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Up Next: A Double Serving of West Coast Scrubbery

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I don't know if you've heard, but there are NBA teams in California aside from the Lakers. It's easy enough to overlook them. Collectively the Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings are as much a source of California pride as O.J. Simpson or the state's credit rating. It's possible those three franchises exist solely to supply the Lakers with short road trips and easy wins. I'm told the league is one great conspiracy to ensure Laker championships, so I guess I'd be naïve to doubt this hypothesis.

Tonight and tomorrow, the Lakers get to snack on these tasty treats. First up in Oakland are the Golden State Warriors, followed by a visit to the state capital to face the Kings. A pair of easy wins, right? Right. I mean... probably? No, not really. I think we know by now that these are the circumstances under which the Lakers' attention starts to wander, which means one or both of these games will be closer than we'd like. The Kings especially tend to annoy by not actually rolling over when they're supposed to. I wish they'd stop that.

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The Credits: "Tough Guy (?)"

 

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Gentry Goes Godzilla as Lakers Lash Suns: Running Diary

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Don't have high hopes for this game. It actually seems to me that the Lakers are playing plenty hard (of course, they can always play harder), but it's the execution that is lacking. So all the Lakers have to do is play hard and they'll win? Doesn't smell right to me. I want to see Ron-Ron pitch in offensively in the flow of the triangle, and I want to see the Lakers hit half of their threes. And throw in some competent defense. That's all I want.

Starting lineup graphics are always so goofy. There's got to be a cooler way to display the starters than cutting out their heads and pasting them in a line.

"Stu's Views" says to watch for Farmar/Brown vs Dragic/Dudley. Ew.

John Ireland tells me that Phoenix has one game this week. The Suns are getting PAID this game, if you calculate their salaries on a per game basis.

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The Credits: "Balance of Power"

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Lakers go to work to get much needed win over the Suns

Phoenix Suns' Jason Richardson (23) holds back head coach Alvin Gentry during the second half of an NBA basketball game Los Angeles Lakers Friday, March 12, 2010, in Phoenix.  Gentry was ejected from the game. The Lakers won 102-96. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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2 days ago: Phoenix Suns' Jason Richardson (23) holds back head coach Alvin Gentry during the second half of an NBA basketball game Los Angeles Lakers Friday, March 12, 2010, in Phoenix. Gentry was ejected from the game. The Lakers won 102-96. (AP Photo/Matt York)

It wasn't easy, and it wasn't pretty, but the Lakers just got a victory against a good team on their home floor.  Considering the depths to which the Lakers have sunk in the past couple weeks, no road victory should be looked down upon.  The Phoenix Suns came in boasting impressive form, but some strong defense, combined with bouts of decent offensive execution, were enough for the Lakers to build big leads twice, and hold on to the W, 102-96.

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Lakers-Suns Open Thread

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Shaq still plays for the Suns, right? It'll be important for Andrew Bynum to keep him out of the post tonight without getting into foul trouble. I'm also worried about Raja Bell's three-point shooting.

(Teeing these thread posts up two years in advance is a real time-saver.)

Reacquaint yourself with alcohol whenever someone mentions:

Come on in and have a seat.

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Tonight the Lakers Head South by Southwest

Well, look who hasn't disappeared down the lottery hole. It's the Phoenix Suns, who despite surrendering headline space to sexier Western Conference teams are still chugging toward the playoffs. On January 26, they lost at home to Charlotte to fall to 26-21. It was their 8th loss in 11 games, and it looked at that point as if they were ready to pack it up, trade Amare Stoudemire for whatever they could get and call it a season. Surprise, surprise: they've instead gone 14-4 since then. Amare's still on the payroll, and Phoenix is in a de facto tie for the fifth seed in the West. That's some nice work.

Tonight they welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to US Airways Center. As you've probably heard, the Lakers have been stanky bad on the road lately. In calendar year 2010, they've lost 11 of 19 away from Staples. Their last road win was on Kobe Bryant's dagger three in Memphis in his first game back from injury. How long ago does that feel?

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The Credits:  "Confidence"

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starring what the Lakers need to take away from opponents.

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