Whew! Kobe's not hurt. I was falling asleep and that sure woke me up for good. Appreciate his durability, folks.
- Kobe: ‘I’m Bruce Willis, man’ - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Bryant On Knee: "I’m Fine." at Lakers.com BasketBlog
- Kobe Bryant gets 40 but gets hurt too in Lakers' narrow win -- latimes.com
- Behind the Box Score, where it's good to have Kobe on your side - Ball Don't Lie
- Pau Gasol's Lakers contract extension becomes official Wednesday -- latimes.com
MUCH MORE after the Jump...
Recaps, Post Games and Chats:
- Upset Loss, Kobe Injury Apocalypse Narrowly Averted - Silver Screen and Roll
- Road-weary Lakers get 40 from Kobe, topple Thunder - Game Recap - ESPN Los Angeles
- Kobe Bryant gets 40 but gets hurt too in Lakers' narrow win -- latimes.com
- Weary Lakers win | lakers, victory, play - Sports - The Orange County Register
- Lakers get scare from Thunder and about Bryant's knee - LA Daily News
- Forum Blue And Gold " Preview & Chat: The Oklahoma City Thunder
- TLN’s Postgame Report: Lakers vs. Thunder | The Lakers Nation
- Game Rewind: Control the Tempo – Lakers 111, Thunder 108 | Lakers of Fire
- Lakers, Kobe Survive Scare Vs Thunder | lakers-EDGE
- LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 12/22/09 | Thunder
- Notebook: Lakers Escape Bryant Knee Scare - Basketball News & NBA Rumors - HoopsWorld
ESPN Los Angeles:
- Lakers 111, Oklahoma City 108- A little slight of hand (and 40 points from Kobe) - Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Chat: Chat with Phil Jackson
- Chat: Chat with Pau Gasol - SportsNation
- Chat: Chat with Derek Fisher - SportsNation
- Chat: Chat with Jordan Farmar
- Chat: Chat with Jeanie Buss
- Thunder Ready To Take Next Step - Daily Dime - ESPN
Lakers.com BasketBlog:
The Los Angeles Times:
- Lakers are giving more of the same, but better
- Pau Gasol's Lakers contract extension becomes official Wednesday
- Lakers are Sports Illustrated's franchise of the decade | Lakers Blog
The Orange County Register:
- Kobe: ‘I’m Bruce Willis, man’ - Lakers blog
- Odom works on making second unit better - Lakers blog
- Practice makes perfect, at least in Jackson’s eyes - Lakers blog
The LA Daily News:
Other Lakers Links:
- Lakers Decade of Dominance – Here’s the friggin Proof! | Lakers Nation
- Can The Lakers Compete With The NBA Elite? | Lake Show Life | A Los Angeles Lakers Blog
- NBA: Can Anyone Catch the Lakers? - Yahoo! Sports
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Best offseason signing, Dwyane Wade-Pat Riley feud, more NBA news - NBA - SI.com
Other writers are included in this post, but check this out:
"Chris Mannix: I'm going to declare co-winners in the "best" category: Artest and Trevor Ariza (Rockets). We have all dissected the Artest acquisition from every angle, but with the calendar about to turn to 2010, the Lakers have a solid offense, the top-ranked defense and, oh yeah, the best record in basketball. You can't argue with that." -
Remember him saying this? Hilarious. Guess Ron made him come around. How are those Spurs looking?
- Lakers prove dominance in NBA Power Rankings - Chris Mannix - SI.com
- NBA Courtside Blog - Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers, 12/22/2009
OKC Thunder Links:
- Lakers escape Thunder's upset bid 111-108 | NewsOK.com
- Game 27 Recap: Los Angeles Lakers 110, Oklahoma City 108 - Welcome to Loud City
- The Lakers beat Oklahoma City by three for a second time | Daily Thunder.com
- 1. Thunder Ready To Take Next Step - Daily Dime - ESPN
- Thunder earning an ‘A’ in chemistry | NewsOK.com
- Thunder acquires Eric Maynor from Utah | NewsOK.com
- Maynor trade gives Jazz better leverage - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Implications of Maynor deal far-reaching - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Thunder notebook: Eric Maynor to get a crash course | NewsOK.com
Audio/Video:
- Thunder -at- Lakers - 12/22 - HD Highlights | Flash | JD2K Lakers Video Highlights
- LAKERS: Thunder vs. Lakers Highlights
- LAKERS: Lakers Post Game Lock Talk
- Video: Christmas Day Special – Two Worlds | The Lakers Nation
- KB24 — Blog — MVPuppets are back..
- 710 ESPN Los Angeles Live
- ESPN NBA Today
- The Basketball Jones
- The Dan Patrick Show
Kevin McHale compares Jordan and Kobe; talks about Bird