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L.A. cruises past Nuggets

You sure about this, Phil? On a day when coach Phil Jackson tied his immediate future to the Lakers with a two-year contract extension, his players did their best to help him lose even more of his thinning hair in the first half.

Mihm shows progress

EL SEGUNDO - Chris Mihm knew it wouldn't be easy after sitting out all of last season because of two ankle surgeries.

Lakers run out of runs

Orlando scores nine consecutive points late in the fourth quarter and the Lakers can't answer in a 104-97 loss.

Lakers latest Magic victims

LOS ANGELES - Hedo Turkoglu sparked a pivotal 9-0 run with a 3-pointer that put Orlando ahead to stay and added a layup with 55 seconds left to lead the Orlando Magic to a 104-97 victory over the Lakers on Sunday night at Staples Center.

Lakers fold down the stretch in loss to Magic

The Lakers needed a shot at redemption. They needed a feel-good performance, a game to restore their confidence after one of those nights when everything seemed to go haywire.

Lakers are banged up and sluggish

EL SEGUNDO - The Lakers have lost five of their past seven games. Ronny Turiaf is woozy, Kwame Brown and Chris Mihm are hobbled and a couple of players are dealing with a mild case of the sniffles.

Reeling Lakers lacking energy as they hit road

EL SEGUNDO - The Lakers have lost five of their past seven games.

Cameras called intrusive

DENVER - Phil Jackson recoiled in mock horror.

Injury scares end Lakers practice

EL SEGUNDO - Coach Phil Jackson had seen enough of the Lakers to know it was time to call a halt to their scrimmage Friday.

Bynum is Lakers' man in the middle

Andrew Bynum shouldered his way toward the basket the other day in the Lakers' scrimmage, leaping for dunks, rebounds and blocked shots while dazzling a handful of coaches and onlookers.