Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers look for a response to their 29-point Game 1 defeat as they take the court Wednesday night for Game 2 of their second round NBA playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Jeff Carter had a hat trick for the Kings, who thoroughly beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals Tuesday night at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 108-92. victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their second round NBA playoff series Tuesday night at AT&T Center in San Antonio.
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers look for a response to their 29-point Game 1 defeat as they take the court Wednesday night for Game 2 of their second round NBA playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Kobe Bryant Gives One Word Answer To Reporter's Question
Aside from the fact that he's still one of the best players on the planet and will go down as one of the top 10 to every grace a basketball court, so watching him play is a joy to us all, Kobe Bryant staying in the playoffs means more than just basketball.
It means he gets to speak to the media.
Well, sort of.
Bryant is notorious for going into dismissive, shutdown mode during the playoffs. His answers are quick, curt and often no longer than three or four words. But his most recent response to a question about whether or not the Lakers can guard the Oklahoma City Thunder will go down as one of his best.
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by Ronald Clark • May 15, 2012 10:45 AM PDT
NBC LA Mixes Up L.A. Kings With Sacramento Kings
Local NBC news affilate, NBCLA mixed up their hometown Los Angeles Kings logo with the Sacramento Kings logo on a graphic during Monday's six o'clock edition of the news.
See a picture of the goof after the jump.
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by Kevin Cacabelos • May 15, 2012 7:00 AM PDT
Lakers Vs. Thunder Highlights: Metta World Peace Booed, Devin Ebanks Ejected, Durant And Westbrook Dominate
As the Los Angeles Lakers were losing by 20 (25? 30? 300?), it was easy to get lost in trying to find things that stood out other than Oklahoma City Thunder domination.
Metta World Peace was booed hard by the Oklahoma City crowd early on.
Then the Thunder started pouring it on.
Kevin Durant dunked right past Andrew Bynum's attempt at defense.
Daequan Cook nailed a big three.
After that, many points were scored, mostly by the Thunder.
This eventually led to an epic flop by Steve Blake.
Metta World Peace was not happy with the deficit.
But he did manage to tango with James Harden once before both left the game.
Finally, Devin Ebanks got tossed, knocked over a chair, and took off his jersey for no real reason. Inspired the Lakers to still lose by about thirty or so. A noble effort by Ebanks.
And that's your Laker highlights of the game! It was that type of night in Oklahoma City.
To talk about the loss in Game 1 with Laker fans, head on over to Silver Screen and Roll. To talk about the loss with Game 2 with Thunder fans, go to Welcome To Loud City.
Check out the SB Nation NBA YouTube channel for more coverage of the series.
by Avinash Kunnath • May 15, 2012 4:00 AM PDT
Matt Kemp Injury: Dodgers Star Leaves Game In 4th Inning
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Sunday with a 22-11 record, the best record in baseball, but received some bad news. All-world center fielder Matt Kemp left the game against the Colorado Rockies after just three innings on Sunday, presumably with a left hamstring injury of some sort.
Kemp made the final out of the third inning, then as he went back to the dugout to grab his glove he met with assistant trainer Greg Harrel and manager Don Mattingly. It seemed like Kemp was pleading to stay in the game, as he slammed his glove down in the dugout after getting removed.
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by Eric Stephen • May 13, 2012 2:33 PM PDT
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