Elizabeth Benson

Elizabeth is a graduate from Arizona State University and has her master's from Duquesne University. She is currently an associate editor at Lakers Nation. To read more of Elizabeth's articles click here. You can also follow Elizabeth on Twitter @Gobibs
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Lakers News: Mike D’Antoni Reacts To Series Loss to Spurs

The Los Angeles Lakers had a rough Sunday night. The purple and gold lost to the San Antonio Spurs and were swept out of the 2013 postseason as a result. The exhausting season for the Lakers and their fans has finally reached…

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Mike D’Antoni Talks About Chants, Adjustments and Season Struggles

The Lakers have cornered themselves in a nearly impossible position to escape from. They are down 0-3 in their first round series against the San Antonio Spurs. They face elimination by sweep today on their home court in Staples Center, and…

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Lakers News: Metta World Peace Says He ‘Probably’ Won’t Play Game 4

The Lakers have dug a nearly impossible hole to get out of. Friday night's worst home loss in Lakers' postseason history caused them to go behind in their first round series against the Spurs three games to none. No NBA…

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Lakers News: Andrew Goudelock Named 2012-13 NBA D-League MVP

The Lakers' 2011 second-round draft pick, Andrew Goudelock, will be receiving more than just increased playing time on Friday. Before Game 3 tomorrow night at STAPLES Center between the Lakers and the Spurs, Goudelock will receive the 2012-13 NBA Development…

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Phil Jackson Says He’s Talked With Teams About Front Office Position

Phil Jackson is not only the most successful coach of all-time in professional basketball, but he also provides an intangible that is very, very rare in the basketball world: trust. That is why a lot of Lakers fans want Phil…

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Lakers Game Preview: Lakers Look To Even Up Series Against Spurs

The Lakers did not get their 2013 postseason off to the way the wanted to on Sunday. Game 1 was setting up to be a steal game on the road for the Lakers, but they failed to seize the opportunity.…

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Jerry West: “There’s Far Too Much Criticism” of Mike D’Antoni

There has been endless heat on Mike D'Antoni since he was brought in by the Lakers to replace the nixed Mike Brown. The thought of reuniting D'Antoni with his longtime point guard from their former team, Steve Nash, was an…

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D’Antoni on Steve Nash: “We’re Not Going To Do It Without Him”

The Lakers' backcourt does not appear what everyone expected for the postseason a month ago, let alone prior to the start of the season. If you went up to any Lakers fan and told them the Lakers would be in…

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Lakers News: Howard Stresses Importance of Continued Post Play

Without Kobe Bryant in the lineup for the postseason, we all knew that the Lakers must continually feed the bigs (Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol) and revolve their game plan around their post play. As Magic Johnson stressed before, during…

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Lakers News: Steve Nash Expects to Play Game 1 vs. Spurs

The Lakers begin their postseason on Sunday as their first round series against the Spurs kickoff in San Antonio. We already know that the Lakers' backcourt will look very different with the absence of Kobe Bryant, but many have wondered…

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