It looked like it would never happen, but it finally did as the Los Angeles Lakers found the answer to their Denver Nuggets problem with a 119-108 win on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round matchup. The Nuggets had won eleven straight against the Lakers and were facing elimination from the playoffs in the first round if they faltered...
The Los Angeles Lakers most definitely rue having to face the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference playoffs, as their latest defeat on Thursday night was the eleventh straight time they’ve lost to the defending champions. The Lakers, playing at home for the first time in their first-round series against the Nuggets, gave up another double-digit lead as they fell 112-105 in Game 3 at Crypto.com...
Team USA Basketball, through Managing Director and former player Grant Hill, released an immensely star-studded list of NBA superstars on Wednesday as their 12-man team to the Paris 2024 Games. Four-time NBA champions LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant will headline the United States men’s Olympic team. Other names on the roster include Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns),...
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 in the Play-In Tournament opener at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday night to claim the seventh seed in the West, where they will face the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. New Orleans took an eight-point lead into the second quarter but the Lakers tightened up their defense, keeping the Pelicans to just 16 points, while they...
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant further etched his name in the history of the NBA as he moved past former Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal on the league’s all-time scoring list on Wednesday. The 35-year-old scored 22 points in the Suns’ win over the Philadelphia 76ers at Phoenix’s Footprint Center to take his career total to 28,610 career points in 1,048 games....
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