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Kobe Bryant couldn't camouflage all of the Lakers' blemishes

 
The Lakers can take solace in having played the NBA season all the way to the end - if a 39-point, second-worst-in-NBA Finals-history loss can rightly be termed "playing." Just... (link)

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