Ok, I will admit up front that this is a very misleading title. I mean, can anyone make sense of the weirdness that is the NBA's Western Conference? Famed former Indiana Hoosiers basketball coach Bobby Knight is credited with once saying to a group of reporters that...
Our focus at thePeachBasket has always been and will always be basketball. So, this article will be about basketball in Los Angeles, I promise. But, I can't talk about last week in Los Angeles without calling out the fact that it snowed in LA! I get that doesn't mean...
Well, that was some basketball game. Watching it live it became apparent at about midway into the first overtime that this was something historical. The shot making was incredible. The resiliency of the Sacramento Kings was unbelievable and the collapse of the...
It pains me to write this, it really does. But, it's impossible to ignore the facts. The Los Angeles Lakers have three of the top 75 players to ever play the game in LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. Between them that trio have five MVP trophies, 36...
I admit to feeling a little guilty writing this article. To be clear, this is me writing - not ChatGPT. Obviously, it could if I asked it to, but I only asked for its thoughts on who the greatest Los Angeles Clippers of all time are. I feel guilty because ChatGPT is...
With the 2022-23 NBA season now over 1/2 complete under-performing teams can stop using the "it's early" excuse. At this point, the teams you have are what they are. Of course, the trade deadline can change that for a select few, but generally speaking this point -...
I am a big fan of the articles Steve Purciello writes where he shares his NBA random thoughts. So, with apologies to him for the blatant rip-off, here are my NBA Random Thoughts - Clippers edition! The Clippers started the 2022-23 season as the 4th favored team to win...
The Los Angeles Lakers (1-5) beat the Denver Nuggets (4-3) tonight and the reason was clear, shooting! In their first five games the Lakers played solid defense. They came into the game against the Nuggets in the top 13 rebounding, steals and blocks. In fact, they...
Every major sports league has a few franchises that define that league. These are franchises that are, in a very real way, the face of that league. Generally, these franchises have won more than they have lost. They also have a long history in the sport. The New York...
Well, that was ugly. I'm not talking run-of-the-mill ugly either, this game was industrial strength yuckiness! Russell Westbrook went 0-11 (yet, played surprisingly well overall) No Clippers player scored more than 15 points Both teams combined for 30 turnovers! To be...