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Starting To Get Serious
The games are starting to take on a playoff feel — more physical, better defense, crowds more into it. The Lakers game yesterday against Dallas was like that — which is one reason it was a quality win. With the tightness of the West right now, I think we could see a lot more games like this before the playoffs roll around, and winning games like this gives the youngish and still meshing ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Kurt from Forum Blue and Gold: "... the Lakers need Andrew Bynum back to make a serious run at the title. I think we all knew that, but these games confirmed it. I love Pau Gasol. He has been everything we could have hoped for. But he is not a powerful physical presence in the paint, someone we can count on to bang away and get boards and play tough defense at the rim (or on the pick and roll)." ...

SportsBrief: March 4
SportsHubLA — ... Aguilera run into each other at an award show. The Lakers. playing the role of Christina Aguilera, hope to stay en fuego as they travel to Sacramento to take on their former equals , who have fallen on hard times. The Lakers surely won’t need Kobe to carry the load in this one like he did on Sunday, but a growing question is whether the Lakers are both mentally and physically tough enough for the rigors of playoff basketball. The Blue and Gold Forum think they know how to answer that question: Andrew Bynum. Kings at Blues (5:30 p.m. PST, FSN-W) : It’s ...

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