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Daily Dime: Odom's big night helps Lakers win Game 5

By J.A. Adande
ESPN.com

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- It wasn't the Los Angeles Lakers' 103-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets that was so surprising, it was the method. The Lakers used lockdown defense, a non-Kobecentric offense and even a little swagger-jacking to take a 3-2 lead in Game 5, the traditional series turning point.

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