It has been suggested this is the greatest NBA season since, well, forever. Or going back at least to the 1980s, when the Bird Celtics and Magic Lakers were electrifying sports viewing. But 2007-08 can’t be far behind. And as Exhibit Z we give you the Lakers-Warriors affray Monday night in Oakland.

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I want to get this on the record before the Lakers tip off tonight in New Orleans. I have a bad feeling about the four-game road trip they’re beginning. They haven’t been very animated of late. Their defense has been porous. And they are playing four very good teams.

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OK, it’s mid-March and Andrew Bynum just walked — for the first time — on a treadmill designed to put only about 65 percent of his body weight on his joints. Ohh-kay. The Lakers better not be expecting him back this season. If he can’t walk unaided in mid-March, and the regular season ends in […]

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At least in terms of predicting the future … those Kobe Bryant fans at Staples Center finally may be correct. It seems increasingly likely Kobe will be voted the NBA’s MVP. For the first time. Is he the league’s best player? Probably not. That would be LeBron James, whose statistics are better than Bryant’s almost […]

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