http://www.mail.com/organizations/3558-los-angeles-lakers.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/3558-los-angeles-lakers.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156008-manu-ginobili-sparks-spurs-to-game-5-win.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have built a bond most teammates will never share. So maybe Ginobili could ignore it when he was suddenly being criticized around San Antonio. You better believe it bothered the others. "Yeah, of course," Parker said. "... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:15:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2156008-manu-ginobili-sparks-spurs-to-game-5-win.html 2013-06-17T07:15:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2150880-wade-complete-nba-finals-game.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — There have been times in these NBA Finals that Dwyane Wade has looked like the Dwyane Wade of old, attacking the rim, dropping the unblockable floater in the lane and jumpstarting the Miami Heat offense. There have also been times during the finals when he's simply looked old, disappearing from the offense, clanking open jumpers and bei... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:18:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2150880-wade-complete-nba-finals-game.html 2013-06-14T00:18:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2137462-magic-mj-more-5-great-nba-finals-finishes.html MIAMI (AP) — Tony Parker's shot to clinch Game 1 wasn't pretty, but it quickly took its place among some of the great NBA Finals finishes. From Michael Jordan's last basket with Chicago to Magic Johnson's baby hook in Boston, some of the game's biggest stars have saved their best for last. Parker's banked-in bucket and Jordan's finals farewell both came w... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:51:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2137462-magic-mj-more-5-great-nba-finals-finishes.html 2013-06-07T19:51:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2113480-ap-sources-bobcats-hire-lakers-assistant-clifford.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan felt he needed a head coach with a little more NBA experience this time around to improve his struggling Charlotte Bobcats. The former NBA superstar and current owner believes he's found one in Steve Clifford. Clifford, a long-time NBA assistant, has been hired away from the Los Angeles Lakers by the Bobcats before th... Tue, 28 May 2013 07:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2113480-ap-sources-bobcats-hire-lakers-assistant-clifford.html 2013-05-28T07:33:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2113132-ap-sources-bobcats-hire-clifford-coach.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats have hired Los Angeles Lakers assistant Steve Clifford to become their new coach. Two people familiar with the situation said Monday that Clifford had agreed to a three-year contact. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not been made public. ... Tue, 28 May 2013 02:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2113132-ap-sources-bobcats-hire-clifford-coach.html 2013-05-28T02:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2081138-warriors-send-series-to-san-antonio-tied-2-2.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors outshot, outrebounded and outplayed the San Antonio Spurs in the first two games of their Western Conference semifinal but left Texas with a disappointing split. The Spurs controlled the pace in a near start-to-finish win on the road in Game 3 before allowing Game 4 against a hobbled Stephen Curry and the W... Mon, 13 May 2013 07:14:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2081138-warriors-send-series-to-san-antonio-tied-2-2.html 2013-05-13T07:14:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2080724-warriors-beat-spurs-97-87-ot-series-2-2.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — His spirits down, his left ankle limp and his team's season hanging in the balance, Stephen Curry wondered whether he could recover for the biggest game of his career until a text message popped up on his phone around 2 a.m. Saturday. Curry called back his mother, Sonya, and vented his frustrations about his latest — and most inoppo... Mon, 13 May 2013 03:02:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2080724-warriors-beat-spurs-97-87-ot-series-2-2.html 2013-05-13T03:02:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2060378-warriors-relent-series-win-denver.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors never relented. They didn't back down when Andrew Bogut sat out rehabilitating his left ankle. They didn't buckle when they lost Game 1 at Denver. And they didn't quit when All-Star forward David Lee tore his right hip flexor in that playoff opener — and neither did Lee, for the matter. For only the second ... Fri, 03 May 2013 07:51:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2060378-warriors-relent-series-win-denver.html 2013-05-03T07:51:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2060160-warriors-eliminate-denver-with-92-88-win-game-6.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Draymond Green threw his arms in the air and ran to Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson for an emotional hug. Jarrett Jack squatted down, put his right hand on his head and closed his eyes. Stephen Curry wanted to see it all — teammates parading around the court, gold confetti in the air, smiles all around the announced sellout crowd of 19,596. ... Fri, 03 May 2013 06:38:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2060160-warriors-eliminate-denver-with-92-88-win-game-6.html 2013-05-03T06:38:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2050426-spurs-finish-lakers-sweep-roll-to-2nd-round.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 point guard has experienced in his entire career with steady San Antonio. Parker is just grateful the Spurs sidestepped the drama and kept moving steadily into the second round of th... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:31:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2050426-spurs-finish-lakers-sweep-roll-to-2nd-round.html 2013-04-29T07:31:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2050252-spurs-finish-4-game-sweep-routing-lakers-103-82.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 the Lakers' tumultuous season finally collapsed Sunday night, the smooth Spurs rolled right past them to the second round. Tony Parker scored 23 points, and San Antonio completed its first-... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:54:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2050252-spurs-finish-4-game-sweep-routing-lakers-103-82.html 2013-04-29T02:54:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2049060-injuries-mount-lakers-face-elimination-spurs.html SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — 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 healthy players. But it'll be close. Coach Mike D'Antoni said Metta World Peace won't play in Game 4 of their first-round series Sunday when the Lakers attempt to avoid their earli... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:02:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2049060-injuries-mount-lakers-face-elimination-spurs.html 2013-04-27T23:02:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2048328-duncans-steady-spurs-lakers-brink.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — While the Los Angeles Lakers have been a jumble of injury, inconsistency and general weirdness throughout their tumultuous season, Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs have spent yet another year as the model of NBA efficiency as they grind out wins with their usual dominance. It's not tough to guess which team has the other on the brink of p... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:23:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2048328-duncans-steady-spurs-lakers-brink.html 2013-04-27T07:23:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2048226-duncan-leads-spurs-rout-pushing-lakers-to-brink.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. In the opening minutes of Game 3, Duncan made three consecutive baskets and blocked Dwight Howard's shot, dominating with his usual ruthless grace. He put the San Antonio Spurs ahead to stay, a... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:07:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2048226-duncan-leads-spurs-rout-pushing-lakers-to-brink.html 2013-04-27T06:07:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045230-0-2-to-spurs-lakers-injuries-mount.html EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — 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 Steve Blake or Jodie Meeks. And just in case anybody forgot, Kobe Bryant is at home in a walking boot, his season over. Late in a season featuring just about every tribulation imagin... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:02:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045230-0-2-to-spurs-lakers-injuries-mount.html 2013-04-25T23:02:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045438-nba-officials-with-kobes-fascinating-tweets.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 focus should be on his team, and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he missed Bryant's online commentary. "I thought it was fascinating," Silver said at a meeting of Associated Pr... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:43:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045438-nba-officials-with-kobes-fascinating-tweets.html 2013-04-25T22:43:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2043262-parker-leads-spurs-to-102-91-win-lakers.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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. After 16 straight postseason appearances, San Antonio should know what it's talking about. Tony Parker had 28 points and seven assists and the Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-91 on... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:27:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2043262-parker-leads-spurs-to-102-91-win-lakers.html 2013-04-25T05:27:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2037852-spurs-ginobili-feeling-good-day-game-1.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gregg Popovich can rest easy. Manu Ginobili is just fine. The San Antonio Spurs' coach was concerned how Ginobili would feel following a day after his team's 91-79 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Ginobili said he is doing just fine, thank you. "I'm... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:46:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2037852-spurs-ginobili-feeling-good-day-game-1.html 2013-04-23T01:46:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2035584-lakers-fail-to-take-advantage-spurs-struggles.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 struggling offensively and Los Angeles closed within four points midway through the third quarter Sunday. No one was more excited about that than the Lakers' biggest "fan," Kobe Bryant, who wa... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:50:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2035584-lakers-fail-to-take-advantage-spurs-struggles.html 2013-04-22T00:50:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2035428-ginobili-parker-lead-spurs-lakers-game-1.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Manu Ginobili cautioned against expecting too much from him in his second game back from a hamstring injury. All he did is help the San Antonio Spurs snap a three-game skid and win their playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. Ginobili and Tony Parker scored 18 points each as the Spurs led from early in the first quarter and beat... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:05:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2035428-ginobili-parker-lead-spurs-lakers-game-1.html 2013-04-22T00:05:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2028700-ap-source-rutgers-eddie-jordan-reach-agreement.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program past an embarrassing coaching scandal and into its future with the Big Ten Conference. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Los Angeles Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan has reached a tentative agreement to take over as coach of ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:43:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2028700-ap-source-rutgers-eddie-jordan-reach-agreement.html 2013-04-19T00:43:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029726-there-challenge-heat-nba-playoffs.html Looking for a reason not to pick the Miami Heat to win another NBA title? Don't check the odds, where the Heat are such an overwhelming favorite that it might as well be Tiger Woods against a weekend hacker. Definitely don't bother with the Heat's results, which show exactly three losses since the start of February. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:42:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029726-there-challenge-heat-nba-playoffs.html 2013-04-18T22:42:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027302-lakers-hold-rockets-take-wests-7th-seed.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 minutes to the final game of Los Angeles' already exhausting regular season. Nothing has been easy for the Lakers all year long, Howard told his teammates. Why should the finale be any differen... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:34:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027302-lakers-hold-rockets-take-wests-7th-seed.html 2013-04-18T06:34:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027168-grizzlies-jazz-playoff-hopes-with-86-70-win.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Randolph had 25 points and 19 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies ended Utah's playoff hopes with an 86-70 victory over the Jazz on Wednesday. The Grizzlies' victory means the Los Angeles Lakers are assured of making the playoffs even before their late game against the Houston Rockets. Meanwhile, Memphis, the Western Conference's... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:52:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2027168-grizzlies-jazz-playoff-hopes-with-86-70-win.html 2013-04-18T02:52:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2019634-lakers-win-without-kobe-rallying-spurs-91-86.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — An empty chair sat in front of Kobe Bryant's locker Sunday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers realized they would have to fill it together. With their playoff hopes likely on the line against powerful San Antonio, the Lakers cobbled together a group effort that kept them in the hunt. Dwight Howard had 26 points and 17 rebounds, and the L... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:18:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2019634-lakers-win-without-kobe-rallying-spurs-91-86.html 2013-04-15T05:18:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2017318-kobe-season-with-torn-achilles-tendon.html EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — 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 trainer Gary Vitti thinks Bryant will need at least six to nine months for recovery from the most serious injury of his 17-year NBA career. Given Bryant's history of swift recovery f... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:24:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2017318-kobe-season-with-torn-achilles-tendon.html 2013-04-14T02:24:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2017174-lakers-lose-kobe-survive-thriller-with-warriors.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 pain in his left heel. Bryant's Achilles' tendon apparently is torn. His season likely is over. And though the Lakers held on to beat Golden State, Bryant thinks they'll have to continue t... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:33:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2017174-lakers-lose-kobe-survive-thriller-with-warriors.html 2013-04-13T06:33:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2012322-bryant-47-lakers-113-106-blazers.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — 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 the Los Angeles Lakers closer to a playoff berth with a 113-106 victory over the short-handed but tenacious Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Lakers mo... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:50:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2012322-bryant-47-lakers-113-106-blazers.html 2013-04-11T05:50:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009784-lakers-beat-hornets-104-96-to-stay-hunt.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant looked around, drew in a breath and gathered himself. Time for one of the game's best closers to get to work with the score tied to start the fourth quarter. He fueled a desperate rally with 23 of his 30 points in the last 12 minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 104-96 on Tuesday night to keep the... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009784-lakers-beat-hornets-104-96-to-stay-hunt.html 2013-04-10T06:25:15Z