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The Painted Area
The Painted Area (thepaintedarea.blogspot.com) has great Los Angeles Lakers news, photos, videos and more
Wednesday, Dec 31
Dallas Road Trip
As always, The Painted Area tried to work some hoops into its travels, which included our first-ever visit to American Airlines Center, for the Mavs-Grizzlies game last Tuesday. The night before our game in Dallas, Mayo reportedly dueled pretty well with Kobe in L.A., with 22 points and 6 as...
Friday, Nov 14
Basketball Books '08-09
Madmen's Ball: The Continuing Saga of Kobe, Phil and the Los Angeles Lakers, Mark Heisler (11/1/08) This is the longtime L.A. Times reporter's followup to his 2004 book Madmen's Ball: The Inside Story of the Lakers' Dysfunctional Dynasties, which garnered a middle-of-the-road 3-star a...
Friday, Oct 31
ESPN The Magazine's Blogger Preview
Yes to Lakers in Finals, Celts not so sure.... The uninspiring manner in which L.A. succumbed to Boston in the Finals still seems to be preeminent in people's minds, and somewhat obscuring the fact we may be on the cusp of a new Laker dynasty. The chief storyline of the season, in our minds, is: Just h...
Tuesday, Oct 28
2008-09 NBA Predictions
First Round: Celtics over Bulls, Magic over Raptors, Cavs over Sixers, Pistons over Heat Conf. Semis: Celtics over Magic, Cavs over Pistons Conf. Finals: Cavs over Celtics NBA Finals: Lakers over Cavs MVP: LeBron James, Cavaliers Rookie of the Year: Greg Oden, Blazers
