Monday, April 15th, 2013
For almost all of the 2012-13 NBA season the media has repeated the narrative that Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant don't like each other. While plenty of evidence suggested otherwise and everyone has repeatedly denied a rift, the press has continually pushed that story. We may finally be able to ...
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013
In case you haven't heard by now, the Los Angeles Lakers staged an incredible, emotional comeback against the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. The Lakers trailed by as much as 25 points in the game, and finished the contest on a 20-0 run to pull of an improbable 108-102 ...
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Monday, March 4th, 2013
The Los Angeles Lakers finally got back to .500 on Sunday night with a 99-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks. It was a hard-fought victory on the NBA's "Noche Latina" during which "Los Lakers" relied heavily on superstar guard Kobe Bryant.
Bryant was spectacular, scoring 34 points, while adding six rebounds, ...
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Friday, March 1st, 2013
Every once in a while Kobe Bryant reminds us how amazingly athletic he actually is. Bryant may not throw down thunderous dunks like he used to, but on occasion he'll bust out some pretty sweet finishes. Thursday night during the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-94 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Bryant scored ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2013
On Thursday afternoon the NBA announced the starters for the league's February 17 All-Star Game. There weren't any surprises among those selected, but the headline was that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was elected to his NBA-record 15th consecutive All-Star start.
Bryant finished with 1,591,437 votes, besting Miami's LeBron James ...
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Friday, January 11th, 2013
The Los Angeles Lakers sit squarely out of postseason contention with a record of 15-20 on January 12 of the 2012-13 season. Despite that, executive vice president Jim Buss thinks the team is "very solid" and there is no need to "blow it up."
Now, I don't claim to be any ...
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
When the Los Angeles Lakers the Dwight Howard this summer, more than a few Lakers fans were dreaming of the ridiculous on-court combinations the team could put together. Well in head coach Mike D'Antoni's first game on the bench Tuesday night, a sequence of passes occurred that could have made ...
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