LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant has been able to navigate since the All-Star break without opponents taking any extra liberties in hacking at that torn ligament in his right hand. Now Bryant will have to be careful not to be lured into any verbal altercations that could result in…
March 29, 2008, 10:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
LOS ANGELES – The Lakers played too casual at the start and too desperate in the middle. By the end, they were stuck with one of those losses they might look back on with regret once the Western Conference standings are finalized. The Charlotte Bobcats controlled the Lakers, who were out of…
March 29, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - Pau Gasol did not make enough progress to take the floor at practice Tuesday, Coach Phil Jackson said, possibly pushing Gasol’s return to Sunday at the earliest. Gasol still has swelling and soreness in his sprained ankle but Jackson…
March 29, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Phil Jackson: “I told them before the overtime that we deserve to win this game. You just need to go out there and win it. After they won it, I just said they stepped up and played the way you have to play to win games in a playoff-type atmosphere.” Kobe Bryant: “You have to…
March 29, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
… are in progress. Better late than never — leave your thoughts in the comments.
March 29, 2008, 8:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
OAKLAND – Kobe Bryant crumpled to the floor with 4:45 left in regulation after taking an elbow to the face from Baron Davis on Davis’ drive toward the hoop. It was just one of the setbacks the Lakers shrugged off in a gut-check victory over the Golden State Warriors that took crazy effort from…
March 29, 2008, 8:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - Pau Gasol went through a light practice Saturday but still has pain in his ankle. He said he is doubtful for Sunday’s game. ”It’s still pretty sore,” he said. “I don’t know. It’s still doubtful.…
March 29, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Where inadvertent tanking happens.
March 29, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from Blog a Bull
With the Denver Nougats playing sweeter than the sweetest confection in the second half of first game of the doubleheader against the Dirk-less Mavs, the Warriors were dangerously close to falling to the 9th spot in the Wild Wild West. Things didn't look so pretty after the first quarter…
March 29, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
EVERY GAME COUNTS! Head on over to The W Column on FSN Bay Area (soon to be ComcastSportsNet Bay Area) for Counting W's Week 22. The Warriors went 2-3 last week and they're going to have to do much better this week. 3-0 would be unBELIEVEable. 2-1 would be nice. 1-2 would be tough.…
March 29, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Warriors (W-L): 44-27 Nuggets (W-L): 44-28 Time: 6:00PM PST tip off TV:FSN Vegas Odds: Denver by 6.5 (source: yahoo.com) Oooookay. I don't want to over-blow the importance of tonight (and tomorrow's) games, but tonight game is HUGE. I'm talking Yao Ming big. I'm talking Blue Whale…
March 29, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
What can I say? All teams have those nights. Tonight was a life lesson. Sometimes life lessons come in the form of ass-whippings.Indeed. The Hornets got paid back for their defeat of the Celtics last week, getting blown out by the C's up in Boston last night. It was all good at halftime, with…
March 29, 2008, 2:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
The Warriors kick off the the MOST IMPORTANT WEEKEND OF THE SEASON Saturday night in Denver. We thought it would be great to have our SBNation brother and Mile High Favorite Jeremy from Denver Nuggets blog Pickaxe and Roll on the show. Make…
March 29, 2008, 02:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
LOS ANGELES – The previous season high for an NBA team and Lakers record in a regulation game was 36 3-point attempts. The desperate Lakers jacked up 45 3-pointers to no net effect in their second lame loss in a row. After losing to Charlotte on Wednesday night, the Lakers couldn’t ride Kobe…
March 29, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding