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Odom joins injured, Bryant nearling milestone, Gasol joins select group
Lakers forward Lamar Odom missed practice Tuesday because of a sore right foot and he is listed as probable for Wednesday night's game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. Odom got a CAT Scan and MRI Tuesday that was negative. Odom said he was injured during Monday night's game against the ...
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Caught in the Web: Lakers proving they're not dependent on Kobe Bryant
The Lakers' 101-89 victory Monday against the San Antonio Spurs was described as the "most delightful game." The teamwork was something, Forum Blue and Gold says, "I ... can get used to." And it's something that Kobe Bryant says will make him more comfortable taking his time to recover from the ...
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Lakers' Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom discuss team's 101-89 victory over San Antonio Spurs
Lakers Coach Phil Jackson Lakers guard Kobe Bryant Lakers forward Pau Gasol Lakers forward Lamar Odom --Mark Medina Follow the L.A. Times Lakers blog on Twitter. E-mail the Lakers blog at mgmedin@gmail.com
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LA Times Reporters discuss Lakers' 101-89 victory over San Antonio Spurs
--Mark Medina Follow the L.A. Times Lakers blog on Twitter. E-mail the Lakers blog at mgmedin@gmail.com Photo Credits: Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times.
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Kobe Bryant's and Andrew Bynum's absence spurs Lakers' team effort in 101-89 victory over San Antonio Spurs
No longer able to display his dominance on the basketball court, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant passed the time in the locker room Monday by getting treatment on his left sprained ankle. It's the very injury that has kept him sidelined for two consecutive games. "It’s frustrating," he said. "I’m not ...
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Lakers defeat Spurs without Bryant, Bynum
Lakers 101, Spurs 89 (final) The Lakers have played two games without Kobe Bryant now, 1 1/2 half games without Andrew Bynum, and they still have been successful. Bryant missed his second straight game because of a sprained left ankle. Bynum missed the second half of the Portland game Saturday ...
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Lakers-Spurs Live Chat
Lakers-Spurs Live Chat --Mark Medina Follow the L.A. Times Lakers blog on Twitter. E-mail the Lakers blog at mgmedin@gmail.com
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Kobe Bryant out tonight, as is Andrew Bynum
The Lakers will be short-handed...again. Kobe Bryant is sitting out a second consecutive game because of a sprained left ankle and Andrew Bynum will be sidelined tonight because of a bruised right hip, leaving the Lakers without two starters against San Antonio. Bryant sat out the Lakers' 99-82 ...
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Poll question: Should Kobe Bryant sit out against San Antonio?
As The Times' Mike Bresnahan reported today, Kobe Bryant remains a game-time decision for tonight's contest against San Antonio after having an MRI today on his sprained left ankle. Meanwhile, center Andrew Bynum told Brez he "would not play tonight" after missing the second half Saturday ...
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Kobe Bryant a game-time decision, Andrew Bynum probably out
Kobe Bryant had an MRI exam on his sprained left ankle Monday and will be a game-time decision for Monday night's home game against San Antonio, while Lakers center Andrew Bynum is not expected to play. The MRI results will be released later Monday. Bryant sat out the Lakers' game Saturday in ...
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Caught in the Web: Lakers coming off much-needed day of rest
Talk about good timing. The Lakers got a much-needed day of rest on the very day the average sports fan never feels like doing much beyond watching the Super Bowl. So while fans watched the Saints defeat the Colts in dramatic fashion, Kobe Bryant's Super Bowl XLIV prediction go wrong and Lamar ...
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Lakers' Lamar Odom appears in Taco Bell Super Bowl ad
Lakers' Lamar Odom appears in Taco Bell Super Bowl ad
lakersblog.latimes.com — Lakers forward Lamar Odom had already bucked conventional wisdom last season, what with his claim that a... good chunk of Now and Later, Skittles and Starburst Jelly beans served as a great breakfast fix before Games 5 and 6 of the Western Conference ... (more) Lakers' Lamar Odom appears in Taco Bell Super Bowl ad
Kobe Bryant says he can't measure up to Peyton Manning's work ethic
Forget the 5 a.m. film study, the playing through 235 consecutive games, the working over the off-season with Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon and the martial-arts training. Kobe Bryant says, compared with Peyton Manning, he doesn't do "nearly enough." When the Lakers guard was in Indiana ...
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Caught in the Web: Lakers overcoming the odds against Portland
Given the circumstances, not many had expected the Lakers to come out with a 99-82 victory Saturday over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers played without Kobe Bryant for the first time this season because of a sprained left ankle, a decision that he made on his own. With him playing through ...
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With Kobe Bryant absent, Lakers depend on team balance in 99-82 win over Portland Trail Blazers
It wasn't long before tipoff that the Lakers learned they'd be without guard Kobe Bryant, whose valiant effort to play through numerous injuries would be no more because of his aggravated left ankle sprain. The news that Bryant would sit out Saturday against the Portland Trail Blazers already ...
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Tex Winter joins the Lakers
Longtime Lakers assistant coach Tex Winter joined the Lakers for Saturday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. Winter, who lives in Oregon, had been recovering from a stroke he suffered last April. Winter sat behind the Lakers' bench and looked to be very involved ...
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Lakers-Portland Trail Blazers Live Chat
Lakers-Trail Blazers --Mark Medina Follow the L.A. Times Lakers blog on Twitter. E-mail the Lakers blog at mgmedin@gmail.com
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Kobe Bryant sits out Lakers game against Portland
Portland -- Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' ironman, didn't play Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazer becasue of a sprained left ankle. Bryant refused to talk to the media before the game, but the Lakers said he would be re-evaluated Sunday. Bryant had played in 235 games before missing ...
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Breaking down defensive lapses in the Lakers' 126-113 loss to Denver Nuggets
There's an old adage in sports that says the tape doesn't lie. Any player's mistakes - no matter how large or small - is on full display when it's on tape. And when you have the ability to rewind, fast forward and pause many times over, it doesn't take just a coach to realize what went wrong. ...
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Caught in the Web: Lakers try to move on from loss to Denver Nuggets
So how to react to the Lakers' 126-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets? Silver Screen and Roll doesn't want you to panic, but thinks the latest loss raises concerns about Pau Gasol, point guard play, offensive efficiency and Phil Jackson's substitution patterns. Forum Blue and Gold takes a more 'it ...
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