Charlotte Bobcats at Los Angeles Lakers Fri. March 4, 2011 10:30 p.m. EST

With five straight wins, the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers seem to be back to championship form as they have flipped the switch and are ready to compete for yet another three-peat. Even though there are about 20 games left in the NBA regular season, the Lakers will be aiming to take over the second seed in the Western Conference ahead of the Dallas Mavericks. Continue Reading…

Just before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 24 last week, the Boston Celtics did something completely unexpected as they traded away arguably their best inside defender in center Kendrick Perkins. During his time in Boston, Perkins made this Celtics team arguably the best on that end of the floor in the entire league. Continue Reading…

The Utah Jazz has been consistently one of the best teams in the Western Conference with a legitimate shot of being bound for the NBA Finals every single season. One of the main reasons for the success of the Jazz has been their coaching. With NBA legend Jerry Sloan calling the shots on the sidelines for the last 23 years, the Utah Jazz have reaped the benefits and are always considered a force to be reckoned with. Continue Reading…

The Miami Heat made the biggest impact in the NBA off-season as they were able to land three NBA superstars in free agency with LeBron James, Chris Bosh and re-signing face of the franchise Dwyane Wade. With the league’s newest “Big Three”, the Miami Heat were set to make a power shift in the NBA and possibly make it all the way to the NBA Finals in their first season together. Continue Reading…

The Houston Rockets used to be a heavyweight in the Western Conference with arguably the best center in the league in Chinese import Yao Ming. Over the past few years, this team has suffered a steady decline with multiple injuries and no interest from big-name free agents. Continue Reading…

As arguably the worst team in the NBA over the past couple of decades, the Los Angeles Clippers have been just awful at making picks in the NBA Draft and pulling the trigger on trades for big-name players. Even though the Clippers will almost certainly miss the playoffs once again this season, this young team has seen some light at the end of the tunnel with the emergence of rookie phenom Blake Griffin and sharp shooter Eric Gordon. Continue Reading…

Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder Sun. Feb. 27, 2011 2:30 p.m. EST

The two-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers might have been struggling heading into the All-Star break losing three straight and falling to arguably the worst team in the league in the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they have gotten back on track recently with some big wins and much needed confidence moving forward. Continue Reading…

The Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes has been going on for quite some time now as ever since the All-Star forward decided not sign the three-year contract extension worth $65 million dollars last summer, the league has run rampant with trade rumors involving the promising young superstar. Continue Reading…

Coming into All-Star weekend in Los Angeles, the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers had lost three straight games and just suffered their most disappointing loss of the season to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers. Continue Reading…

The two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers have been in the news a lot lately as they have been surrounded with NBA trade rumors and questions on whether or not they can still compete for an NBA title this season. Even though this is the last year for Hall of Fame head coach Phil Jackson on the sidelines and both Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant aren’t getting any younger, this team is still as good as it gets when firing on all cylinders. Continue Reading…