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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Kobe Bryant Dragged Down by Nick Young
A typical night for Kobe Bryant and another very good game from Jeremy Lin didn’t help the Los Angeles Lakers win, losing 101-94 in overtime to the Denver Nuggets, as an awful Nick Young performance and the usual defensive weakness were too much for them to overcome over the course of the game.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Forgets Jeremy Lin is With Him
Not the best of games to be gentle from Jeremy Lin, playing against his former team, but that didn’t stop the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant and eased by the fact that Dwight Howard wasn’t playing, from beating the Houston Rockets 98-92 and picking up their first back-to-back win sequence of the season. […]
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Nick Young Not Slowed Down by Kobe Bryant
Offensively, this is what the Los Angeles Lakers aspire to look like. Kobe Bryant shooting but not overdoing it. Nick Young providing, finally, an offensive option off the bench, while Jeremy Lin gets plenty of touches and feels confident about doing his thing, leading to a 114-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Can Make Whatever This is Work
Who are the 2014-2015 Los Angeles Lakers? It’s too soon to even call this a work in progress. This will obviously revolve around Kobe Bryant, but Jeremy Lin can be a vital piece of their possible success, although it does mean that Byron Scott gives him a shot at sometimes leading this team.
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NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Want to Re-Sign Nick Young But on Their Terms
Kobe Bryant may not be very happy about it, but the Los Angeles Lakers are headed towards another transitional season. Nick Young has a player option which he will decline. He wants to stay and the team wants to keep him, but the number of years on the deal seems to be the issue that might cause some problems.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Damian Lillard & LaMarcus Aldridge Carrying the Load
One of the goals this season for the Portland Trail Blazers was to improve as a team, which meant a better bench and obviously making the playoffs. Despite offseason changes and the postseason they’ll finally be back to, they’re still overly dependent on Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge, which isn’t such a bad thing against bad teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, coming away with the 124-112 win.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Some Teams Have a Worse Defense
There’s nothing left for the Los Angeles Lakers to do but wait until summer arrives. Meanwhile, facing a New York Knicks team that wants this season to last but aren’t good enough to make it happen, they get to break some scoring records, win 127-96 and get big nights from Xavier Henry and Nick Young.
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Chicago Bulls – Avoiding Humiliation Against the Lakers
In a battle of clutch shots, Taj Gibson came out with his hand on top to give the Chicago Bulls a 102-100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, making the Nick Young clutch shot earlier on redundant.
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Lakers vs Raptors – Nick Young Learns to be Efficient
One night without basketball might have changed something for Nick Young, who returned as Mr. Efficiency for the Los Angeles Lakers, leading them to a surprising 112-106 road win over the Toronto Raptors.
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Los Angeles Lakers – It’s Getting Sad & Depressing
One of the only bright spots in this awful season for the Los Angeles Lakers has been the constant fast-paced offense this team is trying to run, and watching Nick Young do his thing, which doesn’t always work, but is always entertaining to watch. As they lost their sixth in a row (and 12th in 13), Swaggy P being ejected was a big part of another step backwards for the team and franchise, who are going through a stretch no one in Tinseltown even remembers.