Lakers Remain Undefeated

The Lakers rallied to beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-99 for their sixth consecutive victory.Unlike the team’s sweep against the Clippers, the Lakers had to fight for their victory at American Airlines Center. Lakers’ coach Phil Jackson has declined to compare the current Lakers team to the earlier incarnation that won three championships earlier this decade, but Kobe Bryant issued a statement about the team’s gritty win to the L.A. Times that showed he thought they did Jackson proud: “It’s one of those games where we trailed pretty much the entire game and nobody panicked. We just kept at it and were able to take advantage of it late in the ball game.”

When asked if he compares the current Lakers to the Bryant-Shaquille O’Neal team, Jackson told the Times, “No. We really haven’t had to get into the grit of playing that type of game yet where everything’s got to be fighting things out in the paint, control the boards at the end of the game, have to run a tight ship and good execution down the stretch.” The Mavericks had the run of the court in a 60-point first half but the Lakers came back in the second half. They play in New Orleans tonight so we’ll see if they have another slow start.

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