The Lakers avoided a first-round sweep with their Game 4 win at home, but lost Game 5 and the series in Denver to the NBA's reigning champs.
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There were moments throughout the first and second overtimes Thursday night in Syracuse when it did not seem like any shot was getting past Devon Levi.
The Kings needed a change in fortune Sunday, so they made a change in goal. And while that changed the way the team played, it didn’t change the momentum of its best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series, with defenseman Evan Bouchard’s second-period power-play goal giving the Edmonton Oilers a 1-0 victory to send the series back to Canada for Game 5 on Wednesday with the Oilers holding a 3-1 edge. The loss was only the sixth in 20 games for the Kings at home since the All-Star break. Two...
LeBron James, in the Lakers’ white uniform, stood at the scorer’s table, filled his hands with chalk and tossed it into the evening air — the same as always. Yet Saturday, even if it was like the previous 11 meetings with the Denver Nuggets, was always going to be different. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean the Lakers might make a coaching change. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean the Lakers were going to have to reimagine their roster. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean James might’ve...
The winner of Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series Wednesday night was going to be one step away from advancing. The loser of Game 5 of this best-of-seven series was going to be one step away from elimination. The Clippers are close to seeing their season come to an end following a humbling 123-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. A severe third-quarter drought put the Clippers in a 25-point hole and their season edged toward the brink in the...
All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers are one game away from Round 2 after they defeated a shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks squad 126-113 in Game 4 on Sunday night.Haliburton had his best game of the series, pouring in 24 points on 8-of-16 from the field. Pacers big man Myles Turner added 29 points and three blocks.Milwaukee was missing their All-NBA duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. The status of both players for Game 5 is unknown.Bucks forward Bobby Portis was...
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals are staring down a grim reality following a 3-1 loss to New York Rangers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One Arena on Friday. For three frustrating games, the Rangers have had an answer for almost everything the Capitals have done, particularly on special teams. Now, the Capitals need to find a few answers of their own or they’ll be swept out of this best-of-7 series in Game 4 here Sunday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, MSGSN,...
In a game that became testy in the fourth quarter, the health of Kawhi Leonard was paramount for the Clippers. Leonard was listed as questionable with right knee inflammation for Game 3, and though he started Friday night, he rarely looked sharp during the Clippers’ 101-90 loss to the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Leonard, who was in and out of the game, departed for the final time with 4:09 left and the Clippers down by 15 points. He played 25 minutes and produced nine points,...
The Capitals spent their off days working on handling momentum swings. After taking another early lead in Game 3, the momentum swung. And they failed to respond.
The chant began in the final minutes of another lost season, the blame thundering down from furious Laker fans in four sharp syllables. “Fi-re Dar-vin Fi-re Dar-vin Fi-re Dar-vin.” The Lakers are on the precipice of a second consecutive playoff disaster, and it’s becoming clear who could take the fall. In the wake of Thursday’s 112-105 loss to the splendidly coached Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena, the smoking wreckage has seemingly trapped one man. Darvin Ham, just one season after being...
Did LeBron James play his last game for the Lakers? The Lakers’ season ended Monday night after a 108-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, at which point nothing bound James to the team. James, 39, can decline his $50.4-million option for next season. The choice will say more about the priorities of the 39-year-old James than the state of the Lakers. In James’ six seasons with the Lakers, they have been eliminated in the...