Tweet The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off their most impressive win of the season Sunday by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-96 behind a 21-point, 14-assist game from Kobe Bryant, but that wasn’t the only attention-grabbing thing from the game. Prior to tip-off, ABC’s cameras caught a shot of Thunder guard Russell Westbrook entering Staples [...]
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LOS ANGELES -- "Winning is fun," said Pau Gasol after the Lakers beat Oklahoma City 105-96 Sunday afternoon at Staples Center.
The Lakers (19-25) had a lot of fun against the 34-11 Thunder.
Even though it seems like things are upside-down in Lakerland with Gasol -- a four-time All Star -- is now a reserve; Steve Nash looking more like a shooting guard than a point guard...
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