Tag: los angeles lakers

With the NBA kicking off its 65th season on Tuesday, the time has come to assess what is new around the league, as well as who will make a push for championship contention.

We are a week and a half into the 2009-2010 NBA season and a few things seem certain, the Celtics look dominant, Pau Gasol is vital to the Lakers and the top echelon teams got a lot better during the off season.

For years the Los Angeles Lakers have been the dominating Southern California sports franchise, but ever since the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won the World Series in 2002 and the Los Angeles Clippers making the playoffs this season, choosing a favorite team has become impossible.

These past few weeks have been extra exciting for me. No, it is not because the semester is coming to a close or because my partner and I are almost rid of senior project stress. It is because the basketball playoffs have finally started.

Six three-pointers in four minutes. This past weekend I attended my first pro basketball game, Clippers vs. Lakers at the Staples Center. It was exciting just to be there. It was my first time at the Staples Center, and although our seats were pretty high, we saw all the action on the brightly-lit court.

In a few weeks, Nov. 24 to be exact, will mark a five year anniversary for me. No, it’s not a relationship anniversary. This special day commemorates the time I met one of my favorite basketball players.