Towering superstar Victor Wembanyama toppled onto his face Tuesday night — timberrr!!! — and the NBA playoff scenario immediately became as scrambled as the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-foot-4 center’s thoughts must have been moments after he suffered a concussion. Without Wembanyama for nearly three quarters, the Spurs fell to the underdog Portland Trail Blazers, 106-103,…
Who knew? LeBron James flying down the lane unchecked for a pumping over-the-shoulder slam. Marcus Smart diving and scrapping and leading cheers with a scream. Luke Kennard stepping to the free-throw line and hearing the chant, “MVP! … MVP! … MVP!” Who knew? Without their two best players, facing the quicker and more bruising Houston…
Luke-ah? With star guard Luka Doncic back on the Lakers sideline but still out indefinitely, Luke Kennard did his best impression of the NBA’s leading scorer Saturday, catapulting the Lakers to a 107-98 win over the Houston Rockets to give the Lakers a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series. Kennard drained all five…
Some people may have thought that LeBron James was going to be very aggressive offensively in Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets and look to score a lot of points. Some may have even felt that doing so was going to be necessary for him with Luka…
LOS ANGELES — It was a near-impossible quest for a star-less Lakers team against the NBA’s Goliath, the Thunder. Los Angeles came out of the gates matching Oklahoma City’s energy with a closer-than-expected first quarter. Advertisement Then, as each quarter and minute went by, the margin slowly separated for the undermanned Lakers, falling to the…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 19 points and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 120-101 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. It was James’ 1,228th career victory, including the playoffs, to tie Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most in…
