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Mike D'Antoni leads Lakers practice

Updated: November 16, 2012, 12:08 PM ET
By Dave McMenamin | ESPNLosAngeles.com

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Mike D'Antoni might have been moving around a little slowly on crutches during his first practice as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, but he vowed to get his new team playing at a championship level fast.

"As (general manager) Mitch (Kupchak) has said and as I'm sure you guys know, we're built to win this year," D'Antoni said during his introductory news conference. "This is not a project. We have a window and we're going to try to get through it."

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