Dec 31, 2007 12:27 AM EST
They have a lot of tradition between them, and they brought back one blast from the past on Sunday that some might argue could have remained in the time capsule.
Playing against the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers wore throwback jerseys featuring vintage 1970s short shorts. Smiles could be seen from many courtside fans as Kobe Bryant and the Lakers took the court. Laughing former Laker Rick Fox snapped a couple of pictures.
Forward Trevor Ariza even wore knee pads a la Magic Johnson.
But the Lakers did find their fashion sense at halftime, coming out of the break in regular baggy shorts.
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Phil Jackson pulled even with Red Auerbach in regular-season victories, 5 1/2 seasons after tying the Celtics coach for the most NBA championships won.
Kobe Bryant had 31 points and seven assists before sitting out the fourth quarter and the Lakers beat the Jazz 123-109 Friday night, giving Jackson his 938th career win and a share of seventh place on the career list.
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Dec 26, 2007 12:35 AM EST
Kobe Bryant asked to be traded last spring in part because he wanted to play for a team that could contend for an NBA title.
He just might have gotten his wish by staying put.
Bryant scored 26 of his 38 points in the second half; Andrew Bynum had a career-high 28 points to go with 12 rebounds and a season-high four assists; and the Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 122-115 on Tuesday for their ninth win in 11 games.
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Lakers Dec 2007 Archive
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Yahoo.com | Dec 24, 2007
The Lakers on Monday recalled guard Coby Karl from the D-Fenders of the NBA's Developmental League.
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L.A. Times | Dec 23, 2007
The trade deadline is almost two months away, but Coach Phil Jackson doesn't see Kobe Bryant going anywhere, the strongest such statement by a Lakers official that their top player will still be their property at season's end.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 23, 2007
Kobe Bryant scored his 20,000th career point Sunday, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach the milestone.
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Ken Berger/Newsday | Dec 23, 2007
The Knicks were on the list of four teams Kobe Bryant asked to be traded to late last spring, Bryant acknowledged for the first time Saturday to a small group of reporters.
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New York Post | Dec 23, 2007
Jason Kidd is still wanted in Laker town, according to the New York Post's Peter Vecsey.
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Courier Post | Dec 22, 2007
When asked if he ever thought of playing for the hometown 76ers, Kobe Bryant said: "Sure, sure -- absolutely. When I was coming out of high school, that's all I thought about doing was playing here."
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ESPN.com | Dec 22, 2007
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ESPN | Dec 21, 2007
Fourteen-year veteran Chris Webber is close to returning to the NBA, with the Pistons his likely destination, a source close to Webber told ESPN.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 18, 2007
Kobe Bryant made a West Side stop Monday night, addressing the boys' basketball teams from Whitney Young, Von Steuben, Farragut, Marshall and Oak Park as part of a Nike-sponsored event at Attack Athletics gym.
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ESPN | Dec 16, 2007
Kobe Bryant will be a game-time decision on Sunday for the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the cross-town Clippers, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Houston Chronicle | Dec 15, 2007
Baron Davis put his usual game-breaking flair on the decisive 3-pointer with 16.
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ESPN | Dec 14, 2007
Kobe Bryant said he's glad he hasn't been traded, but would not go as far as to rescind the trade demand he made in May.
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 13, 2007
Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference, while Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets lead Western Conference players after the first returns of 2008 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile.
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lakers.com | Dec 12, 2007
Los Angeles Lakers' Head Coach Phil Jackson has signed a contract extension for an additional season as well as an option for a second year, which would ensure Jackson remaining with the team through the 2009-10 season, it was announced today by Lakers' General Manager Mitch Kupchak.
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New York Daily News | Dec 11, 2007
Although sources have indicated the Lakers may be interested in trading for Jason Kidd, they may be reluctant to give up the player the Nets want most, Andrew Bynum, despite Coach Phil Jackson's recent harsh criticism of the 20-year-old center's conditioning.
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ESPN.com | Dec 10, 2007
Kobe Bryant had 20 of his 28 points in the second half, six teammates scored in double figures, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State 123-113 Sunday night for their ninth straight win over the Warriors.
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L.A. Times | Dec 9, 2007
The Lakers probably were not going to win 50 games, but Coach Phil Jackson made it semi-official Saturday.
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L.A. Times | Dec 8, 2007
Kobe Bryant, who injured his left shoulder, cannot hold his arm over his head without feeling pain but said he felt "very lucky" after watching the replay of his tumble in Wednesday's victory over Denver.
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New York Post | Dec 6, 2007
The Nets were planning on - if not already - talking to Dallas, the Lakers and perhaps Cleveland about a trade involving Jason Kidd.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 6, 2007
Allen Iverson scored a season-high 51 points, but Kobe Bryant's 25 led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111-107 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
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ESPN | Dec 4, 2007
Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers both came down with stomach illness while in Minnesota on Tuesday to face the Timberwolves.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 1, 2007
Jazz center Kyrylo Fesenko left Friday's game with the Lakers in the fourth quarter with an apparent head injury.
