Los Angeles Lakers
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Lakers' small guys pummel big guys in scrimmage...forwards and centers, 145-100. Ron Artest, who led the Lakers 'small' men to a 'Turkey Trot' victory over the big men Thursday, drives against Mavericks forward Shawn Marion in a game earlier this season. (Christine Cotter / Los Angeles... In this article: Lakers, Ron Artest, Phil Jackson, DJ Mbenga, Sasha Vujacic, Los Angeles Times, Shawn Marion, Adam Morrison, Josh Powell, and Jordan Farmar |
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Kobe scores 34 in Lakers' 100-90 win over Knicks
...night. Ron Artest scored 17 points for the Lakers, who took control of their eighth win in 10 meetings with New York by scoring 17 consecutive points in the third while holding the Knicks scoreless for nearly 7½ minutes. Andrew Bynum...
In this article: New York Knicks, Los Angeles, Andrew Bynum, New York, Wilson Chandler, Nate Robinson, Danilo Gallinari, and Mike D'Antoni
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Los Angeles Times | 3 days ago
Lakers' cruise gets a little choppy
...entire fourth. But the reserves got sloppy and careless and that forced Lakers Coach Phil Jackson to bring starters Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest back into the game with 5:02 left and the Lakers' lead sliced to 14 points. It eventually got...
In this article: Lakers, New York Knicks, Phil Jackson, Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, Sasha Vujacic, NBA, Wilson Chandler, Shannon Brown, and Pau Gasol
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AP Online | November 15, 2009
Lakers booed at home in 101-91 loss to Rockets
...lead before trailing 54-52 at the break. Bryant and Artest carried the Lakers to an 18-6 lead before Brooks' and Budinger's shooting rallied the Rockets within six points after the first quarter. NOTES: Lakers coach Phil Jackson said C Pau...
In this article: Trevor Ariza, NBA, Derek Fisher, Phil Jackson, Ron Artest, and Lamar Odom
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L.A. Times - Basketball | November 14, 2009
Lakers' Ron Artest loses Round 1 to Denver's Carmelo Anthony
Lakers' Ron Artest loses Round 1 to Denver's Carmelo Anthony The physical Artest, signed by Lakers in part to defend strong small forwards like Anthony and LeBron James, is burdened by foul trouble and burned for 25 points by Anthony in...
In this article: Carmelo Anthony, Ron Artest, Lakers, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Trevor Ariza, Denver Nuggets, Phil Jackson, Paul Pierce, and Wayne Gretzky
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New York Post | 3 days ago
Artest: Free agents 'scared' of NY
...the media and [bleep] everyone that's putting pressure on them. "That's the one thing I hear from the players recently," added Artest, who signed with the Lakers in July. "People don't want to play in New York. They fear having a bad game,...
In this article: Ron Artest, Knicks, New York, Lakers, LeBron James, Phil Jackson, Donnie Walsh, Amare Stoudemire, and Frederic Weis
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L.A. Times - Sports1 | November 11, 2009
VIDEO: Lakers' Ron Artest talks about Pacquiao vs. Cotto
VIDEO: Lakers' Ron Artest talks about Pacquiao vs. Cotto Lakers forward Ron Artest stopped by Manny Pacquiao's workout at Wild Card Gym in Hollywood recently and talked to The Times about the Pacquiao bout Saturday vs. world welterweight...
In this article: Ron Artest, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Lakers, CC Sabathia, Magic Johnson, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and New York Yankees
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AP Online | November 13, 2009
'Melo gets better of Artest as Nuggets whip Lakers
...physically stand up to him." Artest and the Lakers didn't have to worry about 'Melo much in the first half as he picked up three personal fouls and sat out the final 4½ minutes of the second quarter. And Anthony didn't have to worry...
In this article: Ron Artest, Denver Nuggets, Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, Denver, Michael Jordan, and Andrew Bynum
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The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. The Lakers are the current NBA champions after defeating the Orlando Magic in the Finals 4 games to 1. Basketball expert John Hollinger of ESPN ranked the Lakers as the greatest NBA franchise of all time.
The Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2008–09 season) the most wins (2,970), the highest winning percentage (61.7%), the most NBA Finals appearances (30), the second fewest non-playoff seasons with five (San Antonio Spurs have four), and the second-most NBA championships with 15, behind the Boston Celtics' 17. They also hold the record for compiling the longest consecutive win streak (33) in U.S. professional team sports (also an NBA record) in the 1971–72 season. 14 Hall of Famers have played for the Lakers, while four Hall of Famers (John Kundla, Bill Sharman, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson) have coached the team. Four Lakers (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for a total of 8 MVP awards.
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