Lakers blaming one another after Game 4 loss to Thunder
Los Angeles
During Oklahoma City's final possession Saturday night, Kevin Durant went one-on-one against Metta World Peace, spotting up right over the Lakers' enforcer and draining what turned out to be the game-winning trey. The Los Angeles Lakers are quite painfully learning that leaning on Kobe Bryant entirely to close out games is a broken model. The [...]
Read MoreThunder deny Lakers, take 3-1 series lead
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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / May 19, 2012) By Ben Bolch The less Matt Barnes plays in the playoffs, the better for the Lakers? The Lakers' two biggest victories of the postseason heading into Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the Los Angeles Lakers can just [...]
Read MoreThunder deny Lakers, take 3-1 series lead
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Oklahoma City improved to 7-1 in the postseason with a tenacious rally on the second night of back-to-back games against the Lakers and Bryant, who scored 38 points but struggled in the fourth quarter of Los Angeles' fifth loss in seven games. There's a meme called: Why can't I hold all of these limes? I [...]
Read MoreBlame game begins after the Lakers' deflating loss to the Thunder
Los Angeles
One of the reasons I grew to hate the Lakers was the unfair, favorable treatment the Lakers received from NBA referees for many years while the Lakers were the darling of the NBA. About three years ago, the NBA decided to Neither the Lakers nor the Thunder have played all that well in their 2nd [...]
Read MoreLakers G Kobe Bryant to critics: '[Expletive] you'
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Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol share laughs over how Bryant easily scored twice on former teammate Derek Fisher during the Lakers' win over the Thunder. 'Come on, Fish is like 5-2,' Bryant explains. By Melissa Rohlin When Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher were The Lakers weren't going THAT quietly. In Game 3 against OKC, a [...]
Read MoreCeltics collapse in Game 4 after succumbing to Sixers' tricks; series tied 2-2
Yahoo! Sport
Rondo was the starting point guard when the Celtics won the title in 2008. At the time just 22, Rondo displayed skills that were already advanced. Rivers, himself a guard in his playing days, said that Rondo's mind is what makes him special. Sports – 6 hours ago PHILADELPHIA – Of all the teams to [...]
Read MoreLakers win it at the line; 76ers stun Celtics to even series
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(AP) – Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife received multiple online threats after he missed a big shot late in Game 2 of Los Angeles' second-round playoff series with Oklahoma City. Blake has contacted the Lakers' security team about the threats, The Lakers forward sees his charity work with UNICEF and children's hospitals as [...]
Read MoreCeltics collapse in Game 4 after succumbing to Sixers' tricks; series tied 2-2
Yahoo! Sport
The Sixers will try to recover from their 107-91 loss to the Celtics in game 3, tonight at the Wells Fargo Center. By Alex Raskin The Boston Celtics have a tremendous opportunity in Philadelphia this evening. If they can beat the 76ers in Game 4 of their second-round Eastern Conference Series—something they easily accomplished in [...]
Read MoreLakers Sequel: It Just Got Worse
New York Tim
Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade felt some kinship with the Los Angeles Lakers after both teams suffered difficult Game 2 losses this week. INDIANAPOLIS — Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade felt some kinship with the Los By Dan Devine By Dan Devine | Ball Don't Lie – 7 minutes [...]
Read MoreLakers give it away to Thunder, 77-75, in Game 2
Los Angeles
Lakers and Clippers will mix with Kings and Coyotes, while 120000 screaming fans descend, in waves, on Staples Center, the city's gleaming downtown arena. Starting Thursday night, the building will host six playoff games in four days: two by the NHL's The third-seeded Lakers (12-3), who lost to Delbarton 5-4 in last year's final, won [...]
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