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Starring: The happiest Lakers team I've seen this season. Kobe Bryant banked a free throw in the closing minutes of their win over the Blazers after Matt Barnes dared him too. Kobe couldn't stop smiling. And he wouldn't, even after the game was over, looking like a college kid headed into the final four for the first time. Asked how it felt to play with Sessions, Andrew Bynum responded:
Bynum said in his post-game interview that he'd never worked with a point guard like Sessions, who is so quick and so crafty. "It's fun," Bynum said. There goes that "f" word again...fun.
It seems the Lakers have turned a corner. After a painful sweep from the playoffs last season, and turmoil in the offseason, the Lakers never seemed to be having fun, all while losing leads, and underperforming in the clutch. Death glares from Kobe, exasperated shrugs from Bynum were the norm. Not last night, not with Ramon Sessions.
In other news, there is no other news, except RAMON SESSIONS. more RAMON SESSIONS, and yet MOAR RRRAMONN SESSIONSSS.
Much more after the jump...
Lakers News:
- Ramon Sessions Post-Game Interview after Double-Double vs. Blazers | Lakers Nation
- The Excitement of a Metta World Peace Dunk vs. the Blazers | Lakers Nation
- Sessions Leads the Way In Laker Win over Trailblazers | Laker Nation
- Forum Blue And Gold " Lakers/Blazers: (Insert Your Sessions-Themed Title Here)
- First Start For Ramon Sessions, Start Of Something Big For Lakers - Lake Show Life - A Los Angeles Lakers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
- Lakers 103, Trail Blazers 96 - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Lakers Beat Blazers 103-96 as Sessions Gets Double-Double | Lakers Nation
- Derek Fisher struggles in Oklahoma City victory - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Andrew Goudelock giving way to Barnes, World Peace - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Lakers’ Sunday game vs. Memphis is 7:30 p.m. - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Mason and Ireland talk with Lakers VP Jim Buss on 710 ESPN | Lakers Nation
- Kobe Bryant Supports Jim Buss Despite Others Who May be Unhappy | Lakers Nation
NBA.com:
- LAL 103, POR 96: March 23 Running Diary " Lakers Blog
- Heat Deserve Kudos For Making Statement Supporting Trayvon Martin " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- MVP Ladder: Tony Parker Rising! " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
ESPN:
- Lakers Late Night Replay vs. Portland, plus postgame video - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Rapid Reaction: Lakers 103, Trail Blazers 96 - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- The Jim Buss Project - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- 'Tis the season for shortening the rotation - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- How Ramon Sessions is making an impact - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Why would Lakers ever cut costs? - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Boston Celtics guard Mickael Pietrus taken to hospital after leaving court on stretcher - ESPN Boston
- Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers - Recap - March 23, 2012 - ESPN
- Dallas Mavericks' Lamar Odom benched for first time in career - ESPN Dallas
Probasketball Talk:
- Chris Kaman sticks with Hornets, which is fine. For now. | ProBasketballTalk
- Report: Wait, Jason Smith actually killed the Chris Paul Lakers trade? Pack it in, civilization ends here. | ProBasketballTalk
- Mickael Pietrus injured after hard fall, carted off court | ProBasketballTalk
- Doc Rivers says Celtics want Kevin Garnett back next season | ProBasketballTalk
- Mike Brown relents to reason, will start Ramon Sessions | ProBasketballTalk
- Hornets’ Jason Smith suspended two games for hit on Griffin | ProBasketballTalk
Slam Online:
- SLAM ONLINE | " Count Your Lucky Stars
- SLAM ONLINE | " Post Up: Survival Instinct
- SLAM ONLINE | " Larry Bird Refutes Report, says ‘No Decision Made’
- SLAM ONLINE | " UPDATE: Antoine Walker Waived By Idaho Stampede, But Will Return
Misc:
- Los Angeles Lakers 103, Portland Trail Blazers 96 Recap - Blazer's Edge
- A reminder about the new early entry rules for the draft | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports
- Darren Collison is a wizard | The Basketball Jones | Blogs | theScore.com
- It’s Aaron Brooks vs. Stephon Marbury for the Chinese Basketball Association title | The Basketball Jones | Blogs | theScore.com
- Ep. 785: The Overdose, Mar. 23 | The Basketball Jones | Blogs | theScore.com
- DeMarcus Cousins offers to solve Devin Harris’ issues | The Basketball Jones | Blogs | theScore.com
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