Tag: Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers maintain positive vibes despite losing to the Knicks, even as time goes on

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LOS ANGELES — After a nearly week-long winning streak filled with talk of good chemistry and positive vibes, the Lakers experienced a dose of truth Sunday in their 112-108 loss to the New York Knicks. Although it’s 8-4 since the trade deadline, it’s up as the rest of the Western Conference seems to be falling apart, their margin for error is non-existent. Compared to the more solid and physical Knicks, they seemed complacent at times. New York routinely hit the offensive glass, beat Los Angeles on loose balls, poured in…

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Bounce: Mind Games with Donovan Mitchell

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Want this content straight to your inbox every day for free? Register here. Scotty Barnes had one of the worst directings possible. What a turn. Beantown Drama Celtics stifle against Cavs Donovan Mitchell rocked both Celtics And Edge in the Cavs’ 118-114 overtime win last night, a resounding punctuation to a ridiculous ending. Let’s go back. At the end of regulation, Boston’s Grant Williams was fouled on an offensive running back attempt. When he came to the line with 0.8 seconds left in the tie game, Mitchell tried to get…

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A healthy Anthony Davis leads the Lakers over the Warriors

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LOS ANGELES – Anthony Davis steered the ball down about 15 feet to the left side of the ground, momentarily exposing it to Draymond Green, who pushed it down. Reach was the half-second advantage Davis needed to blast the baseline past Green, who quickly recovered and trapped Davis in front of the rim. Davis ran across Green and floated a 5-foot putt that rolled before falling off the backboard. After the basket, which gave the Lakers a 107-101 lead over the Golden State Warriors with 48.2 seconds left in the…

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Darvin Hamm sends message to Lakers: ‘Nobody should tell you to be locked up’

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LOS ANGELES — For nearly a month, Lakers coach Darvin Hamm and his team have been preaching three words: energy, effort, and urgency. Since February 11 at Golden State, Ham has written these three words on the team’s whiteboard before every game. The logic in his eyes is simple: The Lakers can’t control which players are available or if their shots fall, but they can control the way they approach each play. At this point in the season, every game is a must-win—especially against Western Conference opponents they’re battling for…

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The Lakers edged past the Mavericks by 27 points, completing the biggest comeback in the NBA this season

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The Los Angeles Lakers scored by 27 points to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 111-108 on Sunday, completing the biggest comeback in the NBA this season. Here’s what you need to know: The Mavericks led 48-21 with 7:06 remaining in the second quarter. The last time the Lakers had a bigger comeback was on December 6, 2002 when they trailed Dallas by 30. Combined NBA teams were 0-138 this season when trailing by 27 or more points. the background After scoring just 16 points and going 0-for-10 in the first quarter,…

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Hollinger: Why Victor Wembanyama race might not be widespread down the stretch

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That alarm bell you just heard? It’s tank o’clock in the NBA. The trade deadline has passed, the All-Star break is over and now it’s time for the league’s bottom feeders to get down to the dirty business of acting in the enterprise’s best long-term interests. With two franchise-caliber talents available at the top of the draft in French center Victor Wembanyama and G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson, the temptation will be strong for teams to give themselves the best possible odds at May’s lottery. However, the actual mechanism…

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NBA Power Rankings: Sixers make jump to contenders tier; Nuggets rise; Team-by-team quarter analysis

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Game flow! Teams would love to be great from the first quarter through the fourth quarter every single night, but that’s not realistic for all 30 teams. We have some teams who consistently start slow and then turn it on. We have teams that begin with a fury and then fade away, hoping to hang on desperately to the victory. Some teams are bad in the first and fourth quarters, but great in the middle. And vice-versa. Some teams come out of halftime with their hair on fire and some…

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NBA All-Star Game 2023: Team James vs Team Antetokounmpo Draft Rosters

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SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA All-Star teams were set for Sunday’s game in a first-of-its-kind stadium-style draft about half an hour before warning. Here’s what you need to know: Team LeBron (led by Michael Malone, Denver). LeBron James (Lakers)Joel Embiid (76 years old)Kyrie Irving (Mavericks)Luka Donjic (Mavericks)Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)Jaylen Brown (Celtics)Paul George (Clippers)Tyrese Halliburton (Pacers)Julius Randle (Knicks)Daron Fox (Kings)Jaren Jackson Jr. (grizzlies) Team Giannis (coached by Joe Mazzola, Boston) Giannis Antetekounmo (Bucks)Jason Tatum (Celtics)Ja Morant (Grizzlies)Donovan Mitchell (jazz)Laurie Markkanen (jazz)Damian Lillard (Blazers)Jrue Holiday (bucks)Gilgos Alexander Tea (Thunder)DeMar…

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LeBron: The last 23 Lakers games are the “23 most important” games of the career, and you’ll try to play in them

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Salt Lake City – Having become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, LeBron James has a new, smaller, less significant target – one he’s already achieved over and over throughout his career. He just wants the Lakers to make the playoffs, and he’s vowed to try and play in each of their remaining 23 games. “These are 23 of the most important games of my career,” James said Sunday, just hours before the All-Star Game. “I’m going to figure out ways to make sure I’m available and on the ground for…

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Throwback: Zombie Celtics rivalry

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Want this content straight to your inbox every day for free? Register here. How many games do you have to play to win MVP? Let’s discuss. Zombie Celtics rivalry Down four starters, the Celtics nearly beat the Bucks We spent all of yesterday at The Bounce outdoing the Bucks and Celtics in the fight for East supremacy. What happened? Al Horford, Jason Tatum, Marcus Smart And Jaylen Brown missed all of the game! Fortunately, the remaining Celtics took it seriously and pushed the money into overtime last night. Sam Hauser…

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