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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Needs Some Luck in the New Year
Was it a good year for Jeremy Lin? Debatable. He got out of Houston, but landed with the Los Angeles Lakers, playing next to Kobe Bryant and under a terrible head coach in Byron Scott. In 2015, his contract will run out. He’s in a tough spot career-wise and beyond his talent which doesn’t always show through bad roles and limited playing time, and a little bit of luck can take him a long way.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Finally Balanced, Jeremy Lin Struggling Again
Any win for the Los Angeles Lakers is cause for celebration, although it came with a bad game from Jeremy Lin, while Kobe Bryant put on one of his most balanced performances that included a triple double in the 111-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Breaks Out, Kobe Bryant Terrible as Always
The return of Kobe Bryant did show a less selfish version of himself but not necessarily a better one, ruining it for Jeremy Lin, Nick Young and his teammates as the Los Angeles Lakers lost for the third straight time and sixth in seven games, this time to the red hot Phoenix Suns.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Byron Scott Can’t Coach, Jeremy Lin Misses Opportunities
The Los Angeles Lakers weren’t as close to winning as the 102-98 score might suggest. The Dallas Mavericks were better for most of the game, but things got closer in the fourth quarter with Jeremy Lin playing a big part in that. If only his scoring on the day was as good as his passing.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Profit From Kobe Bryant Missing Another Game
The absence of Kobe Bryant was a trick that worked just once. Sitting out for a second straight game, not playing didn’t inspire the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeremy Lin and Nick Young among them, to do very well in a 20 point loss to the Chicago Bulls, bringing this team back to the ground and reality about who they are and their place in this league.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Nick Young Stands Up for Jeremy Lin & Others Against Kobe Bryant
While Nick Young isn’t always the most efficient of players, his style and personality stand as a complete contrast to what Kobe Bryant brings to the Los Angeles Lakers which might eventually help players like Jeremy Lin and others struggling to bring their best to the floor to change this team’s fortune after a terrible start.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Terrible Again, Jeremy Lin Ignored Again
The joke that is Kobe Bryant in the 2014-2015 NBA season continues to set new records (or depths) of bad taste with a catastrophic and selfish performance, costing the Los Angeles Lakers the game against the Sacramento Kings. Jeremy Lin, left to fend for shots and possessions between the all mighty dictator and Nick Young, can’t really succeed in what Byron Scott is giving him.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Cared About Passing Michael Jordan, Jeremy Lin About Winning
One down, two more to go for Kobe Bryant, moving up to third on the all-time scoring list, leaving Michael Jordan behind them. On the way, the Los Angeles Lakers won 100-94 against the Minnesota Timberwolves with Jeremy Lin, once again absent in the closing minutes, proving to be a very useful point guard when he actually did play.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Isn’t Making Jeremy Lin Better With ‘Tough Love’
Too much practice isn’t for Kobe Bryant these days. His body can’t take the punishment of both scrimmaging and playing in games. So his attempt to make the Los Angeles Lakers better while personally laying into Jeremy Lin by giving him a dose of ‘tough love’ isn’t really going to make the team better.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Stuck Between Kobe Bryant & Nick Young
The dream escape from James Harden, Kevin McHale and the Houston Rockets is turning into a nightmare for Jeremy Lin, with new villains in the form of Byron Scott, Kobe Bryant and Nick Young to make his Los Angeles Lakers experience get worse by the minute.