Lakers' 1st Rd. Playoff Schedule Against Hornets
Game 1 - Sun April 17 New Orleans at L.A. Lakers 12:30PM ABC Game 2 - Wed April 20 New Orleans at L.A. Lakers 7:30PM 10:30PM TNT
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Game 1 - Sun April 17 New Orleans at L.A. Lakers 12:30PM ABC Game 2 - Wed April 20 New Orleans at L.A. Lakers 7:30PM 10:30PM TNT
Kobe Bryant scored 36 points and forced overtime on a tying 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left in regulation, and the Los Angeles Lakers regrouped to hand the Sacramento Kings a 116-108 loss Wednesday night in what might have been the last game ever in this rivalry.
Mike Fisher had two goals and an assist, Pekka Rinne made 27 saves, and the Nashville Predators clamped down defensively on the high-flying Anaheim Ducks in a 4-1 victory in their first round playoff series opener Wednesday night.
Kobe Bryant fined $100,000 today for using a derogatory statement about referee Bennie Adams. Bryant had just been hit with a technical foul and said he was trying to get Adams attention from the bench. That's when video replays showed him making the remark in question.
An NBA spokesman says the league is investigating Kobe Bryant's apparent use of a derogatory term about a referee in the Lakers' game on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers say center Andrew Bynum's knee injury probably won't keep him out of their playoff opener. Bynum's MRI on Wednesday showed only a bone bruise in his troublesome right knee. The team says the 7-foot shot-blocker should be able to play this weekend when the Lakers open their chase of a third straight title.
LeBron James had the top-selling jersey in the NBA this season, moving past Kobe Bryant to claim the No. 1 spot for the first time since his rookie season in Cleveland in 2004.
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their five-game losing streak at a potentially high cost, losing center Andrew Bynum to a hyperextended right knee in a 102-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs' role players Tuesday night.
Backup point guard Steve Blake is out for the remainder of the season with Chicken Pox as the Lakers play their final regular season home at Staples Center.
The deadline Sacramento Kings fans have dreaded for months has finally arrived.
Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder sent the Los Angeles Lakers to their fifth straight loss, 120-106 on Sunday night.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers prevented the Los Angeles Lakers from locking up the second seed in the Western Conference with a 93-86 victory on Friday night.
All season long we've covered the possibility of Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson's retirement, and as the regular season ticks down Jackson has become more and more serious about that possibility becoming reality. In a group interview with the Los Angeles media on Thursday, Jackson pointed to the lockout as a major influencer of his decision to call it quits after this season.
Hornets coach Monty Williams says now is no time for the Hornets to start celebrating, no matter how unexpected their newly clinched playoff berth may be.
A few weeks ago, we noted that Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is opposed to the idea of the Sacramento Kings moving to Anaheim to join the Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers in Southern California.
