Published 5/17/2009
at L.A. Times - Basketball
They didn't expect a seven-game battle with Houston, but this is Lakers' reality now: Win at home Sunday, or go home for the summer. Kobe Bryant calls it 'the ultimate challenge.'
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Nobody talked about Saturday's practice possibly being the last of the Lakers' season, though it hung in the air, an uncomfortable guest during video sessions, a quick round of shooting and as the players went their separate ways after leaving the team's training facility.
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