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Howard leads Lakers over Bulls 90-81
Kobe Bryant was asked what it felt like to be a "playoff team," his Lakers having just moved into the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference after a ...
Lakers beat Raptors 118-116 in OT to go over .500
Kobe Bryant's steely determination never wavers. It's his 34-year-old body he sometimes wonders about. He skipped pre-game shootaround because his ...
Thunder hold off Lakers' charge, 122-105
There are times when coach Scott Brooks figures the best way to get his Oklahoma City Thunder to stop turning the ball over is to simply stop talking ...
Kobe, Lakers hold off Hawks to get back to .500
Although Kobe Bryant has coined his own nicknames before, his latest self-created moniker seemed particularly appropriate after an intoxicating ...
Bryant outscores Nowitzki as Lakers top Mavs
Kobe Bryant was just a little better than Dirk Nowitzki in a spirited game befitting Western Conference leaders — not teams battling for ninth place.
Kobe scores 40, Lakers hold off Blazers 111-107
Back on the court after days of mourning, the Los Angeles Lakers grinded out a gritty win thanks to a vintage performance from their biggest star.
Lakers beat Celtics 113-99 on emotional night
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss loved to win. He especially relished beating the Boston Celtics. Playing their first game since Buss died, the ...
Jerry Buss, Lakers' flamboyant owner, dies at 80
Jerry Buss had been a chemist and a mathematician long before he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. The self-made millionaire with a head for ...
NBA to resume, with Lakers in funk and Heat on top
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers turned their attention Monday from bad basketball and trade talk to more somber matters. The death of Jerry ...
Different looks for Heat, Lakers at All-Star break
The last All-Star game in Houston was a glimpse of what Miami Heat games would become. LeBron James scored 29 points and was the MVP. Dwyane Wade ...
Clippers rout Lakers 125-101, clinch season series
The Los Angeles Clippers have no banners on the walls or in the rafters at Staples Center. They would need decades to measure up to the Lakers' ...
Report: Jerry Buss hospitalized with cancer
Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been hospitalized with cancer, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The 79-year-old Buss has spent time in the ...
Lakers beat Suns with 4 points from Kobe
Just when the Los Angeles Lakers thought their season was fully saturated with weirdness, Kobe Bryant made one shot and committed eight turnovers in ...
James scores 32 more, Heat top Lakers 107-97
LeBron James ran a few steps behind the play, knowing exactly what was coming. The lob from Norris Cole arrived, and the NBA's reigning MVP rose for ...
Bryant leads Lakers over Bobcats 100-93
Kobe Bryant barely shot the ball in the first half Friday night against the Charlotte Bobcats. Almost no one else shot for the Los Angeles Lakers in ...
Celtics rout Lakers 116-95 for 6th straight win
The familiar "Beat LA!" chant started in the third quarter. It's easier to do that now than it was during most of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry.
Short-handed Lakers beat Nets 92-83
Kobe Bryant would have liked to celebrate more, maybe gloat about that highlight-reel dunk, but there were bigger concerns. Dwight Howard couldn't ...
Gasol helps Lakers hold on to beat Pistons 98-97
In a season full of turmoil and frustration, this would have been a particularly exasperating loss for the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the most ...
Gasol's start sparks Lakers to victory over Wolves
Pau Gasol knew he could play like this. Kobe Bryant and Ricky Rubio did, too. The only person in Laker land who seemed to doubt what the gifted post ...
Suns rally to beat Lakers in Nash's return for LA
Steve Nash's first trip back to Phoenix to play the Suns was an evening of triumph. For the Suns, not Nash. Michael Beasley scored a season-high 27 ...
Kobe leads Lakers past Oklahoma City 105-96
Kobe Bryant had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds, Steve Nash added seven of his 17 points in the final 5½ minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers ...
Lakers beat Jazz 102-84 to snap 4-game skid
Airing things out among themselves had the desired effect for the Los Angeles Lakers. Metta World Peace hit five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 17 ...
Grizzlies win 106-93, Lakers lose 4th straight
A team meeting didn't help stop the losing, and this season just keeps spinning away from the Lakers. Darrell Arthur scored a season-high 20 points ...
Bryant, Lakers at a loss after goring by Bulls
Off target all night, Kobe Bryant sure was on point when it was over. His frustration stood out like a breakaway dunk, his comments sharper than any ...