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Lakers lose eighth straight at Portland (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Kobe Bryant sat, his knees wrapped in ice, with his chin in his hand. He was pondering the Lakers' latest loss to the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. He came up with a myriad of possibilities, but in the end he shook his head. "Even when we're having championship runs, we usually come up here and get our butts kicked," Bryant said.