster in Jerry Buss's little circus otherwise known as the Los Angeles Lakers.

With a determined and less malcontent Kobe, a healthy starting squad and quality production from the good mix of veterans and youngsters, the Lakers may indeed surprise the league.

Kobe Bryant had a great series in round one of the playoffs agaisnt the Suns but he came up just short in game 7

The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings covet Phil Jackson. More precisely, they covet Jackson's nine championship rings. Larry Brown lingers as a nice consolation prize.

The public, thus far, has sided with Kobe. Analysts agree that the Lakers have not surrounded him with the necessary talent to be competitive. I disagree.

The Spurs somehow won a road game when it counted and now the defending champs face red hot Los Angeles in the Western Conference Finals

With Phil Jackson and Red Auerbach tied at nine titles a piece. Many NBA fans have started to draw comparisons and debate who's the best of all times. Bill Obenauer says Jackson is not even in Auerbach's league.

Seven new members were named for this year's Basketball Hall of Fame class.

For the fourth time in as many games, Kobe Bryant has scored at least 50 points. In the history of the NBA, only one player - Wilt Chamberlain during the 1961-1962 season, has managed a longer streak. During that year, Chamberlain scored 50+ in seven straight games.

This article is about Kobe Bryant.

It seems like every time we hear Kobe Bryant's name the three words "cheap shot artist" are attached. I got three different words for you. Most Valuable Player.

Los Angeles Lakers versus San Antonio Spurs in the NBA West Championship series. What are the key matchups? Who will win?

An analysis of the current state of the Lakers following their defeat in the NBA Finals and what fans can expect for next season.

After taking out the New Orleans Hornets in a very difficult and emotional game seven last night, the San Antonio Spurs are going to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday for the Western Conference Finals.

A season preview of the 2006 Los Angeles Lakers.

The West was a very competitive conference this year with the playoff teams only separated by seven games. This series will not be an easy one for the Lakers. The Nuggets should be able to make this a close series.

A forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, Vladimir Radmanovic, admitted to the public that he lied to his team about the cause of last week's injury.

I am here to warn every western conference opponent that the Lakers could actually be a force to be reckoned with come playoff time this season.

City of Angels. Home of the Stars. La La Land. With its cultural enclaves, temperate weather and movie star glitz, Los Angeles is unlike any other city. From Santa Monica to Downtown and up to Hollywood, it's easy for anyone to get lost in this jungle.

A preview of the 2006 NBA season.

As Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 60 points Thursday night, he became only the fourth player in NBA history to have three 50+ point games in a row.

An overview of the NBA Finals series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.

The Los Angeles Lakers are touted to win the Western Conference Championship, but how appropriate it is for them to try to win their crown in a competition against last year's Western Conference and NBA Champion, the San Antonio Spurs.

With their game 7 victory in New Orleans last night, the San Antonio Spurs have qualified for the Western Conference Finals--again.

Why Kobe Bryant's ego has hurt the Lakers more than their lack of talent.

A quarter of the way through the 2006-2007 NBA season we have seen several surprises and even a few disappointments. After a quarter of the season, the NBA teams rounding out the top 10 in positions 6-10 are as follows:

Why the Celtics and Lakers rivalry is important for the NBA's future.

With the first-round of the 2005-06 NBA playoffs just getting under way I thought this would be a perfect time to look back through the annals of NBA history and rank the ten greatest postseason performers of all-time.

The NBA season's personal awards are predicted.

Calling all GM's, calling all GM's! Commencing this summer, sometime between the months of July and October, several NBA megastars will be on the auction block for trade to the highest bidder.

Although it may seem a little too soon to call the 2007-2008 Lakers championship contenders, there are a number of things that the Lakers are doing better to make themselves such.

Bryant's 81 are going to put this seemingly average affair into the history books, but the story that follows should make note of a great leader, a great warrior, willing his troops into battle.

Michael Jordan always had a running mate in Scottie Pippen, but Kobe Bryant seems to lack that key running mate with the LA Lakers. So who would be the best Scottie Pippen for Kobe Bryant?

Kobe Bryant has suffered an injury to his pinkie finger that a doctor has suggested he have surgery on. It is torn ligament to his shooting had. The surgery on that finger would probably keep Kobe Bryant out for at least six weeks.

If Kobe Bryant were to stop playing today, there would be no legacy.

Excuse me for jumping on the bandwagon, but the Los Angeles Lakers are legitimate championship contenders now!

The Los Angeles Lakers are apparently still stinging from their first round exit in the 2007 NBA Playoffs. Kobe Bryant was recently quoted as saying that if GM Jerry West does not return to the team next season, he would prefer to be traded.

The Los Angeles Lakers had a disappointing ending to a mediocre season last year. Kobe and his crew are determined to win the championship, but do they have what it takes?

When the Los Angeles Lakers chose to go with Kobe Bryant instead of Shaq everybody criticized them but it turns out they were right.

Read about the Los Angeles Lakers and preview their chances this season. Can Kobe Bryant carry the Lakers back into the playoffs?

Kobe Bryant is perhaps the most criticized figure in sports today. Anything that Kobe says or does gets over-analyzed by television sportscasters, journalists, and fans across the country.

Life as a Los Angeles Lakers fan can feel like a rollercoaster at times. Laker fans have enjoyed great moments like championships, 81 point performances by Kobe Bryant, and clutch shots by Robert Horry.

Preview of Spurs vs Lakers

O'Neal could soon be on the way to help Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant, shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, scored more points in back-to-back games than any player in recent memory. He scored 65 against the Trailblazers and 50 more Sunday night against the Timberwolves for an astonishing 115-point 2-game total.

After the Los Angeles Lakers spirited conclusion to last season, which featured an unexpected - and hard fought - playoff appearance, the future would appear to be very bright for Kobe Bryant and his young teammates.

The Los Angeles Lakers basketball star, Kobe Bryant, implied again that he wants to be traded. On his website kb24.com, he made a statement which said, that "the Lakers and me just have two different visions for the future."

The 2007-2008 NBA basketball season has been quite a rollercoaster for the Los Angeles Lakers. It began in the off-season with Kobe Bryant's frequent and emphatic trade demands. Then, the Lakers got off to a sluggish start.

The Lakers are back on top as an NBA playoff favorite, led by likely MVP Kobe Bryant. But will the Western Conference top seed be upset for the second year in a row?

Does Kobe Bryant deserve more help in getting the Lakers to the next Level?

According to his comments earlier this summer, Kobe was not supposed to play for the Lakers unless they made something happen ... and they didn't.

Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are poised to return to the NBA finals. But the old, unappreciated, yet constantly victorious San Antonio Spurs are in their way again.

With Kobe Bryant desperate for help, the Lakers made a stunning trade that could put them into the Championship game

Kobe Bryant is one of the most exciting athletes in the world, but, ultimately, he is not a great basketball player.

As far as I am concerned there is only one team out there that has the ability to make a trade for Kobe Bryant a reality. That team is the Phoenix Suns.

A 1976 trade that triggered the initial rise of the NBA.

From Auerbach to Nelson and everyone in-between, this could be the most definitive list of the top coaches ever in the NBA. Who will be on top? Who does not even make the list?

The cream of the coaching crop is sorted and ranked for your reading pleasure.

Congratulations, mom and dad, you have yourselves a budding superstar. But, before signing up your precocious toddler for private soccer or basketball training, stop and consider the most important elements of athletic (and life) success.

Remembering Kobe's lob pass to Shaq against Portland in game 7 of the Western Conference Playoff Finals.

From LeBron to Glyniadakis, and everyone in between, one of the best draft classes of the last 5 years has been in the NBA for three seasons. It's an appropriate time for their first report cards.

With the dynamic duo reuniting this season after thirteen seasons apart, Penny Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal look to bring back the team work that made them one of the game's most electric tag teams.

Once again, it's time for my annual column ranking the NBA's head coaches, which, believe me, is perennially one of the toughest columns I write.

Aaron McKie may not be an impact player on the court anymore. But this offseason, McKie is undoubtedly an important player for the Lakers and everyone else.

With the opening of basketball seasons around the country, we once again find ourselves debating at the office cooler about the winner of a NBA versus NCAA rivalry. Most debates of these debates end with fans choosing college basketball.

National Basketball Association

NBA players get paid well. And, they are very, very good. Most fans wish they could feel like LeBron James soaring through the air, or Kobe Bryant draining a game winning fall-away jumper. NBA players suffer from fans' jealousy. NBA players are too good.

What happened to the Lakers in one of the biggest comebacks/chokes in NBA Finals history?

A position by position preview of the Lakers and Celtics NBA Finals matchup along with a brief background of this historical rivalry and who I expect to emerge victorious this time around.

It ran by faster than a Toronto Raptor, flew by faster than an Atlanta Hawk, and blasted past us faster than a Houston Rocket, but it's true that half of the 2006-2007 fantasy basketball season has passed us by and it's time to start looking towards the playoffs.

I am one who likes production. And, I won;' be at any NBA pre-draft workouts anyway, so my opinions are not likely to change much. So, here is my mock draft, based on who I would select with each pick, not who I think the team will actually choose.

After Thursday night's embarrassing 113-86 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers should feel a little worried.

Although I am admittedly, not the world's biggest Allen Iverson fan, Lord knows I love the way he plays the game.

Was Brent Barry fouled by Derek Fisher in the Spurs vs Lakers round 3 playoff game?

Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchack falls asleep last summer and wakes up in Oz with his team. When they get back to LA, the Lakers are the NBA's best team and everyone's pick to win the championship.

Another beginning for the Pacific Division is coming up quick. The Lakers do not seem to be the team that was virtually unbeatable. The Clippers have been somewhat decent and much more improved in recent years over what they were in the past.

On Sunday April 20th the Los Angeles Lakers meet their first test in the Denver Nuggets on their quest towards an NBA Championship.

Test your trivia knowledge of your Los Angeles Lakers. Take the 10 question challenge and see how well you score in the search for the Los Angeles Lakers #1 fan and compare your score to everyone else by posting your score in the comment section.

Here are a few great Los Angeles Lakers gift ideas for all ages. Every item listed is under $20! Check them out today!

Before this season the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics had faced each other an even 10 times in the NBA Finals. Here is a look back at those Finals.

Looking at the Round One matchup of the Lakers vs. the Nuggets.