L.A. Lakers: Secondary Articles
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NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Matt Moore) —
Someone has to go down for this. It might as well be Pau Gasol, I suppose. Because it sure isn’t going to be Kobe Bryant. When the Lakers lost to the Thunder Saturday night, blowing a nine-point fourth quarter lead to do down 3-1 in their Western Conference Semifinals series with OKC, it was Kevin…
CelticsBlog (Jeff Clark) —
I saw the score of the Spurs game in the first half and I was going to thank the Spurs for reminding the world that all teams have bad days and even San Antonio isn't perfect. Instead, I have to settle for thanking the Clippers for reminding us that they are the Clippers and at least we'll never be them. Clippers' dream season nearing end as Spurs win 96-86 for 3-0 lead - Sam Amick -...
SBN: Welcome to Loud City (J.A. Sherman) —
The Thunder put a death lock on the Lakers last night, winning a game in Los Angeles that the Lakers should have owned. LA was on the Thunder from the outset, with a rejuvenated Kobe Bryant working his game inside and outside to generate good looks and foul shots. Meanwhile, Andrew Bynum was handling his business on the interior, and the Thunder for a brief time looked resolved to just...
Thunderous Intentions (Andrew Kennedy) —
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 4 Saturday night to the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-100. The Lakers lost a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter as the Thunder finished the game on a 13-4 run. Kobe made his share of mistakes but … [visit site to read more] NBA Playoffs 2012: Kobe Bryant calls out Pau Gasol after Game 4 loss - Thunderous Intentions - Thunderous...
Thunderous Intentions (Andrew Kennedy) —
Kevin Durant provided the offensive heroic fireworks at the end of Game 4 Saturday night against the Lakers, drilling a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to put OKC ahead 98-95. But it was Durant’s defense on Kobe Bryant in the final four minutes … [visit site to read more] Thunder Playbook: Kevin Durant shuts down Kobe Bryant in crunch time - Thunderous Intentions - Thunderous...
Yahoo.com: Adrian Wojnarowski (Adrian Wojnarowski) —
The whispers a year ago that the young stars couldn't coexist are fading following another shutdown of the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western semifinals.
Peninsula is Mightier (Surya Fernandez) —
With title contenders San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder fully in control of their destiny out West, the heavily-favored Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics face an uncertain future and have their hands full with younger, hungry teams in the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia Sixers, respectively. Just days ago, it was considered a good thing by Heat fans that the Celtics-Sixers...
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Matt Moore) —
You know those situations where you know something is wrong, but there’s no physical evidence to suggest as such? We’ve got one of those. Saturday night during Lakers-Thunder Game 4, there was something wrong with the court. The most notable example came before the half, when Russell Westbrook, a pretty agile guy, turned to run…
MySA.com (Tim Griffin) —
Credit Kevin Durant with knowing a sense of the obvious. After Durant’s tiebreaking 3-pointer that catapulted Oklahoma City to a 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night, he sheepishly admitted that hitting the basket changed his perception of the shot — as well as that of many others. ”It left my hand, (and) [...]
Indy Cornrows (Tom Lewis) —
Regardless of the reason du jour, the Miami have not played as expected against the Indiana Pacers . There has been far more finger pointing than will imposing by the high-powered Heat stars, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade . Now down 2-1 in the series, Miami is past gut-check time and into pride-check time. If James and Wade can rise up together with a big performance, everything for the...
Sheridan Hoops (James Park) —
If you are a fan of either of the Los Angeles teams, you might have had some trouble sleeping through Saturday night. If you predicted that the Clippers (me) or the Lakers (Sheridan) would move past the second round, you probably wish to have those predictions back, as both teams are now on the verge of being [...]
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Brett Pollakoff) —
During the Thunder’s playoff run last season — one that ended in a loss in the Conference Finals to the eventual champion Mavericks — there were constant questions about whether or not Russell Westbrook was a good long-term fit to play alongside Kevin Durant. One year later, now on the verge of taking down the…
SI.com: Inside The NBA —
LOS ANGELES -- By the look of the postgame press conference, it was tough to tell that this was all about maturity for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Matt Moore) —
Things change. It’s inevitable. And on Saturday night, you have to wonder if the guard changed officially in the Western Conference, and the NBA. 103-100, Thunder over Lakers. Kobe Bryant was the closer. The dagger. The Black Mamba. As recently as Friday night, he was the ultimate clutch weapon (as long as we’re only talking…
NBCSports.com: ProBasketballTalk (Brett Pollakoff) —
As Russell Westbrook led the charge offensively for the Thunder in their Game 4 win over the Lakers — finishing with a brilliant 37 points on 15-of-26 shooting — Kevin Durant seemed pleased to let that happen. But once the Thunder had made it all the way back from a deficit that hung at around…