DENVER - Corey Brewer had the hot hand Wednesday night sinking six out of seven 3-pointers matching a career high of 27 as the Nuggets beat the Lakers 126-114 at the Pepsi Center.
Kenneth Farried (21 points 15 rebounds) and Ty Lawson (17 points 14 assists) each posted double-doubles.... more »
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A person with knowledge of the discussions says the Los Angeles Lakers have reached a deal in principle with former Cleveland coach Mike Brown to succeed Phil Jackson. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the Lakers hadn't made... more »
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant hopped up on the scorer's table, shook his fists and extended five fingers. That's five, as in five NBA championships. This time a Game 7 in the NBA Finals, it finally went the Lakers' way. Beating Boston for the first time in a Game... more »
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers emphatically extended the NBA finals to a decisive seventh game with a 89-67 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Tuesday night. Ron Artest added 15... more »
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics have tied up the NBA finals, and they owe it more to "Big Baby" than the Big Three. Backup Glen "Big Baby" Davis scored half of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Celtics bench as it pulled away from the Los... more »
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The L.A. Lakers acquired Ron Artest for his rebounding and hard-nosed defense. Last-second offensive heroics were hardly his strong suit. Until Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Thursday night. Artest beat the buzzer with a wild bank shot after rebounding Kobe Bryant's air ball to... more »
DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points and had a game-saving block at the buzzer, helping the Denver Nuggets hold on for a 98-96 win over a Los Angeles Lakers team playing without Kobe Bryant on Thursday night. With time winding down, Anthony stuffed Derek Fisher's shot as Denver... more »
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chauncey Billups scored a career-high 39 points, including nine 3-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 126-113 Friday night, ending the Lakers' eight-game home winning streak. Billups was 12 of 20 from the floor, 9 of 13 from 3-point range and made 6... more »
DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony got the better of Ron Artest, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes and leading the Denver Nuggets past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 Friday night. The Lakers' six-game winning streak was snapped. They scored just eight points in the third quarter as the Nuggets turned... more »