latimes.com - 1/3/2009
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Perhaps the crowd said it best, booing lustily when the Lakers failed to hold the Jazz under 100, eliminating the possibility of two free tacos for every fan in attendance. "They worked us the second half a little bit," said Coach Phil Jackson, who didn't seem too perturbed. "The only thing I'm ...
laballtalk.com - 12/31/2008
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laballtalk.com —
How did each of the Lakers players perform
this season? How would you describe their 2007-2008 and...
2008-2009 seasons? What should we be looking forward to? Take a look at this player by player breakdown of the last year...
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2008 Lakers: Year In Review
laballtalk.com - 1/2/2009
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laballtalk.com —
What does each Lakers player need to improve
on? What should he concentrate on working on during...
practice? What would we like to see more of during games? I have given each of the players something to improve in the coming year!
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2009 Lakers New Years Resolutions
latimes.com - 12/29/2008
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latimes.com —
They came, they saw, for once they didn't
conquer. By the time the Celtics arrived last week,...
the Lakers had worked themselves into such a state of indignation, complaints included not only Boston fans' rocking their bus in the playoffs, but Ray ...
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The worst 27-4 team ever - Los Angeles Times
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The Roundup: Lisa Salters vs. Joe Paterno
The Big Lead —
... … John Travlota’s teenage son dies …
Lisa Salters got dissed by Joe Paterno even though it was in his contract to talk to her. (Farther off the Wall)
Love the ladies of Oregon. (The Wiz of Odds)
The 2008 recap of athletes in Vegas. (Norm)
Marbury not going to the Celtics. (NY Post)
Too meta: MLB live-blogs the launch of the MLB network. (MLB.com)
Kobe nets 40, Lakers top Jazz. (LA Times)
Schizophrenic Rockets come out flat, get hammered by Raptors. ...
Lakers 113, Jazz 100: Kobe and Pau make their "award" cases
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... , Bryant went out and played precisely like the type of fella who collects such trophies on a regular basis. 40 points on 13-23 shooting from the field, including ...
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