May 22, 2012 Despite 42 points from Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' season ended Monday night in Oklahoma City. The hometeam Thunder got 70 points from their big three of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden, garnering a raucous ovation from the OKC fans after their 106-90 series sealing victory. Durant finished...
May 17, 2012 The Oklahoma City Thunder seemed "dead in the water" in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Facing a 7 point deficit with less than 2:00 in regulation, the Lakers turned the ball over and the Thunder ended the game with a 9-0 run to steal the win from L.A. 77-75. Thunder forward Kevin Durant said...
During the NBA All Star game in February, Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat shattered Kobe Bryant’s nose with a hard foul. As a result, the Los Angeles Lakers’ star was forced to wear a clear plastic protective mask over his face for the next 11 games.
Thankfully done with the protective device, Bryant decided to auction it off to raise money for Los Angeles area homeless charities. But “Black Mamba” did a curious thing before the auction began– he undercut the item’s value by joking that we were going to “see if anybody’s dumb enough to buy that sweaty mask.”
April 25, 2012 Los Angles Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant
Normally, this wouldn't be a good question.
Check that: normally, this wouldn't even be a question.
But which Los Angeles basketball team do you believe will go deeper in the 2012 NBA Playoffs; the Lakers, or the Clippers?
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April 6, 2012 Nobody likes to be posterized once, much less twice in a single game, but that's exactly what happened to Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.
The Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin slammed home two thunderous dunks against Gasol and the Lakers, in a 113-108 setback.
March 31, 2012 For the second straight game, the New Orleans Hornets had only 8 healthy players in uniform. It was almost enough Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, but the Lakers managed to sqeak by the scrappy Hornets 88-85. Kobe Bryant shot a paltry 3-21 from the field, missing his first 15 shots. Jason Smith and Jarrett Jack both had double-doubles in defeat.
March 15, 2012 