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Starring: The Lakers are downed by the Suns. The big news is Kobe sat out of the game for the first time this season. What's concerning is apparently he's been playing on the injury for the past five games, and it's not getting better. There's a possibility the Lakers will be without Kobe for a few games. If last night was an indication of the intensity level the Lakers sans Kobe will play, we're in trouble:
I'm not even going to bother with the play of the game because this was just a horrid, horrid loss. It started out sloppy to begin with to the point you thought you were watching a glorified pick-up game. And you know that this helter-skelter kind of play favors the Suns. When it eventually, uh, settled down, the Suns played that chaotic ball like only they can. Yes, the Lakers were leading at the end of 1, 32-24. But that tempo favored the Suns right from the get-go.
Much more after the jump...
Lakers News:
- Forum Blue And Gold " Lakers/Suns: Defense Is A Foreign Word
- Lakers lose to Phoenix, 125-105, while Kobe Bryant sits - latimes.com
- Kobe-less Lakers Defenseless in Phoenix - Lake Show Life
- Rapid Reaction: Suns 125, Lakers 105 - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Lakers' Mike Brown backs Andrew Bynum - latimes.com
- Suns 125, Lakers 105 - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- LAL 105, PHO 125: April 7 Running Diary " Lakers Blog
- Suns Torch Lakers in Phoenix, Win 125-105 | Lakers Nation
- Kobe Bryant (shin) Out at Phoenix " Lakers Blog
- Kobe Bryant sits out with shin injury - Inside the Lakers
- Kobe (shin) sits out at Phoenix - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Kobe Bryant Out Of Action In Phoenix - Lake Show Life
- Kobe Bryant Out Saturday Night vs. Phoenix Suns | Lakers Nation
- Mike Brown gets ejection explanation from Andrew Bynum - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Lakers in Phoenix for Second Night of Back-to-Back | Laker Nation
- Lakers Nation Week in Review: Mar. 31 – Apr. 7 | Lakers Nation
- LAL’s Recent Road Success " Lakers Blog
- Teammates Have Andrew Bynum’s Back But For How Long? - Lake Show Life
- Andrew Bynum: Running Out of Excuses, Patience & Time | Lakers Nation
- Players don’t come down on Andrew Bynum - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Searching for Slava: MORE THAN A NUMBER
- Mike Brown taking Andrew Bynum’s latest ejection in stride | ProBasketballTalk
- Kobe Bryant out for the first time this season due to shin injury | ProBasketballTalk
- Andrew Bynum’s "two steps up, one step back" dance with maturity continues | ProBasketballTalk
NBA.com:
- Magic Dealing With More Than Just Drama " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- Sixers Fading Down The Stretch " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
ProBasketballTalk:
- Magic GM Otis Smith says Dwight Howard did not ask him to fire Stan Van Gundy
- Stan Van Gundy says he’d like to return as Magic coach. Right.
- Report: Howard wanted Brian Shaw or Michael Malone to replace Van Gundy
- Ain’t no rest for the wicked: Spoelstra says no rest for Heat stars
SLAM Online:
- Report: Donnie Walsh Looking for New GM Job
- Stan Van Gundy: I want to return in 2012-13
- Report: Adam Morrison, Besiktas Close to Parting Ways
- Brook Lopez Officially Done For Season
Other Links:
- Stephon Marbury: the Riddle, the Wolf, the Champion | The Gothic Ginobili
- Dwight Howard did not ask Orlando Magic GM to fire Stan Van Gundy - ESPN
- Charlotte’s Eduardo Najera is out for the year following yet another scary hit (VIDEO) | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports
- Road to the Finals: Dallas Mavericks - CBSSports
- NBA fines DeMarcus Cousins $25K for complaining about referees - CBSSports
- Magic F Hedo Turkoglu to miss rest of season to undergo surgery on face - CBSSports
- Magic GM Otis Smith says Dwight Howard never asked him to fire Van Gundy - CBSSports
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