Eat In. Lakers cocktail [Thirsty Thursdays!].

The Lakers will still be in Boston tonight, fighting to bring us home the ring, and here's how you can celebrate in style:

Morton's Purple & Yellow Cocktail
2 oz Absolut 100 Vodka
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1 oz Orange Juice
Splash of sweet & sour
Splash of Rose's Lime Juice

Combine all ingredients into a martini shaker, shake all ingredients until chilled, and pour into a chilled martini glass. Then, carefully pour .5 oz of Chambord into the filled martini glass so that it settles at the bottom. Garnish with a skewered purple grape through orange wedge.

Or, if you're lazy, just head over to any Morton's to have a fancy bartender fix it up for you. Beat Boston!

-- Chau Tu

Photo credit: Morton's

Check It. Lakers vs. Celtics.

Tonight, at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles (photo from the Goodyear Blimp, below) the Lakers play the Celtics in the first of this season's playoff games.

It's going to be a really fun night in L.A., whether you're downtown in the heart of the action or on the Westside, people all around the city will be glued to their TV sets this evening from 6:00 p.m.

Go Lakers!

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: Los Angeles Times