The mistakes the Raptors made in letting Kobe Bryant get a good look at the game-winner last night. It wasn't enough that they let Bryant get to a spot he likes ... they also left him a pretty amazing plan B: Look at Lamar Odom i...

By Craig Kwasniewski The game wasn't pretty... the game wasn't inspiring... the game really wasn't memorable... but it was yet another game saved by the heroics of #24 with a sick game-winning jumper from the corner with 2 seconds l...

After another sluggish L.A. effort, Bryant makes his sixth game-winning shot of the season to end Lakers' three-game losing streak. Strange g...

Bryant and Andrew Bynum are the only Lakers playing more minutes this season than last. Not that the suddenly overtaxed Lakers need the remin...

Kobe Bryant hitting his sixth game winner for the Lakers this season. AP Photo/Lori Shepler LA Lakers defeat Toronto Raptors 109-107. A Kobe Bryant circus shot with 1.9 seconds left in the game allowed the Lakers and their fan...

First of all, I want to preface this article by saying I am not a Los Angeles Laker fan.  My basketball allegiance is to the boys in green, the Boston Celtics.  Therefore this opinion article is purely subjective and tinged with a b...

The Magic have shown something this week that has been lacking for most of the season, chemistry. During their five game win streak, a different Orlando starter has led the team in points in each game. The Magic have also exhibited...

Bryant says the Lakers are ‘upset' and ‘edgy' after three straight losses; the All-Star guard's emotional state could be described the same way. The Lakers were alrea...

If the Lakers and Magic face each other in the NBA Finals yesterday's game no doubt will be what's referenced as the agenda-setter. Orlando survived for a two-point victory as Matt Barnes played intense defense on Kobe Bryant, and B...

The hagiography of Kobe Bryant in GQ's March issue has one interesting detail about the Laker: "He takes a private helicopter from Orange County, where he lives with his wife and two children, to every home game...Bryant says the he...

It appears Laker fans aren’t the only ones irritated with the Purple and Gold. It was revealed the team held a meeting after our loss to the Bobcats, which saw Kobe Bryant take the mic and send a stern message to the squad about the...

Matt Barnes was Orlando’s designated instigator against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers Sunday. Exhibit A.: (Greatest fake since Lamar Odom’s marriage) In case you think that’s just the angle the video was shot from, here’s another ang...

March 8, 2010 – THD Podcast This week in THD Podcast, Kevin Burke discusses the week ending on March 7, 2010 in the NBA. Rodney Stuckey’s collapse, Kobe Bryant’s obsession with MJ, Kevin Durant’s scoring streak, and Dahntay Jones tr...

Official Tony Brothers attempts to keep the peace between Kobe Bryant and Matt Barnes. AP Photo/John Raoux Orlando Magic defeat LA Lakers 96-94. The last time the Lakers lost three games in a row was January 23, 2008 to Januar...

Defeat in Orlando, site of their NBA title-clinching triumph last June, gives Lakers an 0-3 trip and their first three-game losing streak since Pau Gasol joined them in February 2008. ...

Lakers, MagicORLANDO -- When things start to unravel -- like they clearly are with the Los Angeles Lakers -- perspective can be a funny thing. Kobe Bryant seems to think there's nothing wrong with the first three-game ...

Orlando takes a 96-94 victory after Kobe Bryant misses a last-second jumper, handing L.A. its first three-game losing streak since the team acquired Pau Gasol. ...

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has a stomach illness but is expected to play against the Orlando Magic.