On Saturday the Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Clippers take on the San Antonio Spurs in back-to-back NBA playoff games at Staples. Then on Sunday the real traffic trouble comes as the NHL's Kings will host the Phoenix Coyotes on the

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / May 19, 2012) By Ben Bolch The less Matt Barnes plays in the playoffs, the better for the Lakers? The Lakers' two biggest victories of the postseason heading into Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series

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Metta World Peace is no friend of the Oklahoma City Thunder, after the Lakers forward elbowed James Harden in the head during the regular season. So maybe that history with the team made a fight for a loose ball between Thunder guard Russell Westbrook

The Lakers weren't going THAT quietly. In Game 3 against OKC, a must-win, the Lakers jumped out 16-4 and then held on to win 99-96. Kobe Bryant might be getting old, but he's always good for one big game and last night,

LOS ANGELES – The Lakers and Thunder, after playing 2 hours 43 minutes without overtime Friday night, return to Staples Center tonight for Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals and the rarity of a postseason

The Thunder dropped a close game last night to the Lakers in Game 3, losing 99-96. As the saying goes, the more desperate team usually wins, and that certainly could describe the Lakers' looking into a 3-0 series abyss.

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LA Lakers: Forward Pau Gasol won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his extensive charity work as a UNICEF ambassador. The NBA announced that Gasol had won the award after a vote by the Professional Basketball Writers Association.

The Lakers have to hold on to hope as time runs out on their season. They also need to seize opportunity.

By Brian Kamenetzky The Lakers knew their season was on the line Friday night in Game 3 at Staples Center against Oklahoma City, and put in an effort matching the gravity of the situation. After racing to an early 16-4 lead, they found themselves down

LOS ANGELES — The dour mood that had enveloped Lakers Nation was nowhere to be found inside the Lakers locker room early Friday night. All that heartache about the one that got away in Oklahoma City, the proclamations that it was the franchise's worst

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Kevin Durant scored 22 points and rattled in the go-ahead basket on a baseline runner with 18 seconds left, and the Thunder scored the final nine points to rally for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference

Lakers and Clippers will mix with Kings and Coyotes, while 120000 screaming fans descend, in waves, on Staples Center, the city's gleaming downtown arena. Starting Thursday night, the building will host six playoff games in four days: two by the NHL's

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The third-seeded Lakers (12-3), who lost to Delbarton 5-4 in last year's final, won their 12th overall MCT title and first in four years. Mountain Lakes defeated the second-seeded Green Wave in the semifinals while the Colts (9-8) beat No.

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There was never much hope the Lakers would be able to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder and advance to the next round of the NBA playoffs, but a fool's hope can be more than enough.

Kevin Durant scored 22 points and rattled in the go-ahead basket on a baseline runner with 18 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder scored the final nine points to rally for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers

In heartbreaking fashion, the Lakers choke away a game they had to have, as the Thunder rally in the last two minutes to close out the game right in the face of one of the greatest closers of all time. Wow. Hard to sum that one

Contributor Network – 4 hours ago After the Los Angeles Lakers' near defeat in their opening playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers got dismantled by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals.

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The Spurs beat the Clippers in Game 1 of their Semifinal series, but the Clippers showed some signs that they'll be competitive in this series.

It was back during the second series of the year against the Yankees that I postulated that the Orioles would not be truly competitive in the AL East until they put a crack in the Yankee mystique. Well, no thanks to me and my hypercritical analysis,

The Los Angeles Clippers' Vinny Del Negro has been a punch line for people, a B-list Hollywood sitcom foil forever on the wrong end of the gag, a former player and front-office executive portrayed as a bumbling sideline caretaker.

The Columbus Clippers finished off what manager Mike Sarbaugh called "a tough road trip" yesterday with a 5-3 win in Pawtucket. They open at four-game series with the Syracuse Chiefs at 6:35 tonight in Huntington Park. The victory ended a six-game

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs had just taken Game 1, and Manu Ginobili didn't want to hear another word about winning 15 in a row or not losing in more than a month. "I don't even want to know about that,"

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A downtown L.A. protest began only hours after Gov. Brown revealed millions in cuts to social services as a part of his revised May budget.

California Governor Jerry Brown proposed heavy spending cuts Monday to compensate for the state's $15.7 billion budget deficit. Brown's proposal, which he presented at a press conference in Los Angeles, would cut $8.3

Jerry Brown issued his revised budget. — John Gibbins Staff writers Jen Lebron Kuhney, Dana Littlefield, Maureen Magee and Roger Showley contributed to this report. Gov. Jerry Brown's sharpened budget knife slices through San Diego County,

Jerry Brown unveiled his revised state budget plan Monday, which includes an additional $8.3 billion in cuts to cover a $15.7 billion budget shortfall for the fiscal year that starts July 1.Rich Pedroncelli/AP By The Record » Juvenile justice: The

Jerry Brown on Monday released a $91 billion budget proposal that sharply cuts health and welfare spending, reduces state payrolls by 5 percent and freezes construction of new courthouses. Brown's revised budget reflects a steadily worsening fiscal

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It did not take long for Kevin Durant to get his sea legs back underneath him after over a week off. This play, the second offensive play of the game, showcased an aspect of the Thunder's offense that may have no answer.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Russelll Westbrook had 27 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder blasted the weary Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 on Monday night in the opening game of

He's rapped about loving her, he's rapped about marrying her, and now Kanye West is making sure the world knows that he's dating her. Or so it seems: Touchy-feely couple Kanye and Kim Kardashian sat courtside at the L.A.

The engaged couple show a rare display of public affection over the weekend.

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Plus the Celtics take Game One. Celtics 92, Sixers 91 (Celtics lead 1-0). Regardless of how far the score strayed, you knew it was coming; it was only a matter of time before the Boston Celtics started playing like the savvy,

By Darnell Mayberry / The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City The Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2012 NBA playoffs. Los Angeles defeated Denver 96-87 on Saturday night in Game 7 of the opening round series

AP LOS ANGELES — Stretched to the limit in the series and in Game 7, Pau Gasol and Metta World Peace led the Los Angeles Lakers off the brink of collapse and into the second round. Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, World Peace scored

Though they are usually a very low-key couple, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had a little fun at a Lakers game in Los Angeles Saturday night. The engaged couple, rumored to be planning a summer wedding, didn't hold

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Chris “Birdman” Andersen will not be available to the Denver Nuggets for Game 6 against the Lakers tonight, as law enforcement officials investigate him for unknown Internet crimes against children. He has been “excused”

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Kenneth Faried, F 20 MIN | 3-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 10 REB | 1 AST | 6 PTS | -19 The Manimal was fantastic and helped allay my fears that he could not handle the Lakers size. He showed he is not afraid of anyone and will not back

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By Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post Almost happened. The Spanish low-post player was right behind Kenneth Faried on the draft list, with Portland choosing at No. 21 in last June's draft. Surely, Portland was going to take Faried.

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