Yes, Chicago's ABC Affiliate Identified Metta World Peace As "Lakers Idiot"Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Last night the internets buzzed about the veracity of a photo showing the lower third graphic from a TV newscast identifying Lakers ne'er-do-well Metta World Peace as "Lakers Idiot." Our pals over at Busted Coverage asked this morning if it wa… |
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LOWE: Thunder rise in the clutch while the Lakers wilt18 minutes ago
It's tempting to reduce the Lakers' second loss to the Thunder as one star failing in the clutch while another succeeded. But as Zach Lowe explains, the story is more complicated. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com So much has been made about age in this year’s NBA playoffs that everybody is overthinking the obvious. Here’s all you need to know: Young teams (Clippers, Thunder, Sixers) don’t win championships without experience, while old teams (Spurs, Lakers, … |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Oklahoma City Thunder 77, Los Angeles Lakers 75 (Thunder lead series, 2-0) The Oklahoma City Thunder were down seven points in this contest with two minutes left to play, with just 68 points to their credit. And though we've seen comebacks that overcome… |
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Thunder rally late to edge Lakers, lead 2-012 hours ago
Associated Press, ESPN.com Kevin Durant scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with 18 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder scored rallied for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night. |
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Create-a-Caption: ‘OK, sooooooooo, what’s all this?’21 hours ago
Dan Devine, yahoo.com After a tough start to the Western Conference semifinals, what's Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny del Negro — perhaps the world's last honest man — thinking as he works this one out? Best caption wins a dog with a quizzical look on his face, most cert… |
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Lakers' Bynum fined $15K, Ebanks $25K21 hours ago
Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum and forward Devin Ebanks were both fined for separate violations, the NBA announced Wednesday. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com One night after the Oklahoma City Thunder convinced a lot of people that they were the team to beat in the Western Conference by walloping the Los Angeles Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs offered their retort: A measured, professional destruction of the Lo… |
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Fresh Spurs wear down Clippers, win Game 1May 16 (yesterday)
Associated Press, ESPN.com Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs, recharged after a weeklong layoff, wore down the busy Los Angeles Clippers to win Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series, 108-92 on Tuesday night. |
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One For The Ages: The Spurs gave the Clippers a rough welcome to th…May 16 (yesterday)
The Spurs gave the Clippers a rough welcome to the second round of the playoffs. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were in vintage form and got plenty of help in a 108-92 win in Game 1. |
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LeBron & Wade Can’t Deliver; The Spurs Have Won 15 Straight GamesMay 16 (yesterday)
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Indiana gave the Heat enough chances, missing more freebies than a Ben Wallace practice session, and yet the two best players in the world (supposedly) couldn’t finish the job. At home. With mismatches all over the court. The Pacers worked off a terribl… |
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One For The Ages: The Spurs have been here before, plenty of times.…May 15 (yesterday)
The Spurs have been here before, plenty of times. The Clippers? Not really. Follow here as a series full of attractive matchups (Tim Duncan-Blake Griffin, Tony Parker-Chris Paul) gets started. |
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Staples Center faces busy weekend with Lakers, ClippersMay 15 (yesterday)
Staples Center is always among the world's busiest arenas, hosting a jam-packed slate of concerts and shows crammed between games for the NBA's Lakers and Clippers and the NHL's Kings. |
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Kobe defends defensive style: 'I don't take charges'May 15 (yesterday)
Lakers star Kobe Bryant says he doesn't take charges, and he's got a reason for it. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com For every postseason matchup, Ball Don't Lie's resident dummy will offer a topically appropriate entry from the best-selling series of "Deep Thoughts" books written by legendary humorist Jack Handey, plus some of his own original thoughts on t… |
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Danilo Gallinari can’t sleep, wants to prove he’s not a loserMay 15 (yesterday)
Dan Devine, yahoo.com It's something of an understatement to say that Danilo Gallinari did not come up big for the Denver Nuggets in their Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, a defeat that sent George Karl's upstart squad home for the summer after the op… |
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Daily Dime: The Thunder were sharp while the Lakers looked we…May 14 (3 days ago)
J.A. Adande, ESPN.com The Thunder were sharp while the Lakers looked weary in Game 1 |
