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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Getting Tired of the Byron Scott BS
The Los Angeles Lakers carry on the tradition of losing close games as they seem competitive but really aren’t while Jeremy Lin seems to be losing his patience with the coaching style of Byron Scott, which is mostly about trying to lose games and making life as difficult as possible for Lin.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Rests, Jeremy Lin & Everyone Else Are Happy
Without Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers caused the biggest upset of the season by beating the Golden State Warriors 115-105, led by Nick Young and surprisingly Ronnie Price, although Jeremy Lin was yet another one of the players who felt like the restraints have come off.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Doesn’t Trust Jeremy Lin or Anyone Else
The words spoken by each player after the Los Angeles Lakers were humiliated at home 136-115 by the Golden State Warriors clearly show a pattern: There’s Kobe Bryant, and there’s the rest of the team, with Jeremy Lin and Carlos Boozer clearly not happy with how things are behind handled on the floor.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Thrives When He’s in the Lineup
Every time Jeremy Lin will be in the lineup with the main players for the Los Angeles Lakers, offensively the team will look much better than with Kobe Bryant or Steve Nash dominating the ball handling. As for defense? That’s a team-wide problem, not just a player-specific problem, as shown in the 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
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Nick Young – The Best Shot Fake Ever Made
The best shot fake in the NBA usually belongs to Dwyane Wade, getting defenders to jump on him and easily draw the fouls. Nick Young may have introduced a new, more effective way of faking out guarding players – making a 360 rotating spin and then easily knock down a jumper or three pointer, just like he pulled off as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 102-95.
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Kobe Bryant Hogs His Way to Another Lakers Win
Kobe Bryant isn’t slowing down despite his injured right hand, scoring 39 points to lead the just above average Los Angeles Lakers in their 97-90 win over the Golden State Warriros, his third straight 30 point game in four nights, while the Lakers go 2-1 in these games.