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Man of Shaquille comes to the rescue

By Peter May
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, November 22, 2002

The Lakers of Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal the last thee years have perfected the art of dealing with the drudgery and irrelevance of the NBA regular season. Basically, they endure it, playing well enough to keep an edge and not well enough to blow away the competition. Then, when the games count, they put it together and plan a parade. Two seasons ago, they didn't really start playing until April, having ceded the regular-season conference crown (assuming there is such a thin ...

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