Jamal Murray: Champion. Cold-blooded. Game 2 hero. After struggling with his shot throughout Monday's Game 2 of the Denver Nuggets' first-round playoff series
On Friday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Memphis Grizzlies
The Los Angeles Lakers star blocked the Denver Nuggets guard with 9:35
Here are five takeaways from the Lakers’ 114-103 loss in Game 1 of their first-round playoff matchup with the Denver Nuggets. One of the simplest ways the Lakers could turn around their fate from their multiseason struggles with the Nuggets would be for LeBron James and Anthony Davis, together, to outplay Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Saturday in Game 1, the Lakers’ stars combined for 59 points on 56.4% shooting from the field while grabbing 20 rebounds and dishing out 13 assists. Jokic and...
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After the Lakers’ last practice before their playoff series begins Saturday night, LeBron James praised Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, calling him “one of the best players to ever play this game.” “He does everything. Does everything. The most important thing is he changes the way his teammates think about their own play,” James said. “When you're able to inspire your teammates to play at a level that sometimes they don't even feel like they can play at, that's the true testament of a great...
Your eyes would tell you quickly. The Lakers, at their very best this season, have received the kind of all-around dominance from LeBron James that made him the best player in the league — a surefire ticket to the end when winning mattered most. But with 39 years on his bones and 21 seasons worth of mileage on his legs, James has had to pick his spots. On the nights when James has been able to play with his foot on the gas on both ends of the court, the Lakers have been as difficult to beat as...
The Los Angeles Lakers managed to pick up a 123-120 win over the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night after huge nights from LeBron James and Anthony Davis. James
The NBA endorsed the calls made by officials during the final two minutes of the Lakers' 101-99 playoff loss to the Nuggets on Tuesday night. LeBron James and the Lakers, who led by as many as 20 points in the third quarter, complained shortly after losing on a buzzer-beating shot by Denver's Jamal Murray and falling behind 2-0 in the Western Conference playoff series. In the two-minute report the league issues assessing officiating decisions made late in games, the sole error the NBA flagged...
NEW YORK — manager Aaron Boone had gone berserk on umpires before, but never for a situation like this. Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Boone just two batters into Monday’s game against the , and Boone appeared stunned, arguing with Wendelstedt that the ump actually heard someone else — perhaps a fan — complaining, and not him. Advertisement With in an 0-1 count against , Wendelstedt yelled, “Aaron, you’re done!” That set Boone off. First, Boone and bench coach Brad Ausmus each...
The Los Angeles Lakers took care of business Tuesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, and their reward is a date with the reigning NBA champions. L.A.
The Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from the postseason. The team locked up the No. 8 overall seed in the West and a Play-In Tournament matchup with the