November 7
Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant dunks against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second half Friday. Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000. Promises to play something that resembles defense. Now, the guy who writes the checks is about to have his say. Michael Heisley, the Grizzlies' Chicago-based owner, flew to town Friday in time to watch his team lose 114-98 to the Los Angeles Lakers in Staples Center. But Heisley isn't in Los Angeles for a leisurely weekend getaway. He joined the team for the expressed purpose of addressing some of the team's problems. Heisley will have several meetings, including a sit-down with Iverson, today with the goal of trying to get ..."
November 2
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Another big game and another big let down for the Hawks. The Hawks lost their sixth straight game against one of the league's elite teams dating back to the playoffs last season, falling 118-110 to the world champion Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night at Staples Center. Cleveland swept the injury-plagued Hawks out of the Eastern Conference semifinals last season and they were blown out in their preseason finale last month by reigning Eastern Conference champion Orlando. Sunday night's game against the Lakers was a chance for redemption, a chance to prove that their 2-0 start to this season wasn't just a product of their ability to channel their energy and emotion in the right direction at ..."
November 1
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Having been here before, winning their first two games of the season for the second consecutive year, the Hawks are aware of how easy it is to become smitten with your own performance. They ran off six straight wins last year before tasting defeat, and would have made it seven if not for a Paul Pierce buzzer-beater in Boston. But the upcoming schedule, and their recent history against the league's elite, has them grounded in the reality that the slightest misstep against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at Staples Center could prove disastrous. In each of their past five matchups against a top-tier team, the Hawks have been humbled mightily. Cleveland swept them out of the Eastern ..."