R.S. De France

February 16, 2012 – R.S. De France After a 3-3 Grammy road trip, the Los Angeles Lakers, 17-12, looked glad to be home, but their legs looked tired as they struggled to beat the Atlanta Hawks, 18-11, Tuesday night, 86-78. Although the Lakers were successful when they stuck to Coach Mike Brown’s strategy to force [...]

February 8, 2012 – R.S. De France Now that 5-time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant has passed retired future Hall of Fame center, and former teammate, Shaquille O’Neal for the 5th spot on the NBA’s All-time scoring list, we wonder how much further Bryant can go. Can Bryant hope to pass the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All-time) [...]

January 30, 2012 – R.S. De France The Los Angeles Lakers lost another road game. Big surprise. But losing 100-89 to the Milwaukee Bucks, who just lost Andrew Bogut for another 8-12 weeks? [...]

January 27, 2012 – R.S. De France In the first battle of Los Angeles 2012, the Clippers edged the Lakers, 102-94. In that game, Blake Griffin, 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Chris Paul, 33 points and 6 assists, overcame 42 points and 7 rebounds by Kobe Bryant and 14 points and 10 rebounds from [...]

January 17, 2012 – R.S. De France Kobe Bryant’s streak of scoring 40+ points ended at four games, but the Los Angeles Lakers were still able to win the game and win back some pride, beating the world champion Dallas Mavericks in a close battle, 73-70. Leading all players in scoring was Dirk Nowitzki with [...]

January 11, 2012 – R.S. De France Recently, UCLA defeated Arizona and Arizona State back-to-back, with a night’s rest in between. UCLA beat Arizona 65-58, and then turned around and blasted Arizona State 75-58. These two wins in a row may help UCLA get back on track. Before losing to Stanford and California, UCLA had [...]

January 5, 2012 – R.S. De France This seems like one of the most over-asked questions in NBA circles over the last few years. Should the Lakers trade Andrew Bynum for Dwight Howard? But, it’s being asked again, especially after Dwight Howard’s pedestrian start to the season and Andrew Bynum’s recent 20-20 game against the [...]

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December 16, 2011 – R.S. De France I am about to write something I’d never imagined possible. But, in the city of glitz, glamour, big lights, and movie stars, have the Los Angeles Clippers surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers as the biggest basketball attraction in town? The Lakers always have a way of staying relevant [...]

December 12, 2011 – R.S. De France A fter putting in a serious bid for New Orleans Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul, the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be on their way to another successful offseason. That is until the Lakers traded Lamar Odom, who is considered by most teams to be a substantial [...]