latimes.com - 12/27/2008
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"It's nice and it feels great," forward Luke Walton said. "But as a team, we know that all it is is one win. For us to redeem ourselves and feel better about what happened last year, we've got to win a championship. Our team knows that. That's our goal." That goal might have needed some ...
celticsblog.com - 12/24/2008
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celticsblog.com —
I want all Laker fans to receive a
huge lump of coal in their stockings in the...
form of a Celtics stomping. Of course it is nothing personal. As it happens, one of my favorite NBA bloggers is a Lakers blogger. Hey, if Larry and Magic can do it...
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Blogging With The Enemy: Forum Blue & Gold
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
laballtalk.com - 12/30/2008
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laballtalk.com —
The Lakers have moved in most power rankings
after their big week of wins over the New...
Orleans Hornets, Boston Celtics, and Golden State Warriors.
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Lakers Move In Power Rankings
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A little holiday rest
Lakers Blog —
... , and have only two games on the docket this week. No surprise, then, that Phil Jackson gave the Lakers the day off on Friday. After all, those Christmas leftovers only last so long. That doesn't mean there aren't issues to discuss, namely the point guard situation. With Jordan Farmar on the shelf, do the Lakers try to import an impact player, or do they go with what they have, merely adding a "break glass in case of emergency" body to the end of the bench? If the guy they bring in isn't going to play, is it worth making a move? ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: “‘We’ve really put some emphasis back on it,’ Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said. ‘Offense is easy, defense is work. Guys have to work twice as hard defensively to stop the other team from scoring because that’s their pleasure. We have to always know that we have to outwork guys and we’d forgotten that.’ Jackson also liked that the two Lakers who were non-factors in last season’s NBA Finals made an impact Thursday despite ordinary individual stats. Andrew Bynum, who missed the Finals because of a knee ...
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Magic Johnson says Lakers need to get tougher - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 12/22/2008 — , who owns slightly less than 5% of the Lakers, said the onus was on the Lakers to show they could out-defend the defense-minded Boston Celtics in the much-hyped Christmas Day game at Staples Center. "The Lakers have to prove to the Celtics and to ...
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My Message To Lakers Fans
forumblueandgold.com 12/22/2008 —
The Lakers are having a rough patch, have lost two games in a row while the Celtics are playing great basketball right now. So clearly, the NBA championship has been decided. The only hope the Lakers have is a major trade.
When things go wrong ...
Want to get away? Lakers do - LA Daily News
dailynews.com 12/19/2008 — Let's face it, things were getting pretty darn stale around here, so the Lakers were only too happy to jump on a chartered airplane Thursday morning and fly to Miami for the start of a four-game cross-country trip. "It's coming at the right time for ...
