Category Archives: NBA

LA Clippers, Rest in Peace

Posted on May 4, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Dominating big men and overpowering team defense led the Memphis Grizzlies to a fourth straight win over the LA Clippers, abruptly ending a season of outstanding firsts and unfilled promises. The question to ask now is will they build on … Continue reading →

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Lakers’ Season Ends with a Whimper

Posted on April 28, 2013 by theHoundDawg

From the very beginning (when THE trade was made – before a game had been played) I knew, and I often wrote, that this Lakers’ team, even when at full strength, was not a championship caliber team, that Deee-Wight was … Continue reading →

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Can the Lakers Come Back from the Brink, Like Boston? No, No They Can’t

Posted on April 28, 2013 by theHoundDawg

After being thoroughly outplayed in three games, the Boston Celtics would not say die, and came back today to outplay the Knicks, and win just about wire-to-wire, 97-90. Down three games to none, can the Lakers do the same today … Continue reading →

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Any Volunteers to Suit Up Tonight For the Lakers? Anyone?

Posted on April 26, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Darius Morris and Andrew Goudelock. Remember those names. Unless Steve Nash has a miraculous recovery in the next three hours, or unless some takes up the above offer to suit, they will be the Lakers’ starting guards in tonight’s third … Continue reading →

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Of All the LA-SA Match-ups, Will the Three v Three Be the Key?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Pau Gasol versus Tim Duncan? Steve Blake versus Tony Parker? Meta tag artest psycho thing v Kawhi Leonard – That’s the ticket. In Game One of the series, Leonard had eight points and eleven rebounds, and provided one of the … Continue reading →

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So, Could the Lakers Win a Playoff Series?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by theHoundDawg

After vehemently saying all season that the “Old and Slow” Lakers would not earn themselves a playoff spot, low and behold, they find themselves seventh-seeded, and off to play the San Antonio Spurs, a team that just a month ago … Continue reading →

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No Kobe, Now or Ever?

Posted on April 13, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Anyone watching the Lakers closely over the past few weeks has seen an overmatched, out-of-sync team, being virtually willed to one victory after another, by the play and by the inspiration of Kobe Bryant. The team is composed of a … Continue reading →

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Athletic Clippers v Old and Slow Lakers – No Contest

Posted on April 9, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Sunday’s final 2012-2013 match-up between LA’s two NBA teams looked just like the early games from the start of the season, when the high-flying Clippers brought “showtime” back to Los Angeles basketball, running and jumping the “Old and Slow” Lakers … Continue reading →

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Lakers Gain on Dallas, But Utah Is Too Tough

Posted on April 3, 2013 by theHoundDawg

I could have been wrong in saying that Dallas will capture the last Western Conference playoff spot, but I was definitely NOT wrong is continuing to emphatically say that the “Old and Slow” Lakers will NOT make the playoffs. While … Continue reading →

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Despite Dallas Win, Lakers Came Out Way Ahead Yestersday

Posted on March 27, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Note: Under normal circumstances, we wish no player with any team in any sport to suffer any injury, ever. However, the meta tag psycho artest thing is a sociopath who has frequently demonstrated his anti-social behavior and propensity for violence, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Worry, the Lakers Will Not be in the NBA Playoffs

Posted on March 26, 2013 by theHoundDawg

Throughout the season I’ve often written that the Lakers will miss this years’ NBA Playoffs. Despite a few games here and there where the team seems to almost show a purpose and desire to play together and win, and an … Continue reading →

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Lakers Return to Form as Deee-Wight Leads Surge to Oblivion

Posted on February 26, 2013 by theHoundDawg

As the emotion following the death of Jerry Buss and of the fifteenth “New Start” of the Lakers‘ season diminish, the team returned to form in Denver last night, being thoroughly outplayed in every aspect of the game. The Nuggets … Continue reading →

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