Los Angeles Lakers stars Sasha Vujacic and Vladimir Radmanovic and former Laker Kwame Brown signing autographs.

First name popularity is a huge brand in the NBA. There lies a list of a dozen and the fans are about to add another. Lakers Sasha Vujačić (4th year) is ON A ROLL in the month of February and it looks like he'll make a name for himself all the way through May. He is well known for his pesky defense and three-point shooting abilities. His consistency behind the three-point line earned him his nickname, "The Machine." In this vid, Sasha was interviewed for KCAL9 by sports reporter, John Ireland. During the 2005-2006 season Vujačić made the go-ahead three pointer to give the Lakers the lead for good during overtime in a win against the Utah Jazz. -- On tonight's game vs the Seattle Supersonics: Bryant scored 21 points in just 26 minutes, handed out 10 assists, and picked up his first ejection of the season in Los Angeles' 111-91 win—its season-high eighth straight—over the Seattle SuperSonics on Sunday night. The Lakers never trailed while extending their longest streak since rolling off 11 straight late in the 2003-04 season—the last time they reached the NBA finals. Game Recaps & vids via Official Lakers website: http://www.nba.com/lakers/ Find more Sasha Vujačić stats: http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/playerpage/498324 More on NBA superstar Kobe Bryant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant Find John Ireland at KCAL9 in Los Angeles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCAL-TV

The machine was on fire as he lit up boston for 20 points including 5 three's! I personally think this guy should get more pt and radmonovic should get more pt (pine time) lol!!

http://secret-basketball-tips.squinkit.com/lallousse28-basketball.htm paul pierce is a liar, attention whore. he had no injury , he was faking it , he went 2 mins and came back jumping and yelling asking for media attention. He does not even want to take an mri exam on his knee, because he knows that he was lying and he doesnt want the whole world to know that he is a liar. What a pathetic piece of shit paul pierce is. It really sucks to loose any game , and it sucks more when kobe plays bad and the referres keep giving the celtics all the biased referres. celtics got all the calls from the referres, especially down the stretch. No, it is not only these 2 bad calls that I showed in the video. there were many plays when the lakers got hacked by the celtics and they got no fouls , while on the other hand , they would call a foul on the lakers If they did the same thing to the celtics. kobe bryant had a horrible shooting night. he did not attack the basket, he kept taking jumpshot after jumpshot , It was just awful to watch. If you are wondering why there is no 4th quarter highlights. well, the reason is that kobe only had 1 field goal in the 4th quarter, and the lakers as a team combined had only 5 made baskets in the 4th quarter. I forgot to press the record button, so I started recording midway through the 4th quarter, and after that , there werent any plays worth of being in the video If you want to have an intelligent arguement with me , leave a smart comment with no calling names , because I wont reply to ignorant comments from ignorant people.

A profile of Sasha Vujacic of the LA Lakers

LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2008 (AP) - The Lakers celebrated the Western Conference championship before their adoring fans at Staples Center, but not too hard. They've got one more goal to reach before the real excitement begins. Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs 100-92 on Thursday night and win the conference finals in five games. They get a week off before opening the NBA Finals next Thursday night at Boston or Detroit. The Celtics lead the Eastern Conference finals 3-2 with Game 6 on Friday night in Detroit. "I think it is a tremendous accomplishment,'' Bryant said. "I think the West is extremely tough. We're all extremely excited and proud about it. Now, it's time to go on and see if we can't finish it off.'' The Lakers are 12-3 in the playoffs, including 8-0 at Staples Center, where they haven't lost in two months. They have won 14 straight home games and 21 of their last 24 postseason games at home. "My heart's still pumping, that adrenaline is still running from the game,'' said Lamar Odom, who had 13 points and eight rebounds. "Maybe when I sit down and have something to eat, I'll realize what just happened. "We came out here, played our game, and won. It's satisfying, but one more step.'' A basket by Odom gave the Lakers an 83-76 lead with 5:40 remaining, but a 3-pointer by Brent Barry and a basket by Tony Parker drew the Spurs within two points. Manu Ginobili missed a 3-pointer that could have given San Antonio the lead before Bryant's jumper with 3:33 to play made it 85-81. A foul shot by Tim Duncan drew the Spurs within three, but two more baskets by Bryant made it 89-82 with 1:47 to play, and the Spurs weren't closer than five points after that. Pau Gasol had 12 points, a career playoff-high 19 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots and backup guards Sasha Vujacic and Jordan Farmar added nine and eight points, respectively. Parker scored 23 points and Duncan had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for the Spurs. Michael Finley scored 13 points, Barry and Kurt Thomas added 11 each and Ginobili was held to nine, shooting just 3-for-9. "Just got to gear it up again to go to next year,'' Duncan said. "Love what we had this year. We just weren't good enough through stretches.'' Former Lakers star and executive Jerry West presented the Lakers the Western Conference championship trophy on the court following the game. By that time, the players were all wearing T-shirts and caps denoting their championship status. Lakers coach Phil Jackson has won nine championships, tied for the NBA record with former Boston coach Red Auerbach. "I like not to get involved personally in this and think of this as a team effort,'' he said regarding what playing in the NBA Finals means to him. "As much as I appreciate the league trying to emphasize the Western Conference trophy, that doesn't mean too much when that big prize is still out there. "We look at both those opponents (Boston and Detroit) with a great deal of respect and know that we have a great, great hill to climb to be able to finish in the finals and win.'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovich pointed to his team's offense - and the Lakers' defense - as the keys to the series. "I thought we did a fine job,'' he said. "We just didn't muster the offense, for a variety of reasons. The fact that we didn't come through offensively is a disappointment, but part of that is a credit to the Lakers. "(The Spurs) just played a team that was better. That's why the Lakers won. The better team won. You get a seven-game series, you win four games, you're the best team.'' The Lakers clinched their berth in the finals a year to the day after Bryant called the team's front office "a mess'' during a radio interview. A day later, he demanded a trade, ultimately saying he preferred playing on Pluto rather than returning to the team he joined as an 18-year-old in 1996. The situation calmed down until Lakers owner Jerry Buss told reporters during training camp in October he was listening to offers for Bryant, angering the superstar once again. But once the season began, Bryant bonded with his teammates, led the Lakers to the No. 1 seed in the rugged West and won his first MVP award. "Once the season started, I didn't think about a trade or anything like that,'' Bryant said. "I just buckled down into what I needed to do to get this team to play our best basketball. That's what we did.'' The Lakers will be playing in the Finals for the 23rd time since moving from Minneapolis to Los Angeles in 1961 and the 29th time overall. They have won 14 championships - nine in Los Angeles and five in Minneapolis.

NBA 2008-2009 Season Game 1: Los Angeles LAKERS vs Portland BLAZERS Odom passes to Sasha while THE MACHINE is on bench. Only thing could have made this better is if Sasha shoots... but isn't that a technical?

Mark Madsen's classic speech at the 2001 Lakers victory parade. Things to watch for: a) Mark's eyes after he says "... greatest fans in the world!" b) Mark excitedly mouthing "Who?!" after urging the crowd to chant the end of the chorus to "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baja Men. c) Slava busting up laughing in the background after this. d) Mark's Spanish expertise ... e) ... and his gigantic voice crack on the last word.