LA Lakers News and Rumors
D'Antoni: Kobe to take on bigger defensive roleDave McMenamin, ESPN.com The Lakers have turned to none other than Kobe Bryant to spearhead that defensive turnaround. |
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Pau Gasol is expected to miss his fifth straight game for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night while he recovers from a concussion. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com After a Sunday night loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cleveland Cavaliers sit at 9-30, owners of the second-worst record in the NBA and, outside of the transcendent Kyrie Irving, possessed of relatively little that's likely to stoke fans' interest. I… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com The Lakers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 20-point win over the last-place Cavaliers, thanks in large part to the return of Dwight Howard from a shoulder injury. But the real star of the show was Metta World Peace, who, with reporters gathered … |
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Jonah Bromwich, nytimes.com Best N.B.A. games this week pit the Lakers and Bucks, the Rockets and Pacers and the Warriors vs. the Spurs. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Prior to the team’s game against Cleveland, Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni suggested that the Lakers’ season started over on Sunday, even after a 15-21 start to a (pre?) season that some thought would end in the Lakers losing all of 21 conte… |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Despite return of Howard and a victory over lowly Cavs, L.A. remains unsettled |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com On Sunday, the Knicks were looking to Chris Copeland (22 points) to guide them early harder than someone lost looks for the North Star. The “other” guy in the Knicks’ recent starting five hit his first three threes in rapid fire to keep his team afl… |
