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He marveled at Jackson’s calmness during the heat of the moment, and how he sat on the sideline, seemingly unaffected by the madness around him: Zen Master as Den Master. Phil Jackson They haven’t lost since, winning five straight. They’ve played tight defense (blowing apart another of their stereotypes), Nowitzki has been terrific and he’s [...]

In Los Angeles, after O’Neal and Bryant led the Lakers to three titles from 1999-2000 through 2001-2, Jackson’s critics said the Lakers could not win a title without O’Neal, who was traded to Miami in 2004. Phil Jackson Somewhere between his second and third strategic realignment, I realized something: Phil Jackson definitely wasn’t coaching next [...]

The poor decisions obviously stemmed from the Mavericks doing whatever they pleased for about three and a half quarters. Jason Terry tied a playoff record by burying nine triples, five coming in the second quarter when he single-handedly outscored the Lakers 17-16. Barea So if you’re looking for a reason why the Mavericks are trailing [...]

Battling injuries, Odom was limited to 56 games in the 2006 07 season, but finished with an average of 15.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. In a rematch of the previous year’s series, the Lakers were again defeated by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs. Lamar Odom Dealing [...]

Jose Juan Barea, reserve guard of the Dallas Mavericks, gives men everywhere hope that you don’t have to be 6 feet tall to catch the eye of a beauty queen you just have to be savvy with text messaging. Barea So what if Dirk was mouthing off to Odom. Who’s to say Odom wasn’t mouthing [...]

Lakers forward Ron Artest was suspended for Game 3 of this series for a hit to Barea’s face with 24.4 seconds left in Game 2 with the game out of reach. Lamar Odom The way the Lamar and Andrew played today against the Mavericks was inexcusable and pure garbage. You can make excuses for them [...]

Johnson spent the preseason with the Lakers before his fourth D-League season, ranking second in the league with 25.5 points per game. He also spent seven games with the Toronto Raptors. Bynum After the season, Coach Pete Newell was impressed with Bynum’s development, and stated that teammate Kobe Bryant should back off on his negative [...]