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Article: NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers 2002-03 Season Preview.
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- The Sports Network
- Article date:
- October 25, 2002
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Oct 25, 2002 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)
By Joe Aquilar, NBA Editor
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - After three NBA titles in as many seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have a set a standard of excellence most sports franchises can only dream about. Sure they were tested by the Sacramento Kings last season, but Robert Horry's trey on the buzzer kept the Lakers alive long enough for their aura to catch up with the Kings. Sacramento choked at the foul line in Game 7, and the Lakers advanced the NBA Finals. Once they got there, they easily snuffed out the New Jersey Nets in four games.
One would think after being tested by the Kings, the Lakers ...