ATLANTA (26-21) AT LAKERS (28-19).Byline: Marc Stein Marc Stein is a sports reporter. He began writing for ESPN.com in 2000 and signed on full-time in 2002 to serve as the site's senior National Basketball Association writer. Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., Forum. On the air: Prime Sports; KLAC-AM (570), KWIZ-AM (1480/Spanish). Lakers update: After practices Monday and Tuesday, the Lakers play their first game in a week. With an 11-2 surge to close the first half, L.A. has climbed to second in the Pacific Division and fifth in the Western Conference, two games back of two-time defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Houston entering Tuesday's play. Hawks update: Lenny Wilkens Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens (born October 28 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American former National Basketball Association player and coach, as well as the NBA's career leader in coaching win-loss totals. , the winningest coach of all time, is just six victories shy of 1,000. And helping Wilkens get so close is Stacey Augmon Stacey Orlando Augmon (born August 1 1968 in Pasadena, California) is an American professional basketball player who plays in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets. He gained the nickname "Plastic Man" early in his career for his long arms, defensive play and offensive fluidity. , who replaced Ken Norman in the starting lineup to start the new year. That was 19 games ago, during which Atlanta is 13-6 and Norman hasn't played since. |
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