[pullquote_left]Offense fails for the second game in a row in a 98-87 loss to the Heat, who romp with an ill LeBron James and without injured Dwyane Wade.[/pullquote_left]
By Mike BresnahanJanuary 19, 2012, 10:50 p.m.
Reporting from Miami -- This time, the entire team should have stuck around for extra on-court work.
Kobe Bryant famously did it here…
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By Mike BresnahanJanuary 18, 2012, 5:48 p.m.
Reporting from Miami — Of all the strange twists on the shard of a schedule this season, this might be the most jagged for the Lakers.
They're in Miami on Thursday, Orlando on Friday and then head back home, a two-day trip that will test their already futile road record.
The…
By Broderick TurnerJanuary 15, 2012, 8:25 p.m.
Chris Paul had an MRI exam Sunday on his strained left hamstring that was negative, the Clippers announced.
The team also said that Paul will be listed as day to day, but that the 6-foot All-Star guard is questionable for Monday's game against the New Jersey Nets at Staples Center.
Paul…
By Mike BresnahanJanuary 15, 2012, 6:56 p.m.
Reporting from Dallas -- The half-eaten gourmet omelet sits idly next to the ignored biscuits and potatoes. It's obvious some of this Lakers stuff still bothers Lamar Odom.
The popular Lakers forward became the former Lakers forward last month, a turbulent time that had him running the scale of emotions…
[pullquote_left]L.A. gets first win over an elite team, playing tough defense and making bigger plays down the stretch.[/pullquote_left]
By Broderick TurnerJanuary 11, 2012, 11:52 p.m.
It was the second of the three NBA elite teams the Clippers would face this week, this one being the Miami Heat.
The Clippers took care of business this time, keeping their cool,…
[pullquote_left]Pau Gasol's first three-point basket of the season gives the Lakers the lead in overtime and they earn their first road win of the season. Kobe Bryant scores 40 points and has 88 in his last two games.[/pullquote_left]
By Ben Bolch
January 11, 2012, 11:36 p.m.
Reporting from Salt Lake City – The Lakers got a road win,…
[quote]Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see. [/quote]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. could not be any clearer about the opponent he wants to fight on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mayweather wants Manny Pacquiao -- at least, if you are to believe…
[pullquote_left]Clippers keep it close until the end, but fall short of posting what could have been their second win of the season over Portland.[/pullquote_left]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Gerald Wallace scored 20 points, making a key 3-pointer with two minutes left, and the Portland Trail Blazers avenged a loss to the Clippers on New Year's Day with…
Lakers 99, Suns 83 (final)
Whoever puts together the Kobe Bryant season highlight package will get plenty of mileage out of the fourth quarter of the Lakers' triumph over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday at Staples Center.
Bryant faked out Grant Hill on the wing and drove around him for a two-handed dunk that gave the Lakers a…
By Broderick TurnerJanuary 8, 2012, 5:10 p.m.
Is it possible that the Clipperscould have three players on the U.S. Olympic basketball team?Well, yes, it's possible that Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Chauncey Billups all could represent the United States in the Olympicsin London this summer.Paul said he has been in contact with Jerry Colangelo, director of…