NBA Playoffs 2013: Can Lakers Rise from Kobe Bryant’s Shadow?

It wasn't until they beat the Houston Rockets in the final game of the regular season to secure the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket that I became reinvested in the Slowtime Lakers. 

In fact, I still can't decide what was more impressive, if not indicative, of the win: the fact that they competed so hard despite having already secured a playoff berth via a Utah Jazz loss earlier that night, or that the win itself legitimately put the Lakers i...

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