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You don’t want to stress out about Kobe’s knee (he says he’s fine but people in the locker room thought he was walking gingerly). You don’t want to stress out about the bench play. Or the blown layups. You want to get in the holiday spirit, NBA style, so here are Skeets and Tas from [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="3937887"] Records: Lakers 22-4 (1st in West) Thunder 13-13 (9th in West) Offensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 107.8 (14th in league), Thunder 105.3 (21st in league) Defensive points per 100 possessions: Lakers 98.7 (1st in league) Thunder 104.7 (7th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="4179081"]  It’s not often that players in the NBA are able to find a true turn-around in perception and production. In 2004-2005, Lamar was struggling like most every other Lakers player. According 82games.com Lamar was not contributing in proportion with his salary. He totaled a 45.9 win% and had a Net48 (points allowed per 48 [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="7392014"] While Lakers fans are arguing over the franchise’s top 50 players, two really good things have appeared on the vast Internet worth discussing more. First is the rather silly “is Phil Jackson going to come back next year?” hand wringing. How the Los Angeles media deals with Phil Jackson versus the national media [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="4844844"] Shannon Brown is the crowd favorite. His dunks ignite the Lakers faithful like only Kobe with the game on the line can do — heck, they have their own Web site and twitter following. But more than that, he has shown potential on defense, potential under pressure situations. Shannon Brown, a relatively quiet [...]