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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 Looks Good, Jeremy Lin Great Without Scoring
The best news for the Los Angeles Lakers after their first preseason game, in which they beat the Denver Nuggets? No one injured and no other health-related issues. Kobe Bryant looked rusty but dangerous, Steve Nash didn’t breakdown like a porcelain doll while Jeremy Lin, struggling to put the ball in the basket, looked at his finest when trying to make others do the scoring.
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Nuggets vs Lakers – Humiliations That Keep on Coming
The Los Angeles Lakers might be playing fun basketball, but the ones who are enjoying more than anyone happen to be the team’s opponents, this time being the Denver Nuggets, enjoying the free flow of the game that went nicely with the no-defense approach, pulling off a 137-115 win on the road.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Wasting Time Until Kobe Comes Back
There’s not much to really expect from the Los Angeles Lakers as they lose their first game of the preseason, because Kobe Bryant isn’t part of the setup right now. Their loss to the Denver Nuggets is twice as meaningless as it usually would be because nothing you see on the court in terms of team cohesion and team blend matters, as Bryant has the knack to make everything different the moment he steps on the court.
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Kobe Bryant Won’t Win a Sixth Ring Without Andrew Bynum
Kobe Bryant won’t be winning a sixth NBA ring this season. Well, at least he’s not supposed to. The Thunder and the Spurs are better teams than the Los Angeles Lakers, and the problems the Nuggets are presenting to the Lakers suggest that this team just doesn’t have what it takes to go all the way in the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
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2012 NBA Playoffs Diary – Day 4
Derrick Rose was sorely missed by the Chicago Bulls, who fell at home, suffering their worst loss of the season, as the 76ers came out of Chicago with a 109-92 win. Rajon Rondo on the other hand wasn’t missed in Atlanta, where Paul Pierce took over for the Celtics in a 87-80 win. Lakers – Nuggets? Same ol’ Bryant, in a good way that is.
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2012 NBA Playoffs Diary – Day 2
Chris Paul wasn’t having a great, memorable night, but he played well enough while carrying a groin injury to lead the Clippers through one of the franchise’s most incredible playoff wins, coming back from 24 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 99-98, hitting the winning free throws, calm and cold as ice.