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While Los Angeles Lakers fans' sentimentality certainly took a hit on Thursday with the trade that sent beloved franchise figure Derek Fisher to the Houston Rockets, from a pure basketball analysis there is no questioning that the Lakers improved. ...

Question: What is the mark of a fair referee, an appetizing flan dessert and Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom's Sixth Man of the Year season in 2010-11? Answer: Consistency. Odom had perhaps the finest season of his 12-year career last sea...

At best it's caution. At worst it's skepticism. Yes, the NBA's owners and its players trade association representatives agreed to a deal in principle early Saturday morning to put an end to the lockout on Day 149. But despite a handshake agreem...

In the final analysis, Lakers-Celtics will still be decided by the big men.