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Getting the Lakers Past the Second Round

Malaika Bobino | Posted 05.24.2012

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Despite having the third best record in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.

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Rolling Thunder: OKC Advances To Western Conference Finals

AP | JEFF LATZKE | Posted 05.22.2012

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Ramon Sessions did the best he could to keep Russell Westbrook from making a high-flying dunk that would energize the Oklahoma City T...

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Lakers Face Darwinian Challenge: Adapt Or Lose

Jordan Schultz | Posted 05.15.2012

Instead of force-feeding the post to Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol and playing inside-out, Brown is content merely to run his half-court offense through Kobe Bryant.

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Lakers Hold Off Nuggets In Thrilling Game 7

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 05.13.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the...

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Kobe Calls Out Teammates

Posted 05.11.2012

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Kobe Bryant had a long day and an even longer night on Thursday, battling an intestinal bug as well as the Denver Nuggets. Bryant missed the Lakers' m...

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Nuggets Rout Lakers To Force Game 7

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 05.11.2012

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DENVER — Kobe Bryant spent all day under the weather and the way his teammates let him down made him feel even worse. The Los Angeles Lakers st...

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Lakers Rally To Beat Thunder In Double OT

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 04.22.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Metta World Peace was subdued and contrite in the Los Angeles Lakers' locker room, apologizing to Oklahoma City's James Harden for...

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Best Of The West

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 04.18.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Tony Parker had 29 points and 13 assists, Tim Duncan had 19 points and eight rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs handed the Los Angeles...

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Kobe, Bynum Dominate In Win Over Clippers

AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 04.05.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant willed the Los Angeles Lakers to a crucial victory over the Clippers, who won style points with some flashy plays but could...

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Metta World Peace Enduring Miserable Season For Lakers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 03.05.2012

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Two years ago, Ron Artest was a valuable component to a championship Lakers team. An elite defender who could consistently fill a third scoring ro...

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Thunder Tie Heat As NBA's Best With Win Over Lakers

AP | JEFF LATZKE | Posted 04.24.2012

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OKLAHOMA CITY — It's not so easy any more for the Los Angeles Lakers to push around the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant scored 33 points, R...

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Lakers Edge Mavs Amidst Turmoil

AP | STEPHEN HAWKINS | Posted 04.23.2012

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DALLAS — Andrew Bynum had a huge smile on his face after he grabbed a rebound of his own miss and got fouled on an attempted putback. Not long ...

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Lakers GM Fires Back At Kobe

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 04.22.2012

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitch Kupchak says he must explore every opportunity to improve the Los Angeles Lakers, even if Kobe Bryant doesn't like it. ...

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Chris Paul Upset With Pau Gasol

The Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 03.27.2012

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Two seemingly non-confrontational NBA players had it out on Wednesday night over a perceived act of disrespect. Late in the Lakers 96-91 victory o...

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Los Angeles Lakers And Kobe Bryant Win Again, But Trouble Lurks Around The Corner

Jordan Schultz | Posted 03.05.2012

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Sooner or later, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to reach a breaking point. In an early season matchup with middling Houston Tuesday night, we saw Kobe Bryant completely take control of a non-functional offense and revert to Black Mamba, circa 2006.

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Kobe Outshines Melo As Lakers Win 2 Straight

AP | By GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.30.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant scored 28 points in yet another dynamic performance against the Knicks, and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away in the fourt...

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HIGHLIGHTS: Kobe And Pau Lift Lakers Over Jazz For First Win

AP | Posted 12.28.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- After finishing three games in roughly 56 hours with their best effort yet, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers demonstrated why the...

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LIVE: Bulls vs Lakers

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2011

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The 2010-2011 NBA season certainly didn't end how either of these two teams would have liked. After a bright start to the series, the Bulls were brush...

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To David Stern: You Are Not God!

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 02.14.2012

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Sports fans, basketball fans, fans of all ages and genders, it is time to have the courage to call out David Stern for megalomania.

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NBA Rejects Blockbuster Trade Involving Chris Paul

Posted 12.09.2011

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By Brett Martel, The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The NBA, owners of the New Orleans Hornets, refused Thursday to approve a three-team trade th...

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Los Angeles Lakers: What's Next?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 07.09.2011

UPDATE: Listen to my May 13 podcast with "The Odd Couple" on CBS SportsRadio 610 in Houston, discussing the playoffs. Down goes L.A., down goes L.A...

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NBA Playoff Preview: Lakers vs. Mavericks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 07.02.2011

Three people I spoke with this weekend tried to convince me that the Lakers were a great match-up for Dallas. And three times I scoffed at such a ridi...

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Lakers Need To Run Offense Through Bynum, Gasol -- Not Kobe

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 06.21.2011

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We saw a different Lakers team in Game 2. It is almost as though LA had to keep things interesting by squandering a game so they could revitalize them...

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10 Athlete Epicures

The Daily Meal | Posted 05.25.2011

For some athletes, food is about fuel, not fine dining. For others the intersection of sport and cuisine goes farther. Consider the many athlete-own...

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