Final score: Houston 99, Lakers 87. And it wasn’t that close. Not even. Not when the Lakers trailed by as many as 29 points in the second half. At first, I was thinking of titling this “Rockets Embarrass Lakers.” But that wouldn’t be quite right. The Lakers embarrassed themselves. It was far more about them […]

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Anyone who has paid the slightest attention to the 2008-09 Lakers knows they generally are no better than they have to be. There is a lack of mental toughness in this crew, Kobe Bryant aside, and if they believe that an assignment ahead of them can be accomplished despite some coasting … well, they’re going […]

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