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EL SEGUNDO -- The Lakers' bench players might as well have been in street clothes like inactivated teammates Trevor Ariza and Coby Karl, since they were mostly unproductive in the playoff win over the Jazz on Wednesday. Read Full Artice...
He didn't look to pass it, not even for a second. The lane was clear, the pass from Pau Gasol was perfect, so Lamar Odom grabbed it, dribbled once, then threw down a thunderous dunk over Carlos Boozer.
The sellout crowd at Staples Center went wild. Read Full Artice...
Nervous, eh?
Nobody knew what to expect from Kobe Bryant on Wednesday night. Not really.
Play? Everyone knew Kobe would play. Everyone, anyway, who's ever seen Kobe on a basketball court. Read Full Artice...
Kobe Bryant swished a 3-pointer on the Lakers' first possession Wednesday night, sending an unmistakable message to his teammates, to the Utah Jazz, to a sellout crowd at Staples Center and to a national cable TV audience. Read Full Artice...
To the surprise of almost no one, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak finished second behind Boston's Danny Ainge in voting for NBA executive of the year, which was announced on Wednesday afternoon. Read Full Artice...
EL SEGUNDO -- There is still a considerable amount of rust to peel off after nearly four months in street clothes with a broken foot, so by the time he returns to the court in a week or so, Trevor Ariza might just be a spot defensive stopper for the. Read Full Artice...
EL SEGUNDO -- Phil Jackson, greatest basketball coach of all-time.
An argument that's been made many times. When there's only a single other coach in NBA history to win as many champions, not a complex case to make. Read Full Artice...
SALT LAKE CITY
They were supposed to have learned this lesson by now. Were supposed to have relished the learning, felt they were a better team for it. Read Full Artice...
There is no one who is watching the playoff series between the Lakers and Utah Jazz with more intense interest, or a greater sense of pride, than the Korver families of Paramount as well as the ones in Pella, Iowa. Read Full Artice...
SALT LAKE CITY - Derek Fisher's 19-foot jump shot hit nothing but net 17 seconds into his playoff return at EnergySolutions Arena. He dribbled into the left corner Friday night and launched his familiar left-handed jumper.
Swish. Read Full Artice...
SALT LAKE CITY - As Carlos Boozer suffered through one subpar playoff performance after another, his teammates did their best to help him - by staying away and letting him play through his slump. Read Full Artice...
SALT LAKE CITY -- So what, you wanted perfection?
Dared dream of an unbeaten postseason? Of a team that only grew in stature by the game? That Pau Gasol would never have an off-game?
Welcome to Friday night in Utah. Read Full Artice...
SALT LAKE CITY - Trevor Ariza will seek a third opinion on his broken right foot, coach Phil Jackson said before the Lakers faced the Utah Jazz in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series Friday night. Read Full Artice...
The Lakers handled their opponents with remarkable ease through the first sixgames of the playoffs, rarely appearing tentative in any way. Six games played, sixgames won, and with hardly a threatening moment in any of them.
Then things went haywire. Read Full Artice...
EL SEGUNDO - Lakers coach Phil Jackson probably won't pull a Gene Hackman before the team's shootaround this morning in Salt Lake City. Read Full Artice...
The timing is either incredibly meaningful or mere coincidence, depending on how one sees things.
Derek Fisher, normally a guy never lacking for an answer, or perspective, draws a blank on this one. Read Full Artice...
SALT LAKE CITY -- They don't believe.
Oh, they want to. They're trying hard to. You can almost hear the Jazz players straining to talk themselves into believing they can beat the Lakers. Read Full Artice...
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