What will post-Shaquille Lakers look like?
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The NBA enters unfamiliar territory in its first season after the breakup of the Los Angeles Lakers, unquestionably the league&#39;s marquee team for the past five years.
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Their blueprint, shaded in tones of silver, white and black, is based on defense, discipline and teamwork. The San Antonio Spurs have never wavered from it, making them the NBA's current standard of excellence.
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Before their bigger-than-life Christmas Day battle at the Staples Center, former teammates Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant finally agreed on something.
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A much awaited Christmas reunion between former Los Angeles Lakers teammates Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant finally arrives here Saturday like a gift from Santa for National Basketball Association fans.
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He's back, as you figured he would be. George Karl has returned to the NBA and, based on his track record, we should expect (a) the Denver Nuggets to embrace him and win for him now and (b) the Denver Nuggets to willingly drive him to Stapleton International Airport at some point down the road.
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By The Associated Press. Shaquille O&#39;Neal, who was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Miami Heat in the off-season, leads the Eastern Conference in early voting for the All-Star Game, and Yao Ming is No.
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While ABC and the N.B.A. are looking to Saturday's game between the Heat and Lakers as a potential ratings bonanza, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant seem ready to get it over with.
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Unable to set aside their differences in Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal will now be facing new challenges with teams on either side of the continent.
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(Sports Network) - It&#39;s not easy being a one-man show, just ask Kobe Bryant. Despite him performing quite well, Bryant&#39;s Lakers are just 3-4 heading into tonight&#39;s contest against Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, chats with center Shaquille O&#39;Neal (34) during a timeout in the final seconds of the fourth quarter quarter against the Miami Heat in Miami, in this Feb. 10, 2004 photo.
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So there was Kobe Bryant, fresh from a personal ownership briefing on the state of the Los Angeles Lakers, making his appearance courtside at Staples Center.
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New uniform, same Shaq. It took Shaquille O'Neal a mere 22 minutes to show how several NBA norms remain the same despite his recent change of address. Specifically, he can still dominate Yao Ming and Dikembe Mutombo, and his touch around the basket is as good as his foul shooting is poor.
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Steve Francis and Shaquille O&#39;Neal enjoyed big debuts with their new teams. Kobe Bryant found out he can&#39;t carry the Lakers all by himself.
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Kobe Bryant and the new Lakers had been searching for a signature victory, something to prove their revamped club still can play with the West&#39;s powers.
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When the Nets step onto the court at The Palace of Auburn Hills to take on the Pistons tonight, they will have a new look and a new outlook.
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Kobe Bryant gave the Los Angeles Lakers the perfect finish to a promising day. Bryant scored 46 points to help the Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors, 121-101, last night, hours after acquiring Pau Gasol in a trade with Memphis.
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The presumed point guard, Gary Payton, isn't here -- although we think he's coming. The power forward, Raef LaFrentz, is supposedly looking good in practice, even as he complains of soreness in his surgically repaired right knee. The acknowledged knucklehead from last year, Ricky Davis, &quot;has a target&quot; on his back, according to new coach Doc Rivers.