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• Lakers-Clippers playoff roundtable: Which L.A. team has the best shot to advance?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Who tanked to avoid playing whom in the NBA playoffs is last week's news. The Lakers and Clippers enter Game 5 of their series in pure survival mode.
  Share • June 1, 2021 at 4:50 AM
• Lakers-Clippers playoff roundtable: Which L.A. team has the best shot to advance?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Who tanked to avoid playing whom in the NBA playoffs is last week's news. The Lakers and Clippers enter Game 5 of their series in pure survival mode.
  Share • June 1, 2021 at 4:50 AM
• Lakers prepare for possibility that Anthony Davis might sit out Game 5 vs. Suns
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  The All-Star big man is questionable for Tuesday night's game in Phoenix after an MRI on Monday confirmed his strained groin, but a quick comeback seems dubious...
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• Lakers preparing for all options with Anthony Davis questionable for Game 5
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  An MRI confirms Anthony Davis has a groin strain and he's questionable for the Lakers-Suns Game 5 on Tuesday in Phoenix. Lakers to plan accordingly.
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• Lakers' Davis (groin) questionable for Game 5
  From the Web › ESPN
  There is not great optimism within the Los Angeles Lakers organization that Anthony Davis will be able to play in Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns due to a groin injury...
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• Anthony Davis injury: Lakers star questionable with groin strain for Game 5 vs. Suns
  From the Web › USA Today
  The Lakers have listed Anthony Davis as questionable for Game 5 vs. the Suns after an MRI taken on Monday confirmed that he has a strained left groin...
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• Lakers, Clippers are on opposite ends of the playoff roller coaster
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  It wouldn't be a surprise to either see these two in the West finals, a matchup the basketball world has been salivating for over the last two years — or for them...
  Share • May 31, 2021 at 2:50 PM
• Emmanuel Acho: Lakers' concern level is high after dropping Game 4 to Suns | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Emmanuel Acho and Marcellus Wiley discuss their concern levels for the Los Angeles Lakers after dropping Game 4 to the Phoenix Suns. Hear why Acho believes with the loss...
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• CP3, Suns beat Lakers 100-92, even series after Davis hurt
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams initially planned to sit Chris Paul for Game 4 against the Lakers. A persistent shoulder injury had reduced the point guard to a...
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• Report: Anthony Davis unlikely to play Game 5 after exiting with groin strain Sunday
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Not great for the Lakers.
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• Colin Cowherd on Lakers' Game 4 loss: ‘The perfect days for LeBron James are over' | THE HERD
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Colin Cowherd reacts to Game 4 for the Los Angeles Lakers. A lot changed for the Lakers over the weekend after Anthony Davis left the floor due to an injury, leaving...
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• Chris Broussard talks the Los Angeles Clippers' comeback in Dallas, concerns for LeBron's Lakers without AD I THE HERD
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Chris Broussard joins Colin Cowherd to discuss his concerns for the Los Angeles Lakers after losing Game 4 to the Phoenix Suns and Anthony Davis to a groin injury. He...
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• LeBron James 'ready for the challenge' of replacing Anthony Davis if injury leaves Lakers shorthanded
  From the Web › Sporting News
  LeBron James may be asked to do a little more than usual on Tuesday night for the Lakers as Anthony Davis deals with a groin injury. If that's the case, then LeBron is...
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• Chris Broussard: It's a lot to ask for LeBron James to carry the Lakers with no AD at this stage in his career I UNDISPUTED
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night, evening the series at 2-2 and taking back home court advantage. However, the biggest concern for Los Angeles is...
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• Report: Anthony Davis likely to miss Lakers-Suns Game 5
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  The Lakers lost Anthony Davis to a second-quarter groin injury then Game 4 to the Suns yesterday.
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• Shannon Sharpe: Losing Anthony Davis means LeBron James has to carry the Lakers' world this series I UNDISPUTED
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night, evening the series at 2-2 and taking back home court advantage. However, the biggest concern for the Lakers is...
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• NBA betting: How have the odds shifted after Lakers' Game 4 loss and Anthony Davis' injury?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers are underdogs in Game 5 at Phoenix.
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• Nick Wright: LeBron & Lakers don't need Anthony Davis to defeat the Suns | FIRST THINGS FIRST
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Anthony Davis is out with another injury after he left the game with a Grade 1 groin strain. The Los Angeles Lakers went on to lose Game 4 of the series agains the...
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• Chris Paul with a 2-pointer vs the Los Angeles Lakers
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  Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns) with a 2-pointer vs the Los Angeles Lakers, 05/30/2021
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• Lakers lose Game 4 and Anthony Davis
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  While Atlanta and Brooklyn moved one step closer to the second round, the Lakers dropped into a 2-2 deadlock and lost one of their stars. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY...
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• Even without Anthony Davis, Lakers remain confident they can beat Suns
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It's unclear if Lakers star Anthony Davis will play in Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns, but his teammates remain confident they can win without him.
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• Elliott: LeBron James' load gets heavier with Anthony Davis' health in doubt
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Anthony Davis' strained groin could put added pressure on Lakers star LeBron James, who has shouldered the burden before. Can he do it again at age 36?
  Share • May 31, 2021 at 3:50 AM
• A new generation is rising in this year's NBA playoffs
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  While LeBron James and Kevin Durant still grab the spotlight, the players who will dominate the NBA in the next decade are starting to emerge Ja Morant has emerged as a...
  Share • May 31, 2021 at 2:50 AM
• Anthony Davis to play, Caldwell-Pope out for Lakers in Game 4
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Chris Paul will play for the Suns.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 11:50 PM
• Devin Booker with an and one vs the Los Angeles Lakers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) with an and one vs the Los Angeles Lakers, 05/30/2021
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 9:50 PM
• Game Recap: Suns 100, Lakers 92
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Led by Chris Pauls 18 points and nine assists, the No. 2 seed Suns defeated the No. 7 seed Lakers, 100-92, in Game 4. Devin Booker (17 points, seven rebounds, five...
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 9:50 PM
• Suns reclaim momentum from Lakers thanks to their never-quit characteristics
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Where does this stern belief and resoluteness — which exudes largely from a team that's inexperienced — come from? It's developed out of love for coach Monty...
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 8:50 PM
• Alexander: Expect LeBron James to assume more of Lakers' burden
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Anthony Davis' groin strain will be reevaluated on Monday, but his team might have to play without him in a pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday night in Phoenix.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 7:50 PM
• Opinion: Can LeBron James carry Los Angeles Lakers in NBA playoffs without Anthony Davis?
  From the Web › USA Today
  If the LA Lakers failed to win Game 4 without Anthony Davis, it is fair to wonder if they can win their NBA playoff series against the Phoenix Suns...
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• Marc Gasol shows poise, urges confidence after Lakers' Game 4 loss
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Gasol had 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in 23 minutes in Sunday's 100-92 loss to the Suns, bringing some second-half life to a Lakers team lost in...
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• 'These shoulders were built for a reason': LeBron ready for challenge if AD can't go
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Lakers lost Anthony Davis and Game 4, but LeBron James isn't about to back down.
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• Top plays from Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Top plays from Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns, 05/30/2021
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• 3 takeaways: Lakers lose Game 4 as Suns tie series, 2-2
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Three takeaways from the Los Angeles Lakers' Game 4 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
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• Lakers' Davis reportedly day-to-day with groin injury, status for Game 5 'unclear'
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  The history of Davis with this injury is not good for the Lakers.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 6:50 PM
• Chris Paul's return to form sparks Suns past Lakers in Game 4
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  After being hampered for much of the previous three games with a right shoulder contusion, Paul leads Phoenix with 18 points, nine assists, three steals and no turnovers...
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 5:50 PM
• Source: AD day-to-day after early Game 4 exit
  From the Web › ESPN
  Anthony Davis missed the second half of the Lakers' 100-92 loss to the Suns on Sunday with a strained left groin. He is considered day-to-day, a source told...
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 4:50 PM
• Anthony Davis injures groin and Suns beat Lakers in Game 4 to even series
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Davis suffers a left groin strain late in the first half, and the Suns take advantage of his absence after halftime on their way to a 100-92 victory on Sunday afternoon...
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 3:50 PM
• Sources: Lakers' Antetokounmpo away from team
  From the Web › ESPN
  Los Angeles Lakers forward Kostas Antetokounmpo, the younger brother of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, has been away from the team attending to a personal matter...
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• NBA playoff tracker: Nets superstars crush Celtics; Suns tie series as Lakers lose Anthony Davis
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Boston Celtics could not recreate their Game 3 magic, as the Brooklyn Nets' superstar trio of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden took the wind out of a...
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• Suns 100; Lakers 92: Anthony Davis misses second half of Game 4 loss with groin muscle injury
  From the Web › USA Today
  Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis missed the second half of Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday after straining his left groin muscle...
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• Running Diary: Lakers 92 | Suns 100 (05/30/21)
  From the Web › Lakers.com
  Below is a running diary of the Lakers against the Suns, taking you through game day from start to finish.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 3:50 PM
• Postgame Notes: Lakers 92, Suns 100 (Game 4 - 5/30/21)
  From the Web › Lakers.com
  Lakers fell behind in the second half and made a run late in the 4th quarter, but couldn't make up the deficit to fall 92-100.
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• Lakers lose Anthony Davis to injury, Game 4 to Suns
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  Anthony Davis didn't come out for the second half. The Suns sure did.
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• Anthony Davis injury update: Lakers star unlikely to play in Game 5
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Davis left for the locker room in the first half of LA's Game 4 loss to Phoenix. He did not return to the game.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 2:50 PM
• Lakers lose Anthony Davis to injury, then Game 4 to Suns
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers lost Anthony Davis to injury during a Game 4 loss to Phoenix on Sunday at Staples Center that leaves the best-of-seven first-round playoff series tied...
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• Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis misses second half of Game 4 vs. Phoenix Suns with groin muscle injury
  From the Web › USA Today
  Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis missed the second half of Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday after straining his left groin muscle...
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• Lakers lose Anthony Davis to injury, then Game 4 to Suns
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Lakers lost Anthony Davis to injury during a Game 4 loss to Phoenix on Sunday at Staples Center that leaves the best-of-seven first-round playoff series tied...
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• Lakers look to take stranglehold on series with Suns
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Los Angeles Lakers aim to push the visiting Phoenix Suns to the brink of elimination on Sunday afternoon when the clubs play Game 4 of their Western Conference...
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• Suns at Lakers: Key storylines entering Game 4
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Looking at the key storylines for Game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns in a game with high stakes.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 12:50 PM
• Anthony Davis to play, Caldwell-Pope out for Lakers in Game 4
  From the Web › ProBasketballTalk
  Anthony Davis will play for the Lakers on Sunday in Game 4 despite calf issues, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is out, bad news for the Lakers' defense.
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• Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out, Anthony Davis in for Lakers' Game 4 against the Suns
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Lakers-Suns Game 4 injury updates: A knee injury will keep the Lakers' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sidelined, but Anthony Davis is OK to play.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 11:50 AM
• Lakers-Suns live updates: Game 4 of the NBA first-round playoff series
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Follow along for live Game 4 updates between the Lakers and the Suns in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 10:50 AM
• Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James: The key stats you need to know in the GOAT debate
  From the Web › Sporting News
  There is an argument to be made for putting James over Jordan, and James' case only grew stronger after he led the Lakers past the Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 8:50 AM
• Lakers injury updates: Will Anthony Davis, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope play in Game 4 vs. Suns?
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Here are the latest updates on Davis and Caldwell-Pope ahead of Game 4.
  Share • May 30, 2021 at 8:50 AM
• Lakers vs. Suns, Game 4, Three Things to Know: May 30, 2021
  From the Web › Lakers.com
  LAL take on PHX in Game 4 of their Round 1 series.
  Share • May 29, 2021 at 7:50 PM
• Lakers' Wesley Matthews is ready for a larger role if needed
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers' Wesley Matthews is prepared to continue playing more minutes with teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope battling a quadriceps injury.
  Share • May 29, 2021 at 5:50 PM
• Lakers' Wesley Matthews is ready for a larger role if needed
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Lakers' Wesley Matthews is prepared to continue playing more minutes with teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope battling a quadriceps injury.
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• Lakers' Anthony Davis says 'no chance' he sits out Game 4 with knee injury
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Lakers big man is dealing with a left knee sprain that will have him as 'questionable' for Sunday's game against the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center
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• Anthony Davis after injuring knee in Game 3: 'There's no chance that I don't play' in Game 4
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers star thinks Sunday's matchup against the Suns will be "the biggest game of the series."
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• Lakers' Anthony Davis vows to play Game 4 against Suns despite questionable status
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Anthony Davis and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are questionable for the Lakers-Suns Game 4 on Sunday, but Davis said Saturday "there's no chance that I don't play...
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• LeBron James says Wesley Matthews deserves game ball for Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LeBron James praised Wesley Matthews for his performance in the Los Angeles Lakers' Game 3 win.
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• LeBron James, Lakers sound off on Devin Booker shoving Dennis Schroder
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers did not like Devin Booker shoving Dennis Schroder in mid-air in Game 3.
  Share • May 28, 2021 at 9:50 PM
• Lakers say Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's knee injury is not serious
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  An MRI reveals the 28-year-old guard – who has been the primary defender against Suns All-Star Devin Booker during the first-round series – has a bruise but...
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• LeBron goes into attack mode, Lakers follow him to Game 3 win over Suns
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  "LeBron was in the paint it seemed like the whole third quarter." —Monty Williams
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• Lakers injury update: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has no structural damage to quad
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the Lakers' top wing defender, is hoping to play in Game 4 on Sunday after an MRI exam showed no major damage to his left quadriceps.
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• Lakers injury update: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has no structural damage to quad
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the Lakers' top wing defender, is hoping to play in Game 4 on Sunday after an MRI exam showed no major damage to his left quadriceps.
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• Lakers' KCP day-to-day with left knee contusion
  From the Web › ESPN
  An MRI on Los Angeles' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Friday showed no tear to his injured left leg, leaving the Lakers guard day-to-day heading into Sunday's Game 4 vs...
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• Basketball-Gasol reaches Euroleague final as Barca edge Milan
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  COLOGNE, Germany -Double NBA champion Pau Gasol reached the first Euroleague final of his trophy-laden career as Barcelona edged Armani Milan 84-82 in a riveting clash...
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• Marcellus Wiley: Lakers proved that they really are champions in Game 3 win over Suns | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho sit down to discuss the Los Angeles Lakers' dominant win over the Phoenix Suns in Game 3. Hear why Marcellus believes that the Lakers...
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• NBA's mercurial Morris twins now have an L.A. story. They'd love a Hollywood ending
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers' Markieff Morris and Clippers' Marcus Morris, used to fighting to achieve their goals, are hoping to remain in L.A. while vying for titles.
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• Auburn, Bruce Pearl watching NBA to learn how to use size on court
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Bruce Pearl has the tallest roster since arriving at Auburn and is learning how to use all of that size by watching the Los Angeles Lakers.
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• The Lakers and Suns are getting under each other's skin
  From the Web › The Orange County Register
  Fans are the real winners as the first round series started to get heated in Staples Center Thursday night
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• Colin Cowherd: Lakers blew Suns off the floor in GM 3, Anthony Davis took over | THE HERD
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Colin Cowherd talks Los Angeles Lakers as they took the lead in their series against the Phoenix Suns. LeBron James shone in the leadership role, but Colin points our...
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• Cuttino Mobley discusses the Clippers' future with Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis I THE HERD
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Former NBA player Cuttino Mobley joins Colin Cowherd to discuss the Los Angeles Clippers' future as an organization if swept by the Dallas Mavericks and the comparison...
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• Chris Broussard: The Suns have no answer for the Lakers, this series is over | UNDISPUTED
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Chris Broussard joins Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless to discuss his biggest takeaways from the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Phoenix Suns in Game 3. Hear why...
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• Hernández: Lakers send Game 3 message: LeBron James and Co. are on the rise
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers, behind the play of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, dominated the Suns during the third quarter Thursday, showing signs of future dominance.
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• Sources: How Lakers have operated since reaching vaccine threshold
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Lakers reached the 85% vaccine threshold this week, opening up film sessions and team meals on their plane.
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• Chris Broussard: Phoenix got bullied by LeBron's Lakers in Game 3 | FIRST THINGS FIRST
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Chris Broussard is calling it: The playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns is over. LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the Lakers team in a...
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• Shannon Sharpe: I loved LeBron's aggression in Game 3 win vs. Suns, talks Jae Crowder matchup | UNDISPUTED
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Phoenix Suns could only score 95 points against the Los Angeles Lakers last night, allowing LA to take a 2-1 series lead. Jae Crowder, who lost to the Lakers in the...
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• Lakers Extend Lease at Staples Center, Then Defeat Suns
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Los Angeles Lakers played and won their first playoff game at Staples Center since 2013, on Thursday night in front of a season-high 7,825 fans in a building that...
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