The Utah Jazz have agreed to deal All-Star point guard Deron Williams(notes) to the New Jersey Nets in a trade that will send Derrick Favors(notes), Devin Harris(notes) and two first-round draft picks to Utah, sources tell Y! Sports.
LeBron James and Kobe Bryant ran their mouths while they jogged downcourt, not quite making eye contact during an unpleasant conversation in the closing minutes."Just asked him what he got for Christmas," James said.
Although the two superstars wouldn't reveal what angry words they exchanged, it wasn't tough to pick out a few statements Saturday. While Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers got a disturbing first look at the Miami Heat, LeBron got the last word at Staples Center yet again.
James had 2
LOS ANGELES – Phil Jackson says humbug to the NBA's Christmas schedule.
The 11-time NBA champion coach restated his longtime opposition to Christmas games Tuesday night before his Los Angeles Lakers faced the Milwaukee Bucks in their final tuneup before Saturday's visit from theMiami Heat.
"It's like Christian holidays don't mean to them anything any more," Jackson said. "Just go out and play and entertain the TV. It's really weird, but it is what it is. We have to go to work and make the best o
LOS ANGELES – Purple and gold confetti raining down upon him, Kobe Bryant hopped up on the scorer's table, shook his fists and extended five fingers.
When he hopped down, Boston's legendary Hall of Fame center Bill Russell was waiting to shake his hand.
A Game 7 classic — and this time, it finally went the Lakers' way.
Bryant, the finals MVP, scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting, and the Lakers won their 16th NBA championship Thursday night, dramatically rallying from a fo
Artest has kept the Lakers in this thing, plain and simple.
Kobe Bryant has eight points. Pau Gasol, six. Andrew Bynum, two.The Lakers have taken 49 shots and missed a dizzying 36 of them. They had 10 GAMES this season where they missed 36 shots or less, and they just did it in a half, with an NBA title on the line?
Baffling.
The Lakers needed someone to step up, and lo and behold, it was Artest — who's been o
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Buckle up, Boston and L.A. These epic NBA finals are going to Game 7.
Kobe Bryant(notes) made sure of it, with plenty of help from the rest of the revitalized Los Angeles Lakers.Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol(notes) added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Lakers emphatically extended the NBA finals to a decisive seventh game with a 89-67 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Tuesday night.
Ron Artest(notes) added 15 points for the Lakers, who stared down elimination
LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant scored 15 points as the Los AngelesLakers, trying to save their season, opened a 51-31 lead over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night at halftime of Game 6 of the NBA finals.
Trying to force the first Game 7 in the finals in five years, the Lakersled by as much as 22 in a dominant performance over the first 24 minutes after dropping the last two games to fall into a 3-2 deficit.
Ron Artest, who has struggled offensively, added 10 points, while the Lakers' reserves playe
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Boston's Glen Davis (11) and Nate Robinson celebrate during the fourth quarter of Thursday's game against the Lakers.
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer
BOSTON – The Boston Celtics have tied up the NBA finals, and they owe it more to "Big Baby" than the Big Three.
Backup Glen "Big Baby" Davis scored half of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Celtics bench as Boston pulled away from the Los Angeles Lakers to win 96-89 on Thursday night and even the
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LOS ANGELES – When Kobe Bryant joined the Lakers and Paul Pierce landed with the Celtics in the late 1990s, they both learned most of what they needed to know about their franchises' histories and expectations simply by looking at the forests of fabric high above the court.
These teams only hang banners for championships, and they're usually in big groups.
Multiple titles are the only metric of success, the only validation still interesting to Bryant and Pierce. Bryant is trying
Here comes Kobe Bryant's chance against the team that beat him last time.
He's far from the only Lakers great to fall short against Boston.
Get ready for Lakers-Celtics, Part 12, the league's most storied franchises renewing their rivalry in the NBA finals.
Boston beat Los Angeles in the 2008 finals, with a dominant defense that made life miserable for Bryant, that season
AP – Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic, of Slovenia, shoots around Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom during …PHOENIX – The Los Angeles Lakers were outnumbered and outplayed in the desert.
The Phoenix Suns got a decisive performance from their hustling bench to overcome Kobe Bryant's 38-point, 10-assist performance and beat the Lakers 115-106 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finalson Tuesday night.
A series that looked like a Lakers' breeze a week ago is all
AP – Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, center, is double-teamed by Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, …By GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES – Pau Gasol scored 14 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant had 21 points and 13 assists, and the LosAngeles Lakers roared away in the final minutes for a 124-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night to claim a 2-0 lead in theWestern Conference finals.
Ron Artest scored 18 points for the Lakers, who won their eighth straight playo
Jackson confirmed the discussions Wednesday night before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Suns.
The 10-time NBA champion coach is making about $12 million in the final year of his contract with the Lakers, thought to be the biggest for a coach in league history. Jackson still hasn’t said whether he plans to coach anywhere next season.
Jeanie Buss,
AP – Utah Jazz guard Kyle Korver takes a shot in front of Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol during the …SALT LAKE CITY – Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, Pau Gasol added 33 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers completed a four-game sweep of the Utah Jazz with a 111-96 victory on Monday night, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the third straight year.
The Lakers quickly ended the Jazz's hopes of extending the series by pulling ahead
They’ll begin Sunday against All-Star Kevin Durant(notes) and the Oklahoma City Thunder, whose youth and speed the Lakers will counter with Kobe Bryant(notes) and experience.
Durant led the NBA in scoring with 30.1 points; Bryant was fourth-best with 27.0.
After stumbling through the end of the regular season, the Lakers are feeling good about themselves
