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If they're building toward a championship, this was more mortar than brick. The Lakers got back their easy offensive groove, albeit not their hard defensive edge, in a 114-102 victory over the Philadelphia ...

It's been a complicated season for Lamar Odom, who in a contract year decided to accept a virtual demotion, agreeing to come off the bench and provide a spark from there.

Troy Murphy's tip-in at the buzzer capped Indiana's 16-point fourth-quarter come-from-behind win against the red-hot Lakers in a thrilling 118-117 decision at Conseco Fieldhouse.

If there has been one asterisk affixed to the Lakers' blazing 14-1 start, it's that just four of those games have come away from the comforts of the Staples Center.

LOS ANGELES To paraphrase "Swingers," the quintessential Los Angeles coming-of-age flick ... Our big baby's all grows up! Andrew Bynum gleefully left Staples Center on Friday for Jordan Farmar's late-night ...

Los Angeles' Pau Gasol slam dunks against the Toronto Raptors during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Sunday.

21/ESPN; ESPN-FM and KFLX-AM Scouting the Mavericks They had a chance to win both visits to Lakerland last season but lost by four points in each.

Andrew Bynum decided he couldn't make his injured right ankle any worse, so he went ahead and played Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Lakers have gotten off to the second-best start in franchise history, but team owner Jerry Buss said that despite a 12-1 record it's too early to know just how good this team is.

Their defense suddenly is porous. Their play is too inconsistent. Their reserves can't shoot.

LOS ANGELES - Pau Gasol had 26 points and eight rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a poor shooting performance by Kobe Bryant to rout the New Jersey Nets ...

Maybe it was stifling defense. Maybe it was poor shot selection. Maybe it was simply an off shooting night.

Nov. 24--LOS ANGELES -- When it was time to go, when it was time to ridthemselves of the pesky Sacramento Kings, the Lakers shifted into a highermode of play Sunday night.

The red-hot Los Angeles Lakers continue a five-game homestand Sunday when they welcome the Sacramento Kings to Staples Center.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, grabs a loose ball away from Denver Nuggets guard Dahntay Jones during the second half of their NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov.

Less is more sometimes, particularly when playing on consecutive nights. No one played more than 34 minutes in the Lakers' 105-92 victory Thursday night over the Suns in Phoenix, which left them feeling rested, ...

During a Wednesday interview, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich spoke about so-called Basketball experts, musing that "perhaps someday the world will end, and certain people will be correct, too." Then, a reporter ...

Rajon Rondo had 18 points and eight assists, outplaying new Pistons acquisition Allen Iverson and leading the Boston Celtics to a 98-80 victory over Detroit on Thursday night in a rematch of last season's ...

Together again for the first time. The Lakers get their first look this season at their old friends and rivals, the Phoenix Suns, tonight in the desert.

One small forward appears headed for the bench. Another appears headed for the starting lineup.