January 29th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in When the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers get together at both Arco Arena and Staples Center, the Kings usually come up at the short end of the stick. Then an unusual occurrence took place at 1111 S. Figueroa Street. DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi combined for 47 points and the Kings shot 51 percent from the [...]
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Kings Shock Lakers At Staples 100-95
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Brown Shines, Lakers Hold Off Bulls 98-91
Usually when I or any of the other correspondents here at Slam Dunk Central write about the Los Angeles Lakers, the discussion usually revolves around four players: Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and on occasion Lamar Odom. The aforementioned four are what make the Lakers who they are. That doesn’t minimize the rest of Los Angeles’ [...]
Bulls Coveting Josh Howard, Others
Even though the Chicago Bulls are in relatively good shape with the recent acquisition of Kyle Korver and Ronnie Brewer, apparently they feel the need for another shooting guard. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the team is taking a look at Josh Howard, Shannon Brown, Rasual Butler and *gasp* Tracy McGrady. An interesting group [...]
Raptors Close To Signing “Mid-Level” Free Agent
The Toronto Raptors, mindful of the fact that they won’t retain Chris Bosh, are rumored to be close to signing a “mid-level” free agent, according to the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith and verified by Raptors HQ. Some of the rumored names mentioned in these discussions are: Ryan Gomes of Minnesota Matt Barnes and J.J. Redick [...]
No Kobe? No Problem! Odom Muscles Lakers Past Trail Blazers 99-82
Finally, the sore ankle that has been hurting Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant made him sit out a game, ending a streak of 235 consecutive games. With that development, the Lakers had to dig deep to find some offensive firepower. What they got, instead of one player firing up the scoreboard, was a collective [...]
Billups Dials Long Distance, Nuggets Bounce Lakers 126-113
The Denver Nuggets, prior to their game Friday night against the Los Angles Lakers, have been without their leading scorer Carmelo Anthony for 6 games. They have been somewhat successful, going 4-2, yet there is this wondering who would take up the slack while Anthony recovers from a sprained ankle. It turned out that that [...]
15-0 Run Helps Lakers Slip Past Magic 98-92
The game Monday night between the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center was a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals and for the first 36 minutes was not much different than that series. But a 15-0 run to begin the fourth quarter was the beginning of the end for the Magic [...]
Dribbling Around The Association
Two Of The Most Explosive Scorers In The NBA 7 Quick Crossover Dribbles: After watching Bulls PG Derrick Rose issue out his second 33-point affair in as many nights in the state of Texas (Tuesday-Houston, Wednesday-San Antonio), it got me pondering, “Who would you rather start a franchise with”: Rose or Warriors SG Monta Ellis? [...]