by Marcel Mutoni The Lakers’ play in the last two games of these here NBA Finals can best be described as “perfectly awful”. As a result, they stood and watched as Boston mounted the greatest comeback in championship round...

By Sam Rubenstein Over the weekend, Khalid took the time to ask the simple question, what’s the deal with the Kobe love/hate stuff , for real? His performance last night was, in a word, weird. To be completely honest, I do not understand...

It's an elimination game that came far earlier than many of us hoped and predicted. Will the wild ride that was the 2008-2009 NBA season end tonight? (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) We shall see... I'll be completely up...

If ever there was a song that best expressed the emotions that sports fans have of professional athletes, it would have to be the old Janet Jackson song “ What Have You Done For Me Lately “. You can have a 56 game hitting streak, and...

When I was a kid, I didn’t eat peppers.  Not because I tried them and didn’t like them.  But because my dad always ordered his salads and sandwiches without peppers.  I probably didn’t have a pepper until I was in my...

Note: Many thanks to Sturla for the graphic. I also used it for today's NBA Closer column on Deadspin . Ahmad Rashad: I'm going to let Basketbawful reader Sami take this one. "I was watching 'Live at the Finals with Ahmad Rashad' on NBATV an hour...

Last night was interesting. Also interesting is thinking how close this series is to being 3-1 Lakers. Only it’s not. Which is fun. Some things that occured to me in the wake of this madness… -How come no one talks about the danger...

by Marcel Mutoni Tonight’s game is obviously a biggie. Both teams will be playing with a heightened sense of desperation - the Lakers because they simply cannot afford to fall into a 3-1 hole; the Celtics because the last thing they need is...

This is Part 9 -- the final chapter -- of our The Worst of Celtics-Lakers series. This should have been the greatest championship series of the 1980s -- maybe ever -- but instead it turned into the most lopsided Larry-Magic Finals. For various...

by Marcel Mutoni The Good -The Lakers won the game, a game they absolutely had to have. -Prior to the game, the atmosphere around the arena was a festive one. No one seemed particularly worried, and on at least three occasions, I overheard...

Russell. West. Cousy. Baylor. Havlicek. Wilt. Bird. Magic. McHale. Worthy. Chief. Kareem. Kobe. KG…. Powe… Vujacic ! © Sam Rubenstein for SLAM Online , 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us ...

In 1996, the NBA celebrated it’s 50th anniversary by unveiling the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Eighteen of those 50 — were players from two franchises — the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. That’s 36%. Bob Cousy, Dave Cowens, Bill...

by Marcel Mutoni As Sam mentioned yesterday, I’m in Los Angeles, and the mood in the city can best be described as decidedly “meh”. There doesn’t seem to be any real sense of urgency with the team not only playing in the...

This is Part 7 of our The Worst of Celtics-Lakers series. This was the infamous "Lakers Revenge" series, where L.A. finally beat the Celtics in the Finals...in Boston Garden no less. And I will now throw up in my mouth. 1985 NBA Finals Be careful...

INNOVATIVE 'PROSTITUTE HUMPING INJURED KNEE' TREATMENT DEEMED A SUCCESS; MEDICAL COMMUNITY RUMORED TO BE CONTACTING ALL OF JAMES WORTHY'S WHORE FRIENDS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH The good news is that ESPN is reporting Pierce showed "no ill-effects of...