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Frank Vogel calls out late game officiating in Game 5 Loss.

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 Brandon King

Whenever a team loses a ballgame, there is usually one or a multitude of things that team can point to as contributing to their defeat. For Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel it was the officials, who he felt dropped the ball on two calls that hurt his club and he had no problems making that known in the postgame. Typically making such comments directly at officials will warrant a fine so it remains to see what , if any action, the League will take.

Heat pushes Finals to sixth game with 111-108 victory

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Staff

By Tim Reynolds, AP Basketball Writer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The trophy was ready. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat delayed its appearance. The NBA Finals are not over, not after Butler and the Heat pulled off a virtuoso performance in Game 5 on Friday night. Butler had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Heat watched Danny Green’s wide-open 3-pointer in the final seconds bounce off the rim on the way to beating Los Angeles 111-108 – cutting the Lakers’ lead in the title series to…

Lakers loss in game 3: Bump in the road or do we have a real series?

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Brandon King

I have no rooting interest in the NBA Finals; all I want to see as many games of quality basketball in this series as possible. After watching the first two games of the 2020 NBA Finals, I thought I would be denied that , as the Lakers easily overwhelmed the Heat in the first two contests. While I fully expected to continue to compete, I did not have the expectation, as I did with Denver, that they were always on the verge of a comeback. It seemed that the Heat…

Game 3 2020 NBA Finals Recap

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Jimmy G. Buckets was on full display in game 3. pt rb ast Jimmy ButlerMIA vs. LAL 40 11 13 Triple-double LeBron JamesLAL @ MIA 25 10 8 2 blk Kelly OlynykMIA vs. LAL 17 7 1 2 stl Markieff MorrisLAL @ MIA 19 6 2 Kyle KuzmaLAL @ MIA 19 3 0 Anthony DavisLAL @ MIA 15 5 3 2 stl Duncan RobinsonMIA vs. LAL 13 5 3 2 stl Tyler HerroMIA vs. LAL 17 3 2 Alex CarusoLAL @ MIA 8 1 2 Meyers…

September 26, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap: Lakers return to the NBA Finals

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done Lebron James with an impressive performance , particularly down the stretch, helped push the Los Angeles Lakers to victory in game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, their first time in the championship round since 2010. pt rb ast LeBron JamesLAL vs. DEN 38 16 10 Triple-double Anthony DavisLAL vs. DEN 27 5 3 2 stl Nikola JokićDEN @ LAL 20 7 5 3 stl Jerami GrantDEN @ LAL 20 9 1 Jamal MurrayDEN @ LAL 19 4 8 Monte MorrisDEN @ LAL 10 2 7…

So now Lebron hates narratives?

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Brandon King

Lebron James made it perfectly clear that he was less than happy with the share of MVP votes he received and of course it made headlines across the sporting world. However the overwhelming majority of sports outlets are lazy and /or don’t let facts get in the way of a good story, ceased their “reporting” of his statement at that point. If they did, they would have found that Lebron made several salient and ironic points. Lebron discussed the 2013 DPOY award/vote, something thar seems to still be a sore…

September 24, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap: Rebounding does in Nuggets in Game 4

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL @ DEN 34 5 3 13-14 ft Jamal MurrayDEN vs. LAL 32 3 8 LeBron JamesLAL @ DEN 26 9 8 11-14 ft Dwight HowardLAL @ DEN 12 11 1 Nikola JokićDEN vs. LAL 16 7 4 2 stl Rajon RondoLAL @ DEN 11 5 7 Monte MorrisDEN vs. LAL 12 2 4 M. PorterDEN vs. LAL 13 8 1 Jerami GrantDEN vs. LAL 17 2 1 K. Caldwell-PopeLAL @ DEN 13 2 1 Yesterday’s Scores Los Angeles Lakers (52-19) 114 Denver…

MRI on Damian Lillard’s knee inconclusive

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Brandon King

According to the Portland Trail Blazers, the MRI on guard Damian Lillard’s right knee came back inconclusive. The injury occurred in the third quarter of the 135-115 smackdown the Lakers laid on the Blazers in game four of their opening round playoff series. Lillard left the game and did not return. In the game seeding push to get Portland into the playoffs, Lillard was putting in some major work, averaging 37.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.3 rebounds per contest. In the series with the Lakers, he was putting up 28.7…

Anthony Davis will play against Clippers

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Brandon King

All-world Los Angeles Lakers power forward Anthony Davis will take the court against the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night. According to the Los Angeles Times’ Andrew Greif, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel said Davis would be in the starting lineup. Davis was poked in the eye in the team’s scrimmage against the Orlando Magic and sat out the team’s subsequent dress rehearsal against the Washington Wizards.

Anthony Davis could miss season re-opener

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Brandon King

Anthony Davis left with 2:09 to go in the first quarter of the Lakers exhibition against the Orlando Magic when he was inadvertently hit across the face by the Magic’s Khmer Burch while battling for the rebound and did not return. Davis was re-evacuated Sunday and sat out the team’s next scrimmage against the Washington Wizards with eye discomfort. Mike Trudell reported that Lakers head coach has alluded to the possibility of Davis missing the team’s re-opener on Thursday. Per league rules, Davis’ status will have to be updated by…