Burned Roses: Lakers Win for the First Time in Five Years at Rose Garden

It took five years and nine straight defeats, but the Los Angeles Lakers finally got a big, hairy Oregon-sized Northwest gorilla off their back.

And the best part was that Kobe Bryant was not needed.

The Lakers finally defeated the Portland Trail Blazers with a spirited 99-82 victory before 20,688 spectators at the Rose Garden. Coming off the heels of an unimpressive effort at Staples Center against the Denver Nuggets, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, and Shannon Brown were not going to l...

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