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NBA Power Rankings: Are the Lakers Even a Top-15 Team?
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Top 100 NBA Players of 2019: Count down 10-1 - Sports Illustrated
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Lakers eliminated from playoffs again as big-name roster goes belly up
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Surging Blazers shock Lakers in playoff opener behind Damian
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Lakers hit rock bottom in blowout loss to Suns, who put up a 48
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Listless Lakers stagger into All-Star break with 137-101 loss to
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LeBron's Lakers lose 4th consecutive game in blowout against
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Stephen A. goes on a rant in reaction to the Lakers' blowout loss
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Lakers' early elimination may be embarrassing, but it's what this