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Lakers finally reach .500 after 74 games: 'Still not finished'


[From ESPN]

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers' 116-111 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday brought their record to .500 for the first time all season, needing 74 games to get back to even after a 2-10 start out of the gates.

"Now it's time, instead of constantly facing a deficit, we get to try to create a surplus, create a cushion between the wins and losses," said Lakers coach Darvin Ham. "So the guys are excited about that."

At 37-37, the Lakers reached .500 for the first time as a franchise in more than 400 days, dating back to Jan. 25 of last season when the team was 24-24.

The last NBA team to reach .500 this late in the season was the 2003-04 Miami Heat, which took 78 games to get there, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. The 1988-89 Washington Bullets also took 74 games and the 1983-84 Phoenix Suns didn't get to .500 until Game No. 82.

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