Starring: A resting Laker squad readying to roll.
- BDL’s Playoff Previews, with the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- Lakers Pre-Playoff Injury Update " Lakers Blog
- Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum practices, says knee will hold up - ESPN Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Lakers have upper hand vs. the New Orleans Hornets - ESPN Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Lakers, GLAAD to work together; Kobe Bryant's sorry - ESPN Los Angeles
- The Triangle: Matchups, sputtering finishes and predictions - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Finally, it's time to get serious - LA Daily News
More after the jump...
Friday Practice InterviewsLakers.com
ESPN
- Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum practices, says knee will hold up
- Los Angeles Lakers have upper hand vs. the New Orleans Hornets
- Los Angeles Lakers, GLAAD to work together; Kobe Bryant's sorry
Land O Lakers
- Podkast: Lakers-Hornets preview with Hornets247.com
- Andrew Bynum looks good, Steve Blake looks "speckled" -- Practice video
- The Triangle: Matchups, sputtering finishes and predictions
LA Times
- Lakers FYI: Lakers center Andrew Bynum says he'll play Sunday despite hurt knee
- Mark Heisler on the NBA: Regular season was a too-long, decidedly strange trip . . . now, on to the playoffs!
- Phil Jackson downplays sentiments regarding retirement
- Phil Jackson's $75,000 fine for comments about a possible lockout shows NBA's heavy handedness
- Lakers health update: Andrew Bynum reports no pain, Matt Barnes and Ron Artest have knee injuries, Steve Blake will miss Game 1 of Lakers-Hornet series
- Lamar Odom admits he pondered quitting reality TV show
OC Register
- Kobe sacrificed whole season to be ready now
- Barnes ‘probable' Sunday despite lingering pain in right knee
- 3 keys to Hornets-Lakers series
LA Daily News
- LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Bynum braces for opener of series
- LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Finally, it's time to get serious
Pro Basketball Talk
- NBA playoff odds: Lakers, Heat are favorites. Of course.
- Video: Derrick Rose’s best plays of regular season
- 10 players without household names who can swing a series
- Trail Blazers, Knicks top list of upset specials
Lakers Nation
Yahoo Sports
- NBA Playoffs: Title picks
- NBA Playoffs: Surprises to watch for
- Video: The top 10 plays of the NBA season - Ball Don't Lie
- BDL’s Playoff Previews, with the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets - Ball Don't Lie
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