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Ask Sam Smith: Hornets-Spurs could indicate of shift in power in West (Sporti...
9 May 2008 at 11:06am
Veteran NBA writer Sam Smith, a frequent contributor to SportingNews.com, answers e-mails about the playoffs,...
Lakers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
9 May 2008 at 3:11am
The Lakers will have to be on guard for a sharper Utah Jazz performance Friday night in Game 3. The Jazz not only went 37-4 at home during the regular season, but the Jazz band leader—point guard Deron Williams—started heating up in the second half of Game 2 Wednesday night. Williams had 22 of his 25 points in the second half, although it wasn't enough to make up the 14-point deficit Utah faced. Williams finished with 10 assists and made all five of his three-point shots, so perhaps he can put together a big game Friday night against Derek Fisher as happened Nov. 30 in Utah's 120-96 victory. Williams had 35 points in that game. That was Utah's only victory now in six tries this season against the Lakers.
Thursday's NBA Playoff Capsules (AP)
8 May 2008 at 9:46pm
Paul Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett added 13 with 12 rebounds, and Ray Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help Boston beat Cleveland 89-73 on Thursday night. The Celtics took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 3 is Saturday night in Cleveland.
Jazz down 2-0 to Lakers as series comes to Utah (AP)
8 May 2008 at 3:28pm
The Utah Jazz are hoping home court really is an advantage. Right now, they'll take any edge they can get. The Los Angeles Lakers lead the Jazz 2-0 in the Western Conference semifinals and are coming to Utah with thoughts of a second straight sweep in the playoffs. The Jazz had hoped to come out of Los Angeles with a split, but were back home Thursday trying to figure out new ways to slow down...
Bryant headlines All-NBA team (PA SportsTicker)
8 May 2008 at 1:29pm
Fresh off winning his first career MVP award, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant headlined the All-NBA Team announced Thursday.
Fisher's steady hand helps guide Lakers (Yahoo! Sports)
8 May 2008 at 4:45am
Derek Fisher left the Jazz to return to the Lakers. Kobe Bryant has benefited the most from their reunion.
MVP Bryant leads Lakers past Jazz (AP)
7 May 2008 at 11:41pm
Kobe Bryant couldn't have asked for a better way to celebrate his first MVP award. He had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists Wednesday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 120-110 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals and remain the NBA's only unbeaten team in the postseason.
Report: Lakers C Bynum might have surgery (PA SportsTicker)
7 May 2008 at 8:41pm
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum's injured left knee might require arthroscopic surgery if there's no improvement within the next three or four weekends, according to a report in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times.
Bryant receives MVP trophy from David Stern (AP)
7 May 2008 at 8:08pm
Lakers star Kobe Bryant received his MVP trophy from NBA commissioner David Stern in a brief ceremony before Los Angeles faced Utah in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night. "I'm at a loss for words, I don't know what to say," Bryant said as the Staples Center crowd of 18,997 roared its approval and chanted M-V-P.
Surgery possible for Andrew Bynum (AP)
7 May 2008 at 6:53pm
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum might undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his injured left knee if there is no significant improvement in the next three to four weeks. Lakers spokesman John Black said Bynum was examined Wednesday by Dr. Steven Gecha in Princeton, N.J. Black said the team was told there had been some improvement in the 20-year-old center's knee, but Gecha's...
Bryant runaway winner of MVP award (AP)
7 May 2008 at 1:00am
Kobe Bryant kept saying he couldn't have won his first Most Valuable Player award without the many contributions of his teammates. "This is not an individual award," he said Tuesday. "The special thing about this award is we have done it together." Finally, Luke Walton was moved to raise his hand and ask what seemed like a fair question: "Are you going to be getting your teammates any sort of...
Jazz hope to ruin Kobe's celebration (AP)
6 May 2008 at 5:27pm
Carlos Boozer and the Utah Jazz hope to spoil Kobe Bryant's MVP celebration. More important, the Jazz hope to even the Western Conference semifinals with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night before the series moves to Salt Lake City for Games 3 and 4. "If we can go out there and ruin their party a little bit by getting a victory, that helps us a lot," Boozer said.
Bryant named MVP (PA SportsTicker)
6 May 2008 at 4:35pm
Long considered the NBA's most talented player, Kobe Bryant has been recognized as its Most Valuable Player.
The Internets are alive: Spurs at Hornets, Game 2 (Yahoo! Sports)
6 May 2008 at 7:50am
Scanning the blogs and beats following the Hornets' 102-84 win over the Spurs in Game 2 of the Western...
The Week That Will Be: One LeBron equals more than one of the Big Three (Spor...
5 May 2008 at 10:46am
The pressure is on several players as the second round of the NBA playoffs kicks into high gear. Not so for LeBron James, who could wreak havoc in the role of underdog.
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