
Spurs finish off Lakers sweep, roll to 2nd round
Tony Parker could only shake his head at the travails of the Los Angeles Lakers, who probably packed more drama and turmoil into this season than the ...

Spurs finish 4-game sweep, routing Lakers 103-82
For four straight games, the San Antonio Spurs showed off all the teamwork and tenacity that the Los Angeles Lakers lacked all season long. And when ...

Injuries mount as Lakers face elimination by Spurs
Facing an 0-3 deficit to the surging San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Lakers probably will run out of games in their season before they run out of ...

Duncan's steady Spurs put Lakers on the brink
While the Los Angeles Lakers have been a jumble of injury, inconsistency and general weirdness throughout their tumultuous season, Tim Duncan's San ...

Duncan leads Spurs' rout, pushing Lakers to brink
After 16 seasons, Tim Duncan knows the NBA postseason is no time for mercy. Particularly when an opponent is down and seemingly ready to go out.

Already down 0-2 to Spurs, Lakers' injuries mount
Steve Nash needed three injections for pain relief on the Los Angeles Lakers' day off. He's still more likely to play in Game 3 on Friday night than ...
NBA officials OK with Kobe's 'fascinating' tweets
A headache for his coach, Kobe Bryant's tweets during a Lakers playoff game were a hit at the NBA office. Bryant has since decided to stop, saying the ...

Parker leads Spurs to 102-91 win over Lakers
The San Antonio Spurs kept insisting the playoffs were a new season and that their woeful finish to the regular season was not as grave as it appeared

Lakers fail to take advantage of Spurs' struggles
The Los Angeles Lakers had a golden opportunity to take Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series against San Antonio. The Spurs were ...

Lakers hold off Rockets, take West's 7th seed
Dwight Howard had a simple message for the Lakers after Chandler Parsons' 34-foot, line-drive 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer added five more ...

Kobe out for season with torn Achilles tendon
Kobe Bryant had surgery Saturday on his torn Achilles tendon, ending his season with two games left in the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff chase.

Lakers lose Kobe, survive thriller with Warriors
Kobe Bryant pushed his fraying body and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates relentlessly through the second half of a vital game until he felt a searing ...

Bryant has 47 in Lakers' 113-106 over Blazers
It didn't matter that it was the Rose Garden. The "M-V-P!" chant for Kobe Bryant was loud and clear. Bryant scored a season-high 47 points and carried ...

Lakers hang Shaq's No. 34 jersey in the rafters
When Shaquille O'Neal visited the Forum during the summer he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, general manager Jerry West encouraged him to look up at ...

Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Kings, 103-98
Kobe Bryant passed Wilt Chamberlain for fourth place on the NBA's scoring list, then put on one of the best passing performances of his storied career

Lakers World Peace out 6 weeks, needs knee surgery
The Los Angeles Lakers' push for the playoffs just got a whole lot tougher. Lakers forward Metta World Peace, the team's best perimeter defender, is ...

Wizards rally for 103-100 win over Lakers
With Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol returning from injuries and the Washington Wizards owning one of the league's worst road records, it seemed like an ...

Scola's big 4th helps Suns rout Kobe-less Lakers
A worn-out Los Angeles Lakers team without Kobe Bryant fell apart in the fourth quarter in Phoenix. Luis Scola scored all 14 of his points, including ...

LA Lakers beat Kings without Kobe, 113-102
Kobe Bryant never even emerged from the Los Angeles Lakers' locker room, slowed by his sprained ankle and leveled by an apparent case of the flu.

Bryant leaves early, but Lakers beat Pacers 99-93
When Kobe Bryant's playing days end, perhaps he has a future in coaching. If the transition goes as smoothly as it did Friday night, nobody will ...

Bryant out indefinitely with severe ankle sprain
The Lakers' push for the playoffs might be without Kobe Bryant for a while. The Los Angeles star severely sprained his left ankle Wednesday night ...

Howard scores 39, leads Lakers past Magic 106-97
Dwight Howard endured the worst reception of his NBA career on Tuesday night. He then promptly turned in probably his best performance of this season.

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 ...

Bryant, Lakers roar back against Hornets, 108-102
No matter how bad this season may look by the Lakers' lofty standards, it should be obvious by now that Kobe Bryant isn't remotely close to giving up.

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 ...