2009 nba finals Stories - SB Nation
Tribute to Lamar Odom, NBA Champion
I've often wondered if I would ever get a chance to write this. It's not that I didn't expect the Lakers to win a championship; it's just that I wasn't sure how much Lamar Odom would have to do with i...
Tribute to Pau Gasol, NBA Champion
We all have those, "I remember where I was when..." moments in our lives. For some reason, many of them are negative. My parents remember where they were when JFK was assassinated. We all remember whe...
Like the 2009 Lakers, Great Teams Win in the Face of Adversity
I'm not a conspiracy theorist. With regards to basketball, I have never subscribed to the idea that this or that external force is to blame for one team losing or another winning. I believe that in an...
Lakers Overcome Previous Struggles, Dominate Finals
Remember that Lakers team that struggled to put away an injury-riddled Houston Rockets? Remember how unlike a championship team they seemed, and what a frustration they were to their fans? Yeah, me ne...
NBA Finals: Game 4 Preview
Six losses: one versus Utah, three versus Houston, and two versus Denver. After each one, the Lakers responded, winning by an average of 16.8 points. On Tuesday, a seventh loss; tonight, should the pa...
NBA Finals: Game 2 Preview
Is it too early to consider this a must-win game for Orlando? I'm sure plenty of people would say no, it is not too early. Based on how well the Lakers played in Game 1 on Thursday, the Magic need to ...
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