LOS ANGELES – More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did. Bryant duplicated Bird's memorable shot and finished with 26 points, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night and adding yet another
LOS ANGELES – More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did. Bryant duplicated Bird's memorable shot and finished with 26 points, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night and adding yet another
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here's a little light reading, should you watching the American Football games with just mild interest. LAKERS NEWS -Magic Johnson says "72-10" should be replaced by "however many wins-continual improvement" as the Lakers' goal. -Andrew Bynum may be growing before our very eyes, but that doesn't mean most games don't still contain an eye opening moment...
Tuesday night at Staples, the Lakers beat the Knicks 100-90 in a game that generally speaking, wasn't that close. Kobe Bryant, as has become his custom, torched the visitors for 34 points on 14-20 from the floor. The box score will show a steady 17/7/4 from Ron Artest, 17/8 from Andrew Bynum, and 16 rebounds for Pau Gasol. Derek Fisher continued a run of strong games, scoring 12 points to go with six...
The Lakers are 11-3. They are fairly healthy in all key positions and are playing arguably their best ball of this early season. On top of all that, Andrew Bynum is developing into an elite Center. All of that is grand, but last night, in the 4th quarter, we saw some seriously [...]
LOS ANGELES(AP) When Lakers 7-footers Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum lined up for the opening tip against New York's comparatively pint-sized front line, anybody who has ever seen a pickup game between poorly chosen teams could have predicted what happened next.
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points on 14-for-20 shooting, an efficient night on a night when the Lakers' rhythm came and went against the overmatched New York Knicks. Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum added 17 points apiece. Pau Gasol had 11...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Talk Sports , Exclusives The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be having trouble on the road. Two of the team's stars were nailed on one of L.A.'s most famous freeways recently for breaking some driving laws. TMZ has learned Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum were each pulled over on the ... Permalink
Kobe Bryant scored 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting in the first half to lead the Lakers, and Andrew Bynum added 10 points and six rebounds. Pau Gasol had nine points and a team-leading nine rebounds. David Lee and Wilson Chandler...
LOS ANGELES — More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did. Bryant duplicated Bird's memorable shot and finished with 26 points, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night and adding yet another...
Center is close to joining Toronto's Chris Bosh as the only players in the league averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds. Center is close to joining Toronto's Chris Bosh as the only players in the league averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Sunday funday, indeed. Breakdown below. THREE GOOD: -This... ... and other stuff from Kobe Bryant: The stat line was robust, for sure (26 points, six boards, seven steals) but tonight fans were treated to the full range of Kobe's skills. He put balls up from behind the backboard (see above), capped the first quarter with a quick, left-handed grab'n'shoot off a loose ball to beat the buzzer, a sick...
Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, including two on a shot from behind the backboard, and Andrew Bynum shook off an ankle injury to score 25 points and grab a team-leading nine rebounds. Pau Gasol added 15 points in his second...
Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum each scored 15 points to lead the Lakers to a 23-point lead over the Thunder by halftime tonight. Bryant made 7 of 13 shots and Bynum hit 6 of 7. Bynum also had a team-leading...
The headline sums things up pretty well... ...but we've been told our posts need to be... ...at least three lines long so they can be picked up by Google searches. BK
LOS ANGELES – More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did. Bryant duplicated Bird's memorable shot and finished with 26 points, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night and adding yet another clip...
LOS ANGELES – More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did. Bryant duplicated Bird's memorable shot and finished with 26 points, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night and adding yet another clip...
LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Lamar Odom had 11 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists for the defending NBA champions, who bounced back from a loss to Dallas with an overwhelming second half in...