It closer than most expected, but United States basketball won the gold in London after defeating Spain 107-100. U.S. held a 35-27 lead after the first quarter after Kevin Durant heated up.  Durant had 12 points in the first quarter including two 3′s while Carmelo Anthony added eight points off the bench.  The only player [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers have their backs against the wall as they are down 3-1 to the Thunder with a presumable closeout game in Oklahoma City tonight. The last two games that the Lakers have lost are by a combined five points.  They have played well enough to be in this series, but it just [...]

Few people thought that this series would go seven games, but it’s here.  Nuggets against the Lakers in the Staples Center tonight to get to see who earns the unenviable position of taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round. The biggest factor for the Lakers is the play of big men Andrew [...]

There’s always a chance to win a championship when you have three of the best players at their positions in basketball, and that’s why the Lakers should be taken extremely serious. Andrew Bynum could be the best center in basketball.  I know Dwight Howard might be better, but his terrible attitude leads me to believe [...]

[youtube]http://youtu.be/Sh2ZT1aPBoE[/youtube] The Clippers didn’t get the win against their co-tenant at the Staples Center, but Pau Gasol will be having nightmares about Blake Griffin for the rest of his life. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

The Knicks will try to bounce back from a brutal beating in Oakland last night when they travel to Hollywood today to try and get right against the Lakers. The Knicks were outscored last night 28-14 in the fourth quarter.  Instead of Carmelo Anthony turning it on in the fourth quarter last night, it was [...]

David Kahn and the Timberwolves best move would be to explore a trade with the Lakers for Pau Gasol.  The Lakers already tried to move Gasol to Houston to acquire Chris Paul so you know that Gasol isn’t untouchable. The Wolves need to do whatever it can to accommodate young point guard Ricky Rubio.  Pau [...]