Celtics collapse in Game 4 after succumbing to Sixers' tricks; series tied 2-2
Yahoo! Sport
Boston Celtics Daily Links 5/18. Kevin Garnett's Dominance Providing No Guarantee That Celtics Can Withstand Philadelphia's Response · Celtics Live Blog: Kevin Garnett Tries to Keep C's Rolling in Philadelphia The Sixers will try to recover from their 107-91 loss to the Celtics in game 3, tonight at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers will [...]
Read MoreLakers win it at the line; 76ers stun Celtics to even series
USA TODAY (b
The Lakers beat the OKC Thunder by playing with a desperation that led to a whole bunch of needed free throws. LOS ANGELES — After two successive exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can't hope to keep up with the younger, faster Oklahoma City [...]
Read MoreCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown is worst than JP Morgan's CEO Jaime Dimon
Fox News
Jerry Brown apparently has his own plans for a $410-million all-cash slice of a national mortgage settlement: Plug some of the holes of California's massive deficit. The state attorney general's office told The Times last Friday it hoped to use about On Saturday, California Governor Jerry Brown announced that his state's projected budget deficit will [...]
Read MoreThunder clobber Lakers 119-90 in Game 1
Yahoo! Sport
It's the Lakers who are smarting after the playoff rematch. Russell Westbrook had 27 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Thunder blasted the weary Lakers 119-90 on Monday night in the opening game of the Western Conference By Erik Matuszewski on May 15, 2012 The Oklahoma City Thunder showed no [...]
Read MoreLakers, Led by Metta World Peace and Pau Gasol, Defeat Nuggets
Fox News
Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West in their courtside seats at the Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nugget 2012 NBA Playoffs game on May 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Led by Metta World Peace and Pau Gasol, the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted Denver for a thrilling 96-87 victory Saturday night to [...]
Read MoreLakers hold off Nuggets' rally to win Game 7 in LA
Denver Post
The Lakers were teetering on the brink of an extended off-season Saturday night when their backup point guard took a pass from Kobe Bryant in the corner midway through the fourth quarter. Blake spotted up and released the ball before absorbing a body Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel kissing and cheering at the Los Angeles [...]
Read MoreWeary Celtics pushed through
Boston.com
By Dan Shaughnessy Most Boston sports fans at this hour are having a love-hate relationship with the Celtics and the Red Sox. It's amazing. And the Sox are hoping it's a temporary condition. Widely perceived as gritty and the embodiment of team spirit, The Sixers controlled the game for much of the first half, withstood [...]
Read MoreWeary Celtics pushed through
Boston.com
Atlanta Hawks power forward Josh Smith was disappointed Thursday night to be eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Boston Celtics — and he was able to pinpoint a distinct advantage the C's had on their home floor in John discusses his key factors for the Celtics in their series with the 76ers and gives [...]
Read MoreFive things to take from Lakers' 96-87 win over Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles
As if there wasn't enough pressure already on Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown heading into Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, now a prominent Lakers legend says Brown will be coaching to keep his job. Former Laker Magic Johnson, If someone else can show up alongside Bryant, it's going to be [...]
Read MoreLakers never make it easy, but they escape Game 7
Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers issued a statement publicly backing Mike Brown on Saturday after Magic Johnson declared the first-year head coach would be fired if Los Angeles lost Game 7 of its first-round playoff series with Denver. AP LOS ANGELES — Stretched to the limit in the series and in Game 7, Pau Gasol [...]
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