Kobe Passes Wilkins On NBA's All-Time Scoring List As LA Wins
Pau Gasol scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers finally found a sub.-500 team they could beat easily, winning 108-83 against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
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Pau Gasol scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers finally found a sub.-500 team they could beat easily, winning 108-83 against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers insisted they weren't concerned after losing four straight tight games earlier this season. Their recent play might offer more reason to hit the panic button.
It's been an odd up and down season for the Lakers this year. They started 8-0, looked rightfully invincible and that was before all their pieces were together.
Rudy Gay scored 27 points, Zach Randolph added 21 points and eight rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies roared away in the second half for a 104-85 victory over the lifeless Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and hit a tiebreaking jumper with 1:15 to play, and the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back from consecutive home losses with a 102-98 victory over the pesky Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers made a minor lineup adjustment which paid huge dividends to help end their recent skid, while the Philadelphia 76ers have been forced to play without one of their top players.
Authorities have charged the 20-year-old son of former NBA player Nick Van Exel with capital murder.
Lamar Odom responded to his first time out of the starting lineup this season by scoring 24 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers convincingly ended a three-game losing streak with a 103-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
Lakers coach Phil Jackson says he's "not happy" about the NBA's ownership of the Hornets and is pessimisticabout the club's future in New Orleans.
The Los Angeles Lakers are looking at possibly matching their longest losing streak of the season, and Kobe Bryant is seething. This time, however, he's not angry with his teammates.
Following the Los Angeles Lakers third consecutive double-digit loss, this time to the San Antonio Spurs, John Ireland caught up with a couple of players to get a feel for the recent struggles.
Tony Parker scored 23 points and the San Antonio Spurs, backing up their NBA-best record against the defending champions, beat Kobe Bryant and the reeling Los Angeles Lakers 97-82 on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers assigned rookie Devin Ebanks to the NBA Development League's Bakersfield Jam on Monday.
As unhappy as Kobe Bryant sounded on Christmas, he might have a tough time feeling much better after this game.
The highly anticipated first matchup between the new-look Miami Heat and the defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers drew the highest television rating for an NBA regular-season game on ABC since 2004.
