LOS ANGELES (AP) -Just a couple of weeks ago, the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be losing their grip on the conference they’ve dominated for nearly three years.
Now that grip looks more like a chokehold again, and only the Phoenix Suns still have a chance to break it.
With six consecutive playoff victories illustrating everything the defending champions do so well, the Lakers earned a week of rest and practice before starting the Western Conference finals at Staples Center on Monday night against Steve Nash’s Suns.
Halfway to the chance to extend his own NBA record with an 11th championship ring, coach Phil Jackson directs the credit for the Lakers’ postseason surge to his veteran roster’s collective playoff wisdom.
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