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NBA general managers predict repeats this season for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The league executives who responded to the eighth annual NBA.com GM survey picked the Lakers to win another NBA title.
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NBA general managers predict repeats this season for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The league executives who responded to the eighth annual NBA.com GM survey picked the Lakers to win another NBA title.
Photo by Eric Kilby
Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain to a 85-63 win over Serbia in the final of the European basketball championship Sunday.
Juan Carlos Navarro
World champion Spain and Serbia clinched the final two spots in the quarterfinals at the European basketball championship on Wednesday.
Spain routed Poland 90-68 and Serbia used a late run to defeat Lithuania 89-79.
Serbia Basketball Team
Serbia used a stingy defense to upset world champion Spain 66-57 Monday on the opening day of the European basketball championship.
Looking like one of the formidable Yugoslav teams of old, the young Serbian squad without any NBA stars thoroughly outplayed a lackluster Spain, clamping down on a Spanish attack led by Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol.
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Pau Gasol had surgery Monday after breaking the middle finger in his left hand during practice with the Spanish national team.
Lakers spokesman John Black told the Los Angeles Times of the news.
Staples Center
The Los Angeles Lakers have won their 15th NBA Finals in franchise history, defeating the Magic 99-86 in Game 5.
Kobe Bryant scored 30 points on 10-for-23 shooting, while Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza all scored in double-figures.
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Magic guard Mickael Pietrus did not receive a fine or suspension for flagrantly fouling Pau Gasol in the closing seconds of Game 4.
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Two days later, Phil Jackson called goaltending on his own center.
An hour before tip-off of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Jackson said Los Angeles center Pau Gasol should have been whistled for goaltending on Orlando rookie guard Courtney Lee’s missed layup in the final second of regulation in Game 2 on Sunday night.
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Yahoo Sports reports that the Los Angeles Lakers probably are not going to finish with the best record in the NBA. But how important is having the second or third best record in the league? The Lakers need to answer that question before they decide whether or not to rest regulars for the playoff marathon.
Andrew Bynum
The Los Angeles Lakers are 12-1 without Andrew Bynum — their starting center — in the lineup. The stellar record without Bynum has been noticed around the league and Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl even wonders how much the Lakers really miss him?
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