azcentral.com - 11/21/2008
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slideshow Photos from the game | slideshow Box score See that up there? That's where the Los Angeles Lakers put the bar. Suns coach Terry Porter said Thursday night's game with the Western Conference favorite would be a good measuring stick for his team, and it's clear that the Suns are far ...
myespn.go.com - 11/21/2008
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myespn.go.com —
Kevin Arnovitz analyzes the offense of Terry Porter's
Phoenix Suns in the recent loss to the Lakers.
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13 Seconds or More
azcentral.com - 11/20/2008
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azcentral.com —
In a convoluted storyline layered with meanings lost
in translation, Suns center Shaquille O'Neal is denying an
interview that he probably didn't need to deny. From a transcript run Friday on a Sacramento Bee blog, O'Neal's comments were pulled and ...
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Shaq disputes his Lakers interview
ocregister.com - 11/19/2008
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Ball Don't Lie —
... at everything. They move the ball around so crisply on offense, they make the Pistons look two steps slower. If they weren't getting straight-line layups Thursday (13 in the first three quarters), they were draining uncontested 3-pointers (6-for-10 through three quarters). Defensively, the Celtics are so tightly wound and aggressive, the Pistons barely completed initial passes of an offensive set, let alone swing the ball. Uncontested shots were few and far between." Paul Coro, Arizona Republic: "See that up there? That's where the ...
Belly up to the bar
Lakers Blog —
... But don't take that as an invite to drinking (although we at Lakers Blog certainly won't stop anyone from partaking, should the interest be there). Instead, the bar in question is the one Suns coach Terry Porter claimed the Lakers represent in a "measuring stick" metaphorical sense . And with that in mind, ...
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NYT > Pro Basketball 11/21/2008
Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his 3-pointers to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Phoenix Suns, 105-92 on Thursday night. >
