http://www.mail.com/people/978814-mike-dantoni.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/978814-mike-dantoni.html 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/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/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/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/1994462-lakers-hang-shaqs-no-34-jersey-rafters.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 the retired jerseys hanging above the court. "He said, 'You can be as great as these guys,'" O'Neal recalled. West's prediction is finally official. Shaq joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdu... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:07:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994462-lakers-hang-shaqs-no-34-jersey-rafters.html 2013-04-03T15:07:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1989046-kobe-bryant-leads-lakers-kings-103-98.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — 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. Bryant scored 19 points and tied a season high with 14 assists despite a nagging left foot injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers kept pace for the Western Conference's final playoff ... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:48:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1989046-kobe-bryant-leads-lakers-kings-103-98.html 2013-03-31T05:48:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1982948-lakers-world-peace-6-weeks-knee-surgery.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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 scheduled to have surgery on Thursday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He'll miss a minimum of six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. That means that even i... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:27:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1982948-lakers-world-peace-6-weeks-knee-surgery.html 2013-03-27T20:27:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974830-wizards-rally-103-100-win-lakers.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 easy win was in store for the Los Angeles Lakers. Wrong. Trevor Ariza hit a career-high seven 3-pointers on his way to 25 points, and John Wall added 24 points and 16 assists in helping the W... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:26:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974830-wizards-rally-103-100-win-lakers.html 2013-03-23T06:26:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1963984-scolas-big-4th-helps-suns-rout-kobe-less-lakers.html PHOENIX (AP) — 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 his second 3-pointer of the season, and grabbed eight of his nine rebounds in the fourth quarter Monday night and the Suns pulled away for a 99-76 rout of the Lakers, without Bryant for the se... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:34:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1963984-scolas-big-4th-helps-suns-rout-kobe-less-lakers.html 2013-03-19T05:34:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961754-la-lakers-beat-kings-without-kobe-113-102.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. The Lakers didn't seem to miss him much while they rolled to another win in what's turning into an awfully interesting second half of the season. Antawn Jamison scored 27 points, Metta World P... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:14:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961754-la-lakers-beat-kings-without-kobe-113-102.html 2013-03-18T05:14:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1958770-bryant-leaves-early-lakers-beat-pacers-99-93.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — 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 quibble. After hobbling around on a severely sprained left ankle for one quarter, Bryant took himself out of the game and made sure he was the most valuable player on the Lakers' bench. ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:05:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1958770-bryant-leaves-early-lakers-beat-pacers-99-93.html 2013-03-16T08:05:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1953584-bryant-indefinitely-with-severe-ankle-sprain.html ATLANTA (AP) — 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 after missing a game-tying shot in the closing seconds of a loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Lakers spokesman John Black said Bryant is out indefinitely, just as a team that underachieved much of the se... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:37:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1953584-bryant-indefinitely-with-severe-ankle-sprain.html 2013-03-14T03:37:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1950400-howard-scores-39-leads-lakers-magic-106-97.html ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — 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 scored a season-high 39 points, had 16 rebounds and was sent to the free throw line 39 times by his former team as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic, 106-97. ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1950400-howard-scores-39-leads-lakers-magic-106-97.html 2013-03-13T03:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1945074-howard-leads-lakers-bulls-90-81.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 90-81 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Bryant, who had 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, let out a less-than-enthusiastic "yippee." The win improved the Lakers to 33-31, th... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:12:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1945074-howard-leads-lakers-bulls-90-81.html 2013-03-11T00:12:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1937142-bryant-lakers-roar-hornets-108-102.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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. Bryant scored 13 of his 42 points during a 20-0 run in the last 6:22 of the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles overcame a 25-point deficit to fend off the New Orleans Hornets, 108-102 on Wed... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:48:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1937142-bryant-lakers-roar-hornets-108-102.html 2013-03-07T05:48:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1929284-kobe-lakers-hold-hawks-to-to-500.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Kobe Bryant has coined his own nicknames before, his latest self-created moniker seemed particularly appropriate after an intoxicating performance against Atlanta. Kobe called himself Vino, and the Los Angeles Lakers are savoring this particular vintage. Bryant scored 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and hit the go-ahe... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:25:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1929284-kobe-lakers-hold-hawks-to-to-500.html 2013-03-04T08:25:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1915492-chandler-leads-nuggets-lakers-119-108.html DENVER (AP) — It's a good thing Danilo Gallinari was a late scratch for the Denver Nuggets. With a bruised left thigh, he couldn't have kept up with his hustling teammates as they sped past the aged and aching Los Angeles Lakers. Wilson Chandler scored 23 points in place of Gallinari, and Ty Lawson added 22 in the Nuggets' 119-108 win Monday night in whic... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:10:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1915492-chandler-leads-nuggets-lakers-119-108.html 2013-02-26T06:10:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1912370-bryant-outscores-nowitzki-lakers-top-mavs.html DALLAS (AP) — Kobe Bryant was just a little better than Dirk Nowitzki in a spirited game befitting Western Conference leaders — not teams battling for ninth place. Bryant had 38 points to win a scoring duel with Nowitzki, and Steve Nash helped beat his former team by getting 20 points for the first time with the Los Angeles Lakers in a 103-99 victory agai... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:24:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1912370-bryant-outscores-nowitzki-lakers-top-mavs.html 2013-02-24T22:24:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1905042-lakers-beat-celtics-113-99-emotional-night.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss loved to win. He especially relished beating the Boston Celtics. Playing their first game since Buss died, the Lakers earned an emotional 113-99 victory over their greatest rivals on Wednesday night. Dwight Howard had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Kobe Bryant added 16 points, Steve Nash and Earl Clark ha... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:39:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1905042-lakers-beat-celtics-113-99-emotional-night.html 2013-02-21T07:39:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1902206-bryant-kupchak-endorse-buss-heirs.html EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Kobe Bryant and general manager Mitch Kupchak endorsed the children of the late Jerry Buss as worthy heirs to running the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant said Tuesday that the six siblings are "following the greatest owner in sports," but he believes that in their own way the Buss offspring will have success. "It's tough to follow in ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:17:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1902206-bryant-kupchak-endorse-buss-heirs.html 2013-02-20T04:17:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1899704-nba-to-resume-with-lakers-funk-heat-top.html HOUSTON (AP) — 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 Buss, their longtime owner, was a blow for a franchise that was so often in championship chase under his leadership. With Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, and f... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:17:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1899704-nba-to-resume-with-lakers-funk-heat-top.html 2013-02-19T03:17:36Z