[...] ay to bring Dwight Howard to LA and pair him with Kobe Bryant which would make this number a lot more logical. The Lakers went 57-25 on the season last year but were swept out of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks. Against the spread, the Lakers were 38-44 ATS including 15-26 ATS at home and 23-18 ATS on the road. They were 36-42 as the favorite and 2-1 ATS as a dog. Chicago Bulls +605 La [...]

The NBA playoffs has seven of eight teams set and if the second round is indicative to what we saw in the opening round, NBA fans have some good basketball to look forward to. The Eastern Conference features the No. 1, 2, 3 and 5th seed remaining with the Atlanta Hawks being the lone upset in the East with the series win over Orlando in six games. The overall number one seed Chicago Bulls

[...] but the feeling around sportsbooks is that with Kobe Bryant and a tall and talented frontcourt, the Purple and Gold still are the team to beat. The Heat, which opened at 25/1 but quickly was adjusted to a favored 7/4 when free agents LeBron James and Chris Bosh went to Miami, have slipped a bit to 5/2. The team still hasn't jelled as many expected. The Celtics, also 5/2, have a veteran cl [...]

[...] and 11/2 to win it all. Los Angeles Lakers - Kobe Bryant and the defending champion went through rough stretches this year where experts said they looked slow, old, uninspired but they have shaken it off to win three in a row and nine of their last ten. The betting experts still have the Lakers favored to come out of the West at 1/1 and 11/4 to win another NBA Championship. Dallas Maveric [...]

[...] e (Bulls) while the starting for the West will be Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Chris Paul (Hornets), Kevin Durant (Thunder), Carmello Anthony (Nuggets) and whoever will replace injured starter Yao Ming (Rockets). Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Pau Gasol and Kevin Love are all possible replacements. Bet the NBA all-star game and NBA Championship future odds at Bodog Sportsbook and talk basketball with othe [...]

[...] his new teammate in Marion and against the great Kobe Bryant. The Lake show coming off a big come from behind but exhausting win over Orlando on Friday and had all day Saturday to rest up in south beach with little rest happening because of obvious reasons. The Heat have lost 21 of the last 22 times they have played but did play competitively against the Pistons losing by 5. Much more effor [...]

[...] ll be represented by the NBA most valuable player Kobe Bryant who will be participating in his first ever Olympics. Jerry Colangelo is the managing director of USA Basketball and had the difficult choice of picking only 12 of the best NBA players. Joining Bryant will be Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, Carmello Anthony, Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard [...]

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Kobe Bryant wins MVP Kobe Bryant has won his first ever NBA MVP award according to a Los Angeles Times report. Bryant has never won the MVP and this year it was considered to be a three man race between Bryant, Chris Paul and Lebron James. The Lakers who finished with the best record in a very good Western Conference were led by their superstar who averaged 28.3 points per game with 5.4 a [...]

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