For one half, the Lakers made Game 2 feel like a real series. For one half, Austin Reaves was cooking, LeBron James was still LeBron James, and Los Angeles had …
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Paul Pierce is not buying the fairy-tale version of Luka Dončić’s return. His point was simple: coming back is one thing. Coming back against Oklahoma City is something else entirely. …
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Kendrick Perkins may still be waiting on breakfast with Oprah and Beyoncé, but after Game 1, his Lakers-Thunder prediction did not look quite as ridiculous. Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles …
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Brian Windhorst’s update did not leave much room for optimism. Luka Dončić is moving, shooting and progressing, but he is not close to playing playoff basketball. “He is not close,” …
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LeBron James has spent more than two decades answering serious questions with the patience of a man who has seen every media angle imaginable. Every now and then, though, he …
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Los Angeles beat Houston 98-78 at Toyota Center, ending the series with its best defensive performance when the season required it most. After two straight Rockets wins had turned tension …
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After Houston’s 99-93 Game 5 win in Los Angeles, Kendrick Perkins argued that the Lakers had wasted an opportunity veteran teams are supposed to recognize. “That was a must win …
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The Rockets did not win Game 5 with glamour. They won it with pressure. Houston beat the Lakers 99-93 at Crypto.com Arena, turning a hostile road game into a test …
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Draymond Green knows better than most how complicated Kevin Durant discourse can become. He has been Durant’s teammate, opponent, critic, defender and forever-linked co-star in one of the most dissected …
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Vlade Divac remembers the Kobe Bryant trade not as trivia, but as impact. In 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers sent Divac to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the draft …
