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(AP) -- Lakers coach Phil Jackson will return next
season, putting off retirement for at least another year to chase
his 12th NBA championship.

 Jackson made the announcement  with a news release. The
two-time defending champions' coach said last week he was leaning
toward retirement after another long season, but he changed his
mind after getting a week to rest up at his offseason home in
Montana.

 Jackson, who will turn 65 later this year, says next season will
be "a last stand for me, and I hope a grand one."

 Jackson is the winningest coach in NBA playoff history, with 225
victories and two more titles than Boston's Red Auerbach. He has
won five titles with Kobe Bryant's Lakers and six with Michael
Jordan's Chicago Bulls.

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