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If you read my last post you could almost see last nights horrific display beforehand. What happened to the defensive intensity we have showed for long stretched this season? It was completely non-existent. None of our guards are capable of staying in front of anybody right now, not even Kobe. To make matters worse we have no real shot blocking presence in the middle. Don't get me wrong Ronny is playing amazing, but he is a better shot blocker on the ball. Both Andrew and Mihm are much better help side blockers.

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Turiaf started out a lion on defense, stepping up as backup center for injured Casol, even as he did for Bynum before that.

Lakers clickin' on all 8-cylinders, from the start. Odom,

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Turiaf 1 of 2 at the FT line; 89-87 Lakers, 16.5 secs. left, Pistons ball.

90-89 Pistons win, as 2nd chance 3 by Prince for Pistons is followed by an Odom missed jumper, for the win.

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Really now, can't K Brown and Odom and Turiaf TOGETHER cover for the emergent young homegrown star Bynum, lately down in the knee?

One hates it when Kobe has to take the team back on his shoulders, when his quota's 50 instead of 30, since the last anybody checked, it was a team sport. S'up with those other guys? I guess it's a rhythm thing when there's a new Robert Parrish in the hole, and he goes down.

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