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Lakers Outlast Suns In Triple Overtime Thriller
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March 23, 2011
Lakers Vs. Suns: About Those Three Overtimes Last Night
Last night's triple-overtime thriller at Staples Center was quite a game. That the Lakers won helped ease the sting of blowing a 21-point lead with under 17 minutes to play, but even had they lost to the Suns it was a wild ride. The Lakers prevailed 139-137, in what was the third three-OT game in the NBA this season, and the first triple-OT Lakers home game since February 1969.
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March 22, 2011
Kobe Bryant Leads Lakers To Triple Overtime Win Over Phoenix, 139-137
In the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season, the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Phoenix Suns, 139-137 at Staples Center. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 42 points and nine assists, and added 12 rebounds in the win. The Lakers are now 13-1 since the All-Star break, and have won five straight.
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March 22, 2011
Lakers Vs. Suns: Kobe Bryant Isolation At End Of Regulation A Point Of Contention
After Grant Hill's tying trey with 31.8 seconds left in regulation, the Lakers ran a play that pretty much symbolizes the point Henry Abbott of ESPN tries to make with Kobe Bryant in late game situations.
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March 22, 2011
Lakers Vs. Suns: With Or Without Andrew Bynum, Defense Is The Key For Lakers
The Lakers will try to win their fifth straight tonight, without their defensive stalwart, Andrew Bynum, who is serving the final game of his two-game suspension for a flagrant foul on Friday against Minnesota. The Lakers have turned it up a notch defensively, thanks largely to Bynum, and are 12-1 since the All-Star break.
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March 22, 2011
Streaking Lakers Host Suns At Staples Center
After blowing a 21-point third-quarter lead, the Lakers outlasted the Suns 139-137 in the third triple overtime game in the NBA this season. Kobe Bryant had 42 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists in the win.