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Lakers have dug their way out before
If a few glorious slivers of their playoff history are to be repeated, the Lakers' joy ride could just be getting started. Only twice in franchise history has the team rallied from a two-games-to-none deficit to win a postseason series, something the...
Tags: Elgin Baylor, Keith Erickson, Golden State Warriors, Kobe Bryant, Bill Hewitt
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Lakers earn plenty of blame for Game 5 loss to Denver [Web links]
Game stories --The Times' Mike Bresnahan explains why the Lakers failed to close out in their 102-99 Game 5 loss Tuesday to the Denver Nuggets. Bresnahan also reports this interesting nugget. "The Lakers were privately seething over seeing Denver use a...
Tags: Arron Afflalo, Andre Miller, Magic Johnson, ESPN (tv network), Mike Brown (basketball)
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Miami's LeBron James reportedly will win NBA MVP award
The NBA's worst-kept secret is about to become official -- Miami All-Star forward LeBron James reportedly will be named the league's most valuable player for a third time on Saturday. The Associated Press reports that James will be announced as the...
Tags: Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Clippers, Kobe Bryant, Miami Heat
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Heat's LeBron James will be named MVP
A person familiar with the decision has told the Associated Press that Miami's LeBron James will be announced Saturday as the NBA's most valuable player, the third time he has won the award in the past four seasons. James is expected to be presented with...
Tags: Indianapolis 500, Greg Biffle, Magic Johnson, ESPN (tv network), Joey Logano
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LeBron James wins 3rd NBA MVP award
MIAMI — Calling the honor "overwhelming" but pointing to a "bigger goal," LeBron James on Saturday became the eighth player in NBA history to win the MVP award three times. James accepted the trophy and will get to show it off to Miami Heat fans...
Tags: Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, John Havlicek, Los Angeles Clippers, Kobe Bryant
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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch was also a force in film world
24 FramesIn the last years of his life, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch focused his artistic attention on the world of film, as co-founder of Oscilloscope Pictures.... -
Andrew Bynum showing more defensive ownership
As the Denver Nuggets set up barricades to stop Andrew Bynum, the Lakers center simply found a detour. As Denver kept the ball out of his hands, Bynum also kept it out of theirs. As the Nuggets believed they could devote every resource to take away his...
Tags: Ramon Sessions, Danilo Gallinari, George Mikan, Denver Nuggets, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Andrew Bynum has a block party in Lakers' opener
Andrew Bynum recently said he wanted 10 assists in a game, a funny notion for a 7-footer who fantasized about someday getting a triple-double. He got one Sunday, and it had nothing to do with passing. Bynum represented the Lakers' complete command of...
Tags: Arron Afflalo, Magic Johnson, Golden State Warriors, Kobe Bryant, Harrison Barnes
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Bresnahan's takes: Taking a gamble on Andrew Bynum
Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends before all their playoff games. The Lakers lead Denver in the first round, 1-0. It’s almost impossible to track down an over-under betting line for blocked shots in a game unless...
Tags: Denver Nuggets, Mike Brown (basketball), Los Angeles Clippers, NBA Finals, Phil Jackson
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Letters: A good or bad sign for UCLA?
It only took ornery Uncle Bill Plaschke about the time of a fastbreak basket to try and put a damper on UCLA basketball fans' greatest day since, well, in a long time. He points out the obvious about Coach Ben Howland being on the hot seat due to...Tags: Orlando Magic, Vin Scully, John Wooden, Magic Johnson, American League West
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Lakers' 1972 championship team: 'It was like one mind thinking alike'
His eyes filled with tears. Jerry West's hands trembled as he clutched the microphone. His voice squeaked as he spoke before an attentive audience at a Manhattan Beach hotel. He and his teammates on the 1971-72 Lakers team gathered there Thursday...
Tags: Gail Goodrich, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, NBA Finals, National Basketball Association
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Andrew Bynum has 30 rebounds as Lakers upset Spurs without Kobe
SAN ANTONIO -- No Kobe Bryant? No big deal. The Lakers led by 26 in a stunning 98-84 victory Wednesday over the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center. It was their best game of the season, by far, with Andrew Bynum looking as dominant as ever and Metta World...
Tags: Elgin Baylor, Pau Gasol, George Mikan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant
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