Spurs go back to basics to thrash Lakers

Published Dec. 28, 2010 11:12 p.m. ET

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By Mike Piellucci
FOXSportsSouthwest.com

Just as they were a decade ago, the Spurs and Lakers are two of the foremost gatekeepers in the Western Conference, veteran teams whom potential title challenges must go through to attain conference supremacy. That doesn