No great surprise here. No, really. Houston played hard and with great energy, which didn’t surprise much of anyone, and the Lakers seemed distracted and flat — which also didn’t surprise much of anyone. The Rockets led all but, like, 47 seconds of the game,  and it was no accident. Now, we shall see if […]

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Andrew Bynum runs over a screen with 150 seconds played in the game. Two fouls for Bynum, and he’s out of the game for Lamar Odom. Nice going, kid. Good thing the Lakers can’t really have been counting on you to be a difference maker — in a positive way.

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First possession of the game, clock running down on the Rockets … and Andrew Bynum fouls Yao Ming. While the latter was putting up an offbalance shot ahead of the clock … So, Bynum has played 24 seconds and has a foul. About on his average, of late. At least the Lakers have someone to […]

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The last time I was in this building was for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, last June. Lots of stuff has happened since then, including the Olympics, four months in Hong Kong, some assignments with the New York Times. Finally, I’m back … and it hardly looks different. Actually, I’d say it doesn’t look […]

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