| Surging Nuggets face road test with Lakers |
Thu Apr 9 11:16:57 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The two top teams in the Western Conference clash at Staples Center tonight as the surging Los Angeles Lakers play host to the red- hot Denver Nuggets. The Lakers have already captured the Pacific Division crown and the No. 1 seed in the West but still have plenty to play for. Los Angeles is just one game behind idle Cleveland for the NBA's best record. LA owns the tiebreaker over the Cavaliers and will secure home-court advantage throughout the playoffs if it can catch the C |
| Lakers' Bynum ready to return |
Wed Apr 8 21:40:45 2009 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum appears ready to return to action, possibly as soon as Thursday's game against Denver, after missing more than two months with a medial collateral ligament tear in his right knee. "I feel like I'm ready. I think tomorrow's possible," Bynum said on Wednesday at practice. "I want to get out there and get as much game experience as I can. I feel good. I think I'm ready to play tomorrow." It was January 31st when Bynum had to |
| Spurs host Blazers in key Western Conference matchup |
Wed Apr 8 10:37:57 2009 EST |
| g with 13 points. Ginobili is out for the year with a stress fracture in his right fibula. San Antonio became just the third team in NBA history to record 50 or more wins in 10 straight seasons. Boston, who had two separate streaks, and the Los Angeles Lakers are the only other franchises to record such a run. San Antonio, which is 1 1/2 games behind Denver for the second seed in the Western Conference, will also host Utah on the residency and is 26-12 in the Alamo City this season. Portland is |
| Gasol helps Lakers overwhelm Kings |
Wed Apr 8 01:08:51 2009 EST |
| Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - Pau Gasol posted 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant added 22 points, as the Los Angeles Lakers inched closer to owning the best record in the NBA with a 122-104 drubbing of the lowly Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. Lamar Odom ended with 15 points and 11 boards for the Lakers, who have won four in a row. Trevor Ariza finished with 14 points for Los Angeles, which has already clinched the No. 1 seed in the West. Sasha Vujacic and Luke Walton tallied 12 an |
| Spurs hit 50-win mark for 10th straight season |
Tue Apr 7 23:14:10 2009 EST |
| the 10th consecutive season with a 99-89 victory over Oklahoma City at Ford Center. The Spurs (50-27) became just the third team in NBA history to record 50 or more wins in 10 straight seasons. Boston, who had two separate streaks, and the Los Angeles Lakers are the only other franchises to record such a streak. Tony Parker added 21 points, 10 assists, and five steals for the Spurs, who finished a three-game road trip with a 2-1 mark. Drew Gooden ended with 20 points off the bench for the victo |
| Knicks sign G Crawford for rest of season |
Mon Apr 6 13:45:52 2009 EST |
| k Knicks signed guard Joe Crawford for the remainder of the season on Monday. Crawford, who agreed to a 10-day contract with the Knicks on March 27, has not appeared in a game for New York. He was a second-round pick in the 2008 draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played with the Lakers during the 2008 preseason before being waived on October 22. He then signed with the NBA Development League's Los Angeles D-Fenders and averaged 20.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 43 games. |
| Cavs halt brief skid with home rout of Spurs |
Sun Apr 5 15:55:37 2009 EST |
| . Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in with a game-high 10 boards to go along with eight points for Cleveland, which is now four games ahead of idle Boston for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs also moved 1 1/2 games in front of the Los Angeles Lakers for the best record in the NBA. The Lakers host the Clippers on Sunday. Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao missed the contest with a right wrist injury and was replaced in the starting lineup by Darnell Jackson, who had four points and five |
| Lakers play host to Clippers at Staples Center |
Sun Apr 5 11:20:04 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers play host to their Staples Center co-tenants, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Sunday. The Lakers have long since wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference but are now chasing the Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA's best record. Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, including eight in the fourth quarter on Friday, as the Lakers moved closer to the NBA's top spot with a 93-81 victory over the Houston Rockets at Staples Center. Bryant went 7-of-11 from the fi |
| Lakers down Rockets, inch closer to best record in NBA |
Sat Apr 4 01:34:23 2009 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, as the Los Angeles Lakers moved closer to the NBA's top spot with a 93-81 victory over the Houston Rockets at Staples Center. Bryant went 7-of-11 from the field, including a 4-for-6 mark from three-point range, for the Lakers, who returned home after a seven-game road trip that saw the team go 5-2. Pau Gasol added 23 points, 10 rebounds and three steals, while Derek Fisher had 15 points in th |
| Celtics aiming to continue recent mastery of Hawks |
Fri Apr 3 10:54:10 2009 EST |
| oston, The Hawks, who are 14-23 as the guest this season, recently suffered a 98-85 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday. Josh Smith netted a season-high 33 points on 13-of-15 shooting for the Hawks, who were coming off an 86-76 triumph over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Ronald Murray scored 19 points and chipped in five boards and six assists off the bench, while Joe Johnson added 11 points and seven assists in defeat. The Hawks are fourth in the East standings, 3 1/2 games ahead of the 76ers an |
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