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PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:26 am    Post subject: March 11th: Heady win for Lakers. :)

Heady win for Lakers
L.A. snaps losing streak vs. Spurs
By Ross Siler, Staff Writer

•Photo Gallery: 3/9: Lakers vs. Spurs

SAN ANTONIO - The disclaimer has to come first, before anyone gets too carried away with what happened Friday, that the San Antonio Spurs were playing their fourth game in five nights, the toughest test for an NBA team.

They also were playing the second game of a back-to-back set, much like the Detroit Pistons were when they came to Staples Center last Saturday, a case of what Lakers coach Phil Jackson so often calls "attrition of scheduling."

With that out of the way, the Lakers now have beaten both of last season's NBA Finals teams in the last week, taking care of the Spurs 100-92 at AT&T Center and showing signs of coming together with 19 games left in the season.

It was the Lakers' first victory over the Spurs in seven games since Shaquille O'Neal was traded and came in one of the toughest places in the NBA to win. The defending champion Spurs have gone 26-4 at home this season and were 38-3 last season.

The good feelings afterward in the locker room were such that assistant coach Brian Shaw felt the need to alert the media to BREAKING NEWS. Something that had to be in the paper this morning.

After years of debate, Shaw and forward Devean George finally had measured the size of each other's heads. It was official: George's was bigger by three-quarters of an inch, and everybody could now put the championship days behind them.

The Lakers could be forgiven for feeling a little big-headed Friday, when they had five players finish in double figures and moved into sole possession of seventh place in the Western Conference after the Hornets' loss to Indiana.

"We're starting to play with more of a purpose," Kobe Bryant said, "and having a clear concept of what we're trying to accomplish out there."
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:27 am    Post subject:

Lakers notes: 'Young bull' a learner
By Ross Siler, Staff Writer

SAN ANTONIO - Kwame Brown turned 24 on Friday, young by one NBA standard, old by another, and didn't hesitate when asked which he felt more like on his birthday.

"Young bull," Brown said.

If Brown had gone to college for four years, like players of a previous era, he would be a rookie in the league right now. Instead, Brown turned pro out of high school, was the No. 1 overall pick, and is nearing the conclusion of his fifth season.

As hard as progress has been to measure with Brown, who came into Friday averaging 5.9 points and 5.8 rebounds in his first season with the Lakers, Phil Jackson did not seem to think he is anything close to a fully formed player.

"He's just a learner," Jackson said. "He's in his learner phase. We marvel sometimes at his game. He plays great at moments. At other moments, he'll miss a shot you'd think that no one could miss.

"He has great reactions at times, but at other times he looks like he's nailed to the floor. It's a consistency that we're looking for out of his performance. But we know that the ingredients are there, that he likes to play, that he likes basketball."

Jackson added that he doesn't expect Brown to have a breakthrough moment on the court, rather a gradual process of getting better. Jackson has said before that he believes it takes five years in the NBA for a player to become a true professional.

"I don't think it's going to be an overnight sensation, the angel is going to strike him and he's going to suddenly be doing things that make all the difference in the world," Jackson said.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:29 am    Post subject:

Lakers Savor End of Streak
They beat Spurs for the first time since Fisher's miracle, 100-92, despite an off night by Bryant.
By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
March 11, 2006

SAN ANTONIO — It hadn't happened since Derek Fisher and 0.4 of a second were intertwined forever in Laker lore, almost two years having come and gone since the last Laker victory in San Antonio.

It occurred again Friday, the dramatic playoff flair not quite there but the timing nearly impeccable, the Lakers beating the Spurs, convincingly, six days after topping Detroit and six weeks from a playoff appearance if this caliber of play continues.


The final score was 100-92, Lakers, and it wasn't even that close at SBC Center.

The Lakers did it by out-Spurring the Spurs, crushing them in points in the paint, 56-26, and outrebounding them, 43-35. The Lakers had 11 offensive rebounds, the Spurs only five.

Kobe Bryant had an off night — 29 points on 11-for-29 shooting — but Smush Parker was there with 18 points, and Lamar Odom had 13 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and even Kwame Brown stepped into the fray with 10 points, eight rebounds and commendable post defense on Tim Duncan.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:32 am    Post subject:

The sites not working well making this a chore.

Heres the link to LG2 backup Lakers in the News.

http://s14.invisionfree.com/LG2/index.php?showtopic=310
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