Because you knew how the Movie was going to play out, before you ever sat down. Lakers start out strong, build a lead in the 1st Q only to see it drop and lost in the 2nd Q. A quick resurgence to close out the 1st Half and a strong 3rd Q puts the Lakers up for good. Suns bring out the Zone, make the game close but in the end, business as usual. Here's my $10 bucks, for the Showtime.
- Lakers Gameday - Byrant, Artest lead Lakers to 99-95 win at Phoenix | Lakers.com
- Lakers 99, Suns 95: At the buzzer | ESPN LA
- Bryant, defense help lift Lakers | OC Register
- Bryant, Artest lead Lakers to 99-95 win at Phoenix | Yahoo! Sports
- Caught in the Web: Reactions to Lakers' 99-95 victory over Phoenix Suns | LA Times
- Lakers/Suns: A Recap and Links Hybrid | Forum Blue & Gold
Much more after the jump...
Lakers.com / NBA.com
- Lakers 99, Suns 95: Jan. 5 Running Diary | Lakers.com
- Lakers-Suns Notebook | NBA.com
- Griffin, Ibaka, Jennings and McGee set for Sprite Slam Dunk | NBA.com
ESPN / ESPN LA
- Kobe Bryant leads balanced Lakers effort in win vs Suns | ESPN
- Memphis Grizzlies ban gambling on team flights after fracas | ESPN
- Cleveland Cavaliers offer homeless man with radio-ready voice a job | ESPN
The Los Angeles Times
- Lakers vs Phoenix: Lakers' Artest comes up big in victory | LA Times
- Lakers have unobstructed view of the Pacific | LA Times
- Kobe Bryant passes Dominique Wilkins as NBA's 10th-leading scorer | LA Times
- Lamar Odom, wife Khloe Kardashian to film new reality show | LA Times
The Orange County Register
- Lakers 99, Suns 95 | OC Register
- Jackson considers matter with Artest closed | OC Register
- Kobe talks during anthem, Artest starts on wrong side and Gasol asserts self | OC Register
- Odom's reality is opportunity, not distraction | OC Register
- Where are these Lakers now? | OC Register
- Vujacic nets winning shot for Nets vs. Bulls | OC Register
- All-Star dunk field: Griffin, McGee, Ibaka, Jennings | OC Register
Yahoo! Sports / FoxSports.com
- NBA Recap from Jan. 5th | Yahoo! Sports
- Homeless man with velvety voice becomes star | Yahoo! Sports
ProBasketball Talk
- Baseline to Baseline recaps: Tom Thibodeau is good but still learning | ProBasketballTalk
- Celtics, Spurs prove the antidote to the L.A./Miami show | ProBasketballTalk
- Maybe revenue sharing isn’t the answer for owner, players | ProBasketballTalk
- Odom promises new reality show won’t be distraction | ProBasketballTalk
- Marvel at Amar’e Stoudemire | ProBasketballTalk
- It’s official: Blake Griffin to beat JaVale McGee, Serge Ibaka, Brandon Jennings in dunk contest | ProBasketballTalk
- Blake Griffin has some "things up my sleeve" for dunk contest | ProBasketballTalk
- Memphis ends gambling on flights | ProBasketballTalk
Dime Magazine
- Celtics vs. Spurs instant classic; The Machine takes Chicago down | Dime Magazine
- Phil Jackson: "I’m a boy toy? That’s terrific." | Dime Magazine
- Los Angeles Should Replace The Hollywood Sign With Blake Griffin | Dime Magazine
- Brandon Jennings has been ready for the dunk contest since birth | Dime Magazine
- Oregon’s Crazy New Basketball Court: Love It or Hate It? | Dime Magazine
- NBA’s Best New Ink: Brandon Jennings Edition | Dime Magazine
SLAM Online
Blogs and Other Links
- Now Playing: Lamar Odom as the NBA’s Most Famous Sixth Man | Lakers Nation
- What Blake Griffin Can Learn From Shannon Brown About the Dunk Contest | Lakers Nation
- Podcast: Voice of the Nation #110 | The Lakers Nation
- TLN’s Postgame Report: Lakers @ Suns – Just Like Old Times | The Lakers Nation
- Lakers fend off Suns | The Score
- Slam Dunk participants announced | The Score
- Vlad Rad finally responds to Phil Jackson | Blog Archive | The Basketball Jones
- Reality's a bitch | With-Malice
- Holding Court in Phoenix | Lake Show Life
- In reality, Odom is front and center | LA Daily News
- Lakers tested, but hold on against Phoenix | LA Daily News
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