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Lakers' Andrew Bynum making All-Star push
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Center is close to joining Toronto's Chris Bosh as the only players in the league averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Center is close to joining Toronto's Chris Bosh as the only players in the league averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Kobe and Lakers strictly above board in rout of Thunder
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NBA champions and their show-biz fans put on quite a show, with Bryant setting the tone by making a spectacular basket from behind the backboard.
The two days the Lakers had off left them well-rested.
Lakers owner Jerry Buss cautiously optimistic on labor front
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Buss says he recognizes the potential for collective-bargaining trouble in the summer of 2011 but is hopeful that the NBA and its players can get a deal done.
Lakers owner Jerry Buss didn't want to predict the future for the NBA regarding its labor issues, but he knows...
Lakers roll past the Thunder, 101-85
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Kobe Bryant scores 26 points, making two hard-to-imagine shots early while big men Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol add 25 and 15 points, respectively.
Lakers owner Jerry Buss feels like team 'is on a roll'
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His only concern is that the franchise has the NBA's largest player payroll at $91.3 million, plus potentially owing $21.4 million in luxury taxes.
Lakers owner Jerry Buss summed up his present-day demeanor with one sentence.
Up next for Lakers: Sunday vs. Oklahoma City
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Lakers barely beat the Thunder this month at Oklahoma City and figure to have their hands full against Kevin Durant and former UCLA star Russell Westbrook.
Lakers tonight VS. OKLAHOMA CITY When: 6:30.
Defense, turnovers top Lakers Coach Phil Jackson's list of concerns
9 days ago by
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Initially reluctant to offer a state-of-the-team assessment so early in season, Jackson allows that 'I'm not real happy with our defense,' and adds, 'turnovers is another thing I'm always focused on.'
At first, Lakers Coach Phil Jackson was unwilling...
Lakers center Andrew Bynum misses another practice
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He says his sprained right ankle will not stop him from playing Sunday evening against Oklahoma City, but Coach Phil Jackson isn't so sure.
Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic buys W Hollywood Residences condo.
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The condominium, in the $350-million development at Hollywood and Vine, has two bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms.
Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic has purchased a unit at the W Hollywood Residences.
Victories coming at a high price for owner Jerry Buss
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Forget the injuries to Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol, the Lakers have the highest payroll in the NBA, with $91.3 million in player salaries and $21.4 million in luxury tax.
The Lakers don't have the NBA's best record this season, but they lead the league in something...
Lakers' Lamar Odom leads from the bench
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His change of heart about sixth-man role should energize a mostly ineffective reserve unit.
Lamar Odom wasn't entirely thrilled when he found out he was no longer a starter last year in training camp, saying Lakers Coach Phil Jackson was "out of his . . . mind"...
Pau Gasol's return should help Lakers soar
10 days ago by
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Text messages from press row ...
As amusing as it was seeing Pau Gasol on "CSI: Miami," it was better seeing him back on the court Thursday night. . . .
A happy return for Lakers' Pau Gasol
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He has 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, a rout of the Bulls.
The never-ending "hamstring watch" finally ended. Pau Gasol was back.
Five years later, Ron Artest recalls the Brawl at the Palace
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Now with the Lakers, Artest says the melee wasn't his fault and he should get some of the $5 million he lost during a 73-game suspension.
Five years ago Thursday, Ron Artest was a part of one of the worst brawls in sports history when he and his Indiana Pacers teammates...
For all he does, Gasol doesn't get much love
10 days ago by
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The World's Tallest Actor With Bed Hair And Braces returned to his day job Thursday, back to the Lakers and the season's most pressing question.
Lakers vs. Bulls in-game report
11 days ago by
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Can't catch the game on TV? Join us here for updates throughout the game by Times reporters Mike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner.
Pau Gasol's freelancing: Buss has a stand, what's yours?
11 days ago by
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When is too much basketball too much? In a men's room interview, the Lakers' owner allows as how he thinks Gasol overdid it in the off-season.
When is too much basketball too much? In a men's room interview, the Lakers' owner allows as how he thinks Gasol...
Up next for Lakers: Thursday vs. Chicago
11 days ago by
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The Bulls are led by second-year point guard Derrick Rose.
Lakers tonight VS. CHICAGO When: 7:30.
Chicago could try to blame road woes on the circus
11 days ago by
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Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends on the day of his self-designated 'Lakers game of the week.' The Lakers play host to Chicago tonight.
Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends on the day of his self...
Pau Gasol says he will play Thursday
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The All-Star's hamstring has healed enough to enable him to make his season debut against the Bulls.
The All-Star's hamstring has healed enough to enable him to make his season debut against the Bulls.
Kwame Brown reflects on time with Lakers
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Now backing up Ben Wallace in Detroit, Brown is happy for his former teammates and is pleased with Andrew Bynum's progress.
Did the Lakers send a championship ring to Kwame Brown?
Pau Gasol should be back Thursday
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Gasol, now an actor as well, feeling less pain in his hamstring.
In his acting debut, Pau Gasol died of a brain injury as a character on Monday night's episode of "CSI: Miami."
Lakers almost let it get away
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Second unit struggles against Pistons, but L.A. ends losing streak at two.
It's not comparable to the Lakers' 33-game winning streak in 1971-72 or the Boston Celtics' string of eight consecutive championships in the 1950s and '60s, but a curious little Lakers...
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