| Nowitzki, Mavs put Lakers in 3-0 series hole |
Sat May 7 01:14:04 2011 EST |
| Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - If the Los Angeles Lakers are to capture their third straight championship, they'll have to do something never before accomplished in NBA history -- rally from a 3-0 series deficit in the playoffs. Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 32 points and put in the go-ahead basket with 83 seconds remaining, leading the way in a 98-92 Game 3 victory that has the Dallas Mavericks on the brink of the Western Conference finals. Jason Terry scored 23 points, including four clutch |
| Mavs aim for 3-0 series lead over Lakers |
Fri May 6 10:37:39 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - A desperate Los Angeles Lakers team invades north Texas Friday hoping to get back into their Western Conference semifinals set with the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks arrived at Staples Center earlier this week having never beaten the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers in a road playoff game. Now they are back in Big D with a 2-0 lead after Wednesday's 93-81 win. Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points in that one as the Mavericks continued to put a damper on a possible three-pea |
| Lakers' Artest suspended for Game 3 |
Thu May 5 16:30:23 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest has been suspended for one game without pay for swinging his arm and striking the face of Dallas Mavericks' J.J. Barea in Wednesday's Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. A frustrated Artest, who had 11 points, was ejected with 24.4 seconds left in the 93-81 loss after clothes-lining Barea with the hit to the head. The foul was classified by the NBA as a Flagrant Foul Two. The Lakers dropped both games in LA and will have |
| Dallas leaves LA with a 2-0 lead |
Thu May 5 01:22:32 2011 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Mavericks came to Staples Center this week having never beaten the Los Angeles Lakers in a road playoff game. Now they'll head back to Dallas with a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series. Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points, as the Mavericks upended the Lakers, 93-81, putting a damper on a possible three-peat for Kobe Bryant and Co. Coming off a 96-94 comeback win on Monday, the Mavs pulled another surprise on the Lakers Wednesday. J.J. Barea ca |
| Mavs erase 16-point deficit to top Lakers |
Tue May 3 02:01:50 2011 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki made two big free throws with 19.5 seconds remaining, as the Dallas Mavericks erased a 16-point deficit to beat the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, 96-94, in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Nowitzki ended with 28 points and 14 rebounds for the third-seeded Mavericks, who needed six games to beat Portland in the first round. Jason Terry added 15 points off the bench. Kobe Bryant finished with 36 points and |
| Kobe, Dirk in a battle of immortality and infamy |
Mon May 2 14:47:10 2011 EST |
| ds aside, it's the playoffs that great players truly make their mark on the game, forever etching their place in history, becoming immortal in the process. A perfect example of the distinction between great and immortal can be seen when the Los Angeles Lakers face the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Leading the Lakers is the longest-tenured active player with any franchise, Kobe Bryant. For 14 seasons, Bryant has set himself apart from most perennial All-Stars, not only |
| Mavs visit Lakers in Game 1 of West semis |
Mon May 2 10:47:22 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks finished with identical 57-25 records in the regular season and each needed six games to navigate through their first round matchup. There are a lot of similarities between these two clubs but the biggest difference could be the season series in which the Lakers won 2-1, giving the champs homecourt advantage as the teams get ready to clash in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers had a few |
| Mavericks eliminate Blazers in Portland |
Fri Apr 29 02:15:04 2011 EST |
| Game 6 victory at the Rose Garden. The Mavericks halted an eight-game road playoff losing streak, and with their 4-2 series win advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, where they will face off against the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers starting on Monday. Jason Terry contributed 22 points and eight assists, and Shawn Marion scored 16 for Dallas, which had lost in the first round of the playoffs three of the previous four years. Gerald Wallace, who missed the entire second |
| Lakers eye series win over Hornets in Big Easy |
Thu Apr 28 10:34:40 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers have had more trouble with New Orleans than expected but Phil Jackson's club now has a chance to put the Hornets in its rearview mirror when the teams meet in the Big Easy for Game 6 of their Western Conference quarterfinals set. LA tipped the series in its favor in Hollywood on Tuesday when Kobe Bryant led six Lakers in double figures with 19 points, as Los Angeles topped New Orleans, 106-90. The second-seeded Lakers took a |
| Artest wins Citizenship Award |
Tue Apr 26 14:17:23 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest has been named the recipient of the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. The award is presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association and honors an NBA player or coach for outstanding service and dedication to the community. Artest won for his efforts to promote awareness of mental health, including fund-raising, appearing before Congress in support of Mental Health in Schools Act and his all-aroun |
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