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Los Angeles Lakers – Easy Win Doesn’t Mean Much
When it’s too easy, you can’t take too much out of it. The Los Angeles Lakers won their first game of the season, taking off tons of pressure from everyone’s shoulders; from Mike Brown to Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard. The weak, surprisingly soft Detroit Pistons were exactly what the doctor ordered.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Can’t Change
It’s too strong. The will to win takes over any rational thought of trying to work through the process of making the new Princeton offense work, even at the cost of an 0-3 start. Kobe Bryant had one of his “F^%& everyone, I’m doing this on my own” moments, leading to another Los Angeles Lakers loss and more calls to push the imaginary panic button.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Can’t Be Surprised With Criticism
The Los Angeles Lakers keep talking about patience, keep asking for it. But when a team signs the best Center in the NBA (Dwight Howard), a two time MVP (Steve Nash) and adding them to one of the greatest players of all time (Kobe Bryant) and still one of the best big men in the league (Pau Gasol), they can’t be surprised with some overreaction from the media after their 0-2 start.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Nothing New in Kobe Bryant World
Despite playing with 8 new guys and without Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks looked like a well tuned, very coordinated team. The Los Angeles Lakers, with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol welcoming Steve Nash and Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers, looked anything but smart and together.
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10 Highest Paid Players in the NBA
People always care most about how much others make, especially when it involves athletes, like these NBA stars. LeBron James might be the best player in the league, but he isn’t even the highest paid player on the Miami Heat. The Knicks, with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, have two among the 10 highest paid […]
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NBA Opening Night – From LeBron James to the Lakers Fab Five
The 2012-2013 NBA season opens with three games, with two of them grabbing most of the spotlight. The champions Miami Heat host their biggest rivals in the East, the Boston Celtics, as Ray Allen gets his first chance to play against his former team before the old Dallas Mavericks play the old Los Angeles Lakers although Dirk Nowitzki won’t be playing and Kobe Bryant might not be showing up as well.
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5 Most Profitable NBA Teams
Last summer and fall was all about big markets, small markets and owners making a profit. As you can see from the pinnacle of the NBA’s most profitable teams, consisting of the Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and way above the rest, the Chicago Bulls, playing in a big city is a pretty good way to make money off your team.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Debut Everyone Was Waiting For
Preseason games don’t really matter to anyone, unless they mean that Dwight Howard made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers, and then what is pretty much an NBA exhibition game becomes something worth mentioning.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Replacing Kobe Bryant With LeBron James
Is there anyone who can step into the shoes of Kobe Bryant once he retires and leaves a huge hole for the Los Angeles Lakers? Beyond abilities, and talking about marketability, than LeBron James of the Miami Heat is the obvious answer.
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NBA Season Preview: All-Pacific Division Team
The Pacific division has always been about the Los Angeles Lakers and then the other teams, with a few outstanding occasions throughout the years. This season? Nothing much changed, with the arrivals of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, joining forces with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Metta World Peace in the most star-powered starting five in the NBA.