The Machine cost bettors how much?

Sasha Vujacic would later say his grimacing face wasn't so much a result of the fierce punishment being inflicted by his hair rival, Fabricio Oberto, but rather the STAPLES Center's staunch refusal to play Madonna's mystifying single, 4 Minutes....

I know we've all heard this news by now. And the reply from the Spurs is a big, fat, "Thanks! We feel much better knowing you feel that way." But it's not so much that I want to talk about the missed call as I want to discuss: WHAT THE HECK WAS JOEY CRAWFORD DOING WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE SPURS after the fiasco with Tim Duncan that got him suspended last year? Who made that decision...

Sure injuries have played a role in Manu Ginobili's poor play in the Western Conference Finals. It doesn't change the fact that his poor play has doomed the Spurs, and the Lakers now hold a 95% advantage according to the numbers.

Why all the Kobe hate still?

When Kobe won the MVP, I was one of a few to suggest Chris Paul should have received the award. Watching Kobe dismantle the Spurs, I have finally come around everyone. Paul is great, but no one takes over a game like Kobe. Maybe it was the antics of Kobe (the insistance on dismantling the Shaq duo, the jump over the Massoroti, the jump over the pool of snakes)- I just never have...

Read J.A. Adandes Article, I wouldnt waste my time talking about Robert Horry since I dont get paid. BUt I dont THink He Belongs in the HAll of Fame, Lucky hes always around a Good Team and the fact that Robert Horry barely played doesnt help his cause to be in it. 7 rings and couple of cheap shots here and there and Flopping all day is a mystery of if he going to the HOF or not.....

The Lakers are back on top in the West, but it was not that long ago that the Lakers were struggling to keep a team on the court.

I hate the Lakers. Ipso facto, I hate Kobe. But the cat sure is good. the cat sure is clutch.

After game 5 of the lakers and spurs series, Greg Anthony suggested that if Kobe were to win this championship, he would have a chance to win maybe three more in a row. He said, if this were to happen would we say that Kobe is the best of all time, better than MJ. There would not be very many differences between the two. They both play incredible defense and can score at will. Kobe...

Phil Jackson had an unusual complaint at the end of the 3rd quarter in last night's game versus the San Antonio Spurs? Was it an innocent beef with referee Steve Javie? Or was the Zen Master up to his same old mind games?

C'mon, you know you want it...

YOU WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, YOU NEED THIS TO HAPPEN, IT WILL HAPPEN. CELTICS v. LAKERS, it doesn't get much better.

Do the Celtics have a shot? Seriously, is there a single facet where they have the edge? Is there any x-factor that can hope for that the Lakers don't easily neutralize? Is this Lakers in 4 going to be even more convincing than Spurs over Cavs?

We can only hope that this series is half as intense as those back in the 80's. NBA basketball back then was on another level. The pure hatred teams had for one another made it so special. Bird, McHale, and Parrish vs Magic, Kareem, and Worthy. Oh man, I hear the chants now. "Boston sucks!" "Beat L.A."

LOS ANGELES - Gregg Popovich calls him "the greatest player on the planet." And after watching Kobe Bryant overpower the Spurs for a series-high 39 points Thursday night, Manu Ginobili is inclined to agree with his coach. "Kobe was unbelievable...