Tag

In a playoff series when a team owns home court advantage it simply means that if they win every game on their home court they will win the series.  That is exactly what the Lakers have to do now that the series is tied 2-2.  The story with the Lakers in game 4  is very similar to that of game 3: free throw discrepancy, little to no defense, and a lack of a sense of urgency.  The Suns did exactly what was expected of

When playing the highest scoring team in the NBA in a playoff series and one that plays as well as the Suns do at home it is illogical to think a sweep is going to be easy.  Although with the way the Lakers started off this series it was not an impossible task.  The Phoenix Suns are not a team with a wide range of game plans, they are fast, pass great, and love to shoot the three ball.  These are a few aspects of the

After predicting that the Phoenix Suns would be the Lakers toughest competition of the post season I now see that one of two things is possible. Either I was completely dead wrong (which would not be the first time) or the Lakers are playing at a level that no other team in the payoffs is at. We all know that the Suns are the highest scoring team in the NBA but little can be said for their defense and that is exactly

BigLakerMike is back to give us the low down on the Western Conference Finals. “On paper the Phoenix Suns are our toughest match up thus far in the post season. They have height, power, speed, and an amazing bench. None of these things came into play Monday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant made it his job to not let the Suns get their momentum early in the game. Keeping the Suns from playing th

When the local newspaper of your favorite team in a playoff series is refering to you in their headline “All Hope Is Lost” thats not a good sign.  Then again going up against the Los Angeles Lakers in a playoff series when they hold home court advantage is not a good sign either.  Both of these situations happened to be the story of the Utah Jazz.

Instead of writing a review of game 3 I wanted to just do a preview of the Lakers/Suns series but it was too entertaining a game to not write about so here we are.  Over the last three years it has been the same story when the Lakers meet the Jazz in the playoffs.  Lakers take the first two at home and the Jazz come right back taking their first at home.  This year however the Lakers were able to hang in there just e

For Laker fans watching game 2 of the Jazz/Lakers series was like watching a rerun of your favorite show.  We saw many of the same things that were in game one, but with some small alterations here and there.  This is not one of the most exciting series we have seen as Lakers fans when it comes to competitiveness, but is is nice to see the extra passes and great defense come together. The Utah Jazz are a great team,

Utah Jazz fans are somewhat delusional. My former roommate and top tier, pinnacle Lakers fan, Jeff Tibbitts is something of an intellectual. As you can see below Jeff eloquently put to rest the debate of which team is better with a simple mathematical representation of the Lakers superiority over the ever failing Utah Jazz. I feel a t-shirt coming on. Photo Credit – Jason Maughan

“It would not feel like the NBA Playoffs if we did not face the Utah Jazz.  It seems inevitable this match up of teams who’s names are representations of past cities meet in the post season. The Jazz are a team that always give us the same amount of trouble each post season, they may steal a game or two but thats it!  I contribute their lack of a major push against us to the inconsistency of Carlos Boozer.  You

The SportsEnemy crew just shot over their newest t-shirt in celebration of the Los Angeles Lakers advancing to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.  This anti-Utah Jazz shirt is dope, the Round 1 TKO shirts were a hit, and even The Jazz Has No Rhythm shirt is pretty cool.  Let’s see what else they got in store as Kobe and The Lakers continue to advance their way towards the NBA Finals. Originally posted on WeAllSche