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Lamar Odom is without question the most valuable member of the Los Angeles Lakers' reserves and one of the most versatile players in the NBA, but there are two other players on the Lakers' bench who are capable of having a positive postseason impact. Jordan Farmar and Shannon Brown have the potential to be important pieces in the Lakers' quest for a repeat, but so far their inconsistency has mirrored the ...

If the Los Angeles Lakers want to solve the dilemma that is the Oklahoma City Thunder, there is a simple recipe for success, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out. The Lakers have been their best when the team made a concerted effort to feed Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol the ball in the post, allowing the two players to take advantage of their considerable height against ...

Kobe Bryant had his moments in Thursday night's Game Three loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, especially in the second quarter where he threatened to take control of the game, but Kevin Durant made the bigger statement on this night. Durant never issued a verbal challenge to Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers, but Durant's 29 points and 19 rebounds were worth more than any words could express, and likely saved ...

In each NBA playoff series there comes a time when it is apparent which team will emerge victorious, and a two games to none lead to start the series is a pretty good barometer. To be fair, a two game lead doesn't guarantee victory in a series, but the odds of advancing with a two game lead increase significantly, and there are also other factors to consider. The pyschological impact of a ...

Even before Kevin Garnett was suspended for game two of his Boston Celtics' first round playoff series against the Miami Heat, there was a growing consensus that he had devolved into one of the NBA's dirtiest players. As soon as Garnett's elbow connected with Quentin Richardson's face there was no shortage of players willing to testify that Garnett was indeed a dirty player, and the loudest volleys came from the Chicago ...

Some people would have you believe a trip to the NBA Finals is a foregone conclusion for this year's version of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but in the glow of the Cavaliers' spectacular regular season, the Orlando Magic are forgotten. The Magic finished the regular season one position better than they did last year, but for some reason their status as the Eastern Conference's reigning champion has been diminished by the assumed ...

Andrew Bynum may not be the most important piece to a Los Angeles Lakers' repeat, but as he demonstrated in Sunday's first round win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, his presence sure doesn't hurt. Bynum made an emphatic return from a strained achilles' tendon, teaming with Pau Gasol to score a combined 32 points, and 25 rebounds, and blocking six shots in a dominant post performance from the pair. On a ...

If the New York Knicks had not been so adamant in their intentions to draft Stephen Curry in the 2009 NBA draft, he could very well be spending his evenings in Madison Square Garden instead of the California coast. The Knicks were the only team to openly express a desire to draft Curry in the first round, and their intense interest may have caused other teams to take a longer look ...

The NBA Playoffs are set to begin and the internet is full of differing opinions on how the course of events will play out, and who will ultimately be crowned as 2010's NBA champion. In everyone's rush to predict the future of the postseason, the things that definitely will not happen are sometimes over-looked, and I have attempted to construct a list of things we will not see in the postseason. Some ...

In the midst of all the concerns about injuries, chemistry, playing time, and Kobe Bryant's shot selection, the Los Angeles Lakers still managed to finish with the best record in the Western Conference to capture the No. 1 seed going into the playoffs. The Lakers have the opportunity to render their various detractors obsolete once they take the court against the Oklahoma city Thunder on Sunday, even though there are some ...