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The Lakers went far in 2007-08; here's what they need for next year - Los Angeles Times
The Lakers went far in 2007-08; here's what they need for next year - Los Angeles Times
Once the sting from losing to Boston in this year's NBA Finals fades, the Lakers will appreciate the success they had over the 2007-08 season. For the first time since Shaquille O'Neal was traded to Miami in 2004, the Lakers won the Western Conference championship, and they did it with one of the league's youngest rosters. And the best thing? The Lakers reached the Finals without promising ...
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First Cup: Thursday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Lonnie White of the Los Angeles Times: "It's always easier to second-guess when a team falls short, and that's the case with the Lakers. They will have some room to maneuver under next season's expected salary cap, but the key will be the desire to sacrifice in order to win. Boston was able to get this done behind the leadership of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. But that's still an open question for the Lakers, who are still looking for the right mix of players to put around Bryant since O'Neal was traded." ...

The Internets are alive: Celtics-Lakers aftermath
Ball Don't Lie — ... Lonnie White, LA Times: "It's always easier to second-guess when a team falls short, and that's the case with the Lakers. They will have some room to maneuver under next season's expected salary cap, but the key will be the desire to sacrifice in order to win. Boston was able to get this done behind the leadership of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. But that's still an open question for the Lakers, who are still looking for the right mix of players to put around Bryant since O'Neal was traded." ...

Daily Links 6/19
CelticsBlog — ... makes Celtics elite again Master builder Danny Ainge brings glory back to Celts Pierce, Garnett Allen form triple threat that leads Boston to title Allen flew under the radar The magic moments that led to victory Nashua Telegraph Celtics' 17th title one for the ages Item Live Time to celebrated a Celtics captain Daily Breeze Pierce steals the spotlight from Bryant LA Times Numbers from the final game tell bad tale for Lakers The Lakers went far in 2007-2008, here's what they need to do for next year A few thoughts ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/19
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... Garnett Allen form triple threat that leads Boston to title Allen flew under the radar The magic moments that led to victory Nashua Telegraph Celtics' 17th title one for the ages Item Live Time to celebrated a Celtics captain Daily Breeze Pierce steals the spotlight from Bryant LA Times Numbers from the final game tell bad tale for Lakers The Lakers went far in 2007-2008, here's what they need to do for next year A ...

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