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Lakers might have turned corner in Sactown

By Mitch Lawrence
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, March 26, 2001

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- With first place on the line, the Lakers slap around their No. 1 Pacific Division rival. On the road, in hostile territory. And they do it with a suffocating fourth-quarter defense and MVP-type play out of Shaquille O'Neal down the stretch. Now where have we heard all that before? The Lakers had no trouble remembering the exact date or place after dismantling the Kings Sunday. In the same arena that boasts a banner advertising "the loudest, most loyal fans in the NBA," t ...

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