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Lakers will debate overhaul after playoff exit
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers' final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run ...
Thunder top Lakers 106-90 to reach West finals
Ramon Sessions did the best he could to keep Russell Westbrook from making a high-flying dunk that would energize the Oklahoma City Thunder. No matter
Thunder surge past Lakers 106-90 to win West semis
With the Oklahoma City Thunder just starting to come to life, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant didn't need to take a break. They will have enough ...
Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead
Kevin Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up slightly ...
Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller
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 ...
Thunder rally to edge Lakers 77-75 in Game 2
Down in desperation time, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks called on Kevin Durant to show that he's more than just a three-time scoring ...
Kobe: I don't take charges
Lakers star Kobe Bryant says he doesn't take charges, and he's got a reason for it. Based on his own analysis of NBA greats from Michael Jordan and ...
Thunder clobber Lakers 119-90 in Game 1
For the second time in less than a week, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers must figure out how to fight back after a humbling loss.
Column: Bryant, Lakers need to get swagger back
Kobe Bryant hit his only shot that really mattered, then celebrated by slapping hands with Justin Timberlake. In the closing seconds of a Game 7 ...
Lakers outlast Nuggets 96-87 in thrilling Game 7
Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the other in the ...
LeBron James wins 3rd NBA MVP award
LeBron James spent two days trying to figure out the right words. An assistant jotted some ideas on notecards, which were ignored. So when the moment ...
Karl can't wait for Nuggets' Game 7 vs. Lakers
Although George Karl has spent nearly a quarter-century on NBA benches, the Denver coach can't beat down the butterflies when he thinks about the ...
AP Source: James wins 3rd NBA MVP award
LeBron James loves telling the story about his first MVP award. In James' first season of organized basketball, he was the best player on an ...
Nuggets force Game 7 with 113-96 win over Lakers
Kobe Bryant spent all day under the weather and the way his teammates let him down made him feel even worse. The Los Angeles Lakers star scored 31 ...
NBA questions: Can the Heat go all the way?
The NBA playoffs are in full swing and already there have been some surprises. Who would have thought the Bulls could lose a first-round series, or ...
Nuggets rout Lakers 113-96 to force Game 7
The upstart Denver Nuggets are one win from running the lumbering Los Angeles Lakers and their star-studded cast right out of the playoffs. Ty Lawson ...
Column: 'Ouch.' NBA boss changes tune on injuries
Turns out NBA Commissioner David Stern spoke too soon. Or not. Barely a week after ruling out any connection between the injuries suffered by players ...
Nuggets avoid elimination, hold off Lakers 102-99
JaVale McGee went out with the attitude that Game 5 was the last game of his life. The other Denver Nuggets played their own mental games, some ...
Supporting casts lifts Lakers past Nuggets 92-88
Crunch time for the Los Angeles Lakers usually belongs to Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum or Pau Gasol. Not this time. Ramon Sessions and Steve Blake put ...
Supporting cast gives Lakers 3-1 edge over Nuggets
Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum put up their usual big numbers. Their supporting cast came up even bigger, sealing the Los Angeles Lakers' 92-88 victory ...
Nuggets' big men come up big, beat Lakers 99-84
The Denver Nuggets swore if they could just play with a lead, this first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers would be a whole lot ...
Lawson scores 25 as Nuggets beat Lakers 99-84
The Denver Nuggets climbed back into their series with the Lakers thanks to an energy and enthusiasm that was missing from the first two games in Los ...
Lakers hold off Nuggets to take 2-0 series lead
Kobe Bryant scored 38 points, Andrew Bynum followed up his playoff-opening triple-double with 27 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers ...
Bynum's triple-double leads Lakers past Nuggets
A day before Andrew Bynum produced one of the most eye-popping defensive performances in NBA playoff history, he spoke up to his Lakers teammates ...
A look inside the first-round NBA matchups
Sure, basketball is a team sport, but NBA games are often won and lost by individual matchups. Here are five to watch in the first round of the ...