On espn.com, noted author David Halberstam writes probably the most thoughtful piece to date on the rise and dominance of the Lakers. He writes, "It was not so much a sweep as it was annihilation. Most of us who are serious basketball fans thought that the Spurs-Lakers series would serve as the de facto championship round, the league's two best teams colliding. Instead, the Lakers, playing these last few weeks at a level beyond the expectation of almost anyone in professional basketball, inhaled the Spurs and pushed their current winning streak to 19, 11 in the playoffs. As Johnny Bach, the Washington Wizards assistant coach, and a longtime Phil Jackson assistant, said, 'I thought that it would be an epic battle and it was a slaughter.' The difference in the Lakers since (Phil Jackson) got there is palpable, and not surprisingly the emotional coherence of the Lakers seems to be on the ascent, as it becomes more and more his team, with his players. What looked strong but fragile a year ago looks overpowering this year."
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Lakers May 2001 Archive
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| May 31, 2001
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| May 31, 2001
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| May 31, 2001
In a wide-ranging interview with the L.
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| May 31, 2001
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| May 31, 2001
Supporters of the 1960s and 1986 Celtics, the 1991 and 1996 Bulls, the 1968 and 1983 Philadelphia 76ers, the Lakers teams of the 1980s, their 1972 team and even some of the Minneapolis Lakers teams of the early 1950s might have some arguments, writes the Chicago Tribune's Sam Smith, but the questions will still be asked.
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| May 29, 2001
Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express News writes that the Spurs have to deal with such a humiliating man-handling by the Lakers this offseason.
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"I think that it's the best that I've ever seen a player of mine play with an overall court game.
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Ken Rodriguez of the San Antonio Express writes that Sean Elliott hit a Memorial Day Miracle shot two years ago.
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| May 25, 2001
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| May 25, 2001
Fran Blinebury of the Houston Chronicle reports that Lakers forward Robert Horry would like to return to Houston, where he was a member of their two-championship squad.
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Ken Rodriguez of the San Antonio Express News writes about trash-talking emails he received from Laker fans.
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| May 24, 2001
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Demonstrating his readiness with a headlock on Coach Popovich and a power driver for Tim Duncan, Derek Anderson is hoping to get on the court in Game 3 to do the same to the Lakers.
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| May 24, 2001
Richard Sandomir of the NY Times reports that Tim Leiweke, who runs the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Stan Kasten, president of the Atlanta Hawks, Braves and Thrashers are the final two candidates for the post of MSG President.
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| May 23, 2001
Six weeks for an injury to heal? Yeah, in dog years.
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| May 22, 2001
Who is to say Kobe Bryant isn't going to be better than Michael Jordan? Let's get that out on the table right now.
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| May 22, 2001
Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express News reflects on how the Spurs' staple, the 3-point shot and 3-point defense, has become LA's staple.
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The San Antonio Express News' ever-optimistic Tom Orsborn says that the Spurs need divine help against the Lakers.
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Does Dave Checketts' departure leave Allan Houston in a pinch? Is Chris Webber planning a future with T-Mac? If so, what does this means for Indiana, New York, Houston, the Lakers and Sacramento?
In addition, Vecsey suggests that the Knicks committed foul play by talking contract with Allan Houston prior to July 1.
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Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express News writes about O'Neal's hard feelings toward Robinson over cursory treatment when he was in high-school and asked for Robinson's autograph.
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| May 18, 2001
The Star-Telegram reports that a sewn sign reading "Go Spurs Go" was stolen from a retirement home where it was sewn by the elderly residents.
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Alamodome security is beefing up in anticipation of the Lakers-Spurs matchup according to Daryl Bell of the San Antonio Express News.
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| May 17, 2001
Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express (and everyone else, it seems) is focusing on Antonio Daniels performance against Kobe Bryant in the highly anticipated Spurs-Lakers match-up.
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Ken Rodriguez of the San Antonio Express News argues that not only did Antonio Daniels step-up to replace fallen Derek Anderson, he did a better job than Anderson would have done.
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| May 14, 2001
Peter May covers a range of issues in his weekly Boston Globe recap.
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| May 14, 2001
According to The Sporting News' Johnny Ludden, shooting guard Derek Anderson may be able to return to the San Antonio Spurs in time for their match-up with the LA Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
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| May 13, 2001
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The LA Times' Mark Heisler's column talks about the decline and fall of the Knicks, the Carter-Iverson shootout, the Bucks-Hornets series and other bits including Yao Ming, Magic Johnson's coaching aspirations and over-priced payroll failures.
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| May 12, 2001
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Horace Grant will be 36 this summer.
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| May 10, 2001
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Marc Stein says that losing Anderson won't hurt San Antonio's chances against the Mavs, whom they will surely crush.
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