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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Loves Ruining Playoff Hopes
For a moment, it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers found the right formula to put their season back on track. But that was only a mirage, and the losing crept back to their recognized pace, despite a healthy and scoring Kobe Bryant. The Golden State Warriors have their own issues and standings to worry about, and Stephen Curry made sure they kept their distance from the biggest disappointment in the NBA.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant & Pau Gasol Don’t Make a Difference
If anyone thought that Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol coming back to give the Los Angeles Lakers their “dream team” look once again, joining Dwight Howard, Steve Nash and Metta World Peace, think again. The road to the playoffs which seemed to be suddenly turning right for them took another bad turn with a surprising home loss no one accounted for, making things for the big finish a lot more complicated
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Doesn’t Pass to Quiet Players
A little bit of insight on how the mind of Kobe Bryant works was given to the world from the mouth of Antawn Jamison, who used his experience in the NBA in general, and specifically after playing next to Gilbert Arenas in the time from before his Los Angeles Lakers tenure.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Who Knew the Phoenix Suns Played Defense
The easy thing to say after the Phoenix Suns wiped the floor with the Los Angeles Lakers? Kobe Bryant didn’t play,and you can’t win without him forever. The truth? The Suns simply eliminated Dwight Howard in the paint, forcing the Lakers to try and win through jump shots, which ended up being a miserable failure.
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Goran Dragic Pulls Off the Assist of the Season
It’s going to take time, maybe forever, until Goran Dragic is loved by Phoenix Suns fans like Steve Nash was and still is, but that doesn’t mean Dragic can’t get the upper hands in an individual battle between the two, using Nash’s open legs to deliver what is probably the best assist anyone has seen this NBA season.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Enjoying the Life Without a Leader
No one will ever dare say out loud that the Los Angeles Lakers are a better team without Kobe Bryant, but at least they can without him, or even Dwight Howard having some impressive day in the paint. Despite playing with only 7 players, they had no problem getting another win that brings them closer to the postseason, maybe even as something more than the 8th seed.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Nothing Can Thrive Next to Kobe Bryant
The intensity can’t be matched, in games or in his desire to remain on the court despite injuries that come & go. Kobe Bryant is the undisputed king and ruler of the Los Angeles Lakers, and until he leaves or retires, nothing can grow to its full potential next to him.
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Los Angeles Lakers – A Zero Kobe Bryant Can’t Stop Dwight Howard
Healthy Kobe Bryant or injured, the Los Angeles Lakers weren’t supposed to win on the road against the Indiana Pacers. But Dwight Howard is in a different mode at the moment, and so is the rest of the team, so even 0 points from their almighty ruler couldn’t stop them from getting an unexpected yet huge win.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Atlanta Hawks Take Win and Injure Kobe Bryant
Maybe Dahntay Jones did make a dirty move and walked on Kobe Bryant after fouling him, but probably not. It doesn’t matter. The Los Angeles Lakers can’t win against good teams on the road, and in the next couple of weeks, are going to try and do it without Kobe Bryant, injured as the depleted Atlanta Hawks came through with the win.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Shines in Return to Orlando
For once, the brightest spotlight regarding the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t turned to Kobe Bryant but to another player, as the return to Orlando for the first time since getting traded (by request) for Dwight Howard stole the show, also because he was clearly the best player on the court.