Lakers need big changes
By AP OKLAHOMA CITY – Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles, 106-90, in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from What they were saying after the Thunder's Game 5 victory [...]
Read MoreLakers blaming one another after Game 4 loss to Thunder
Kobe Bryant didn't miss on 18 free throws and scored 14 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late for a 99-96 victory over Oklahoma City in Game 3 on Friday night, cutting the Thunder's second-round series lead to LOS ANGELES – The Lakers and Thunder, after playing [...]
Read MoreRole Reversal for Fisher in Trying to End Lakers' Playoff Run
The Lakers forward sees his charity work with UNICEF and children's hospitals as a different way to fulfill the dreams instilled in him by his medically minded Spanish family. Gasol won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award on Friday for his By GREG BEACHAM AP LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant's perfection at the free-throw line [...]
Read MoreNBA • LA Lakers fight back, close gap against the Oklahoma City Thunder
Learn the best way to watch L. A. Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder live online, as well as every other basketball game, all in Stunning high definition. Western Conference semifinals: (3) L.A. Lakers vs. (2) Oklahoma City. Learn the best way to watch L. A. Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder live online, as well as [...]
Read MoreLakers win it at the line; 76ers stun Celtics to even series
The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to push the Lakers to the brink of elimination as the series moves to Los Angeles for Game 3. LOS ANGELES — With their Game 2 collapse still fresh in their minds, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sequel with the only game plan they're confident will work against [...]
Read MoreCeltics collapse in Game 4 after succumbing to Sixers' tricks; series tied 2-2
Boston Celtics 83 Final Recap | Box Score 92 Philadelphia 76ers Paul Pierce, SF 42 MIN | 8-13 FG | 4-4 FT | 6 REB | 1. By Steve Bulpett / Celtics Beat PHILADELPHIA — Like the Sirens luring sailors to the rocky coast with their seductive music, so were the Celtics [team stats] lulled [...]
Read MoreLakers Sequel: It Just Got Worse
The Lakers find themselves in a familiar position, down 0-2 in the second round of the playoffs. Lakers and Clippers will mix with Kings and Coyotes, while 120000 screaming fans descend, in waves, on Staples Center, the city's gleaming downtown arena. Starting Thursday night, the building will host six playoff games in four days: two [...]
Read MoreBenjamin Polk: Spurs take Game 1 from Clippers by stopping Paul, spreading ball
It's the second half, with the Clippers facing Game 7 tension on the road, and Chauncey Billups pulls some coaches to the side with advice. Time to go with Kenyon Martin. That meant it was also time to go without Blake Griffin. Clippers and Spurs collide in the second round. The top-seeded Spurs play host [...]
Read MoreFor the Lakers, It Gets Late Early
By Harrison Mooney By Harrison Mooney | Puck Daddy – 18 hours ago Since it opened in October of 1999, the Staples Center in Los Angeles has had a good problem: It's home to three teams — basketball's Lakers and Clippers, and hockey's Kings — but only For the second time in less than a [...]
Read MoreGov. Jerry Brown's plea to California voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily'
Jerry Brown on Monday released a $91 billion budget proposal that sharply cuts health and welfare spending, reduces state payrolls by 5 percent and freezes construction of new courthouses. Brown's revised budget reflects a steadily worsening fiscal California Governor Jerry Brown released a revised state budget on Monday, calling for $8.3 billion in spending cuts [...]
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