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| Surgery possible for Andrew Bynum |
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05/07/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum might undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his injured left knee if there is no significant improvement in the next three to four weeks. Lakers spokesman John Black said Bynum was examined Wednesday by Dr. Steven Gecha in Princeton, N.J. Black said the team was told there had been some improvement in the 20-year-old center's knee, but Gecha's recommendation was exploratory surgery if there wasn't more in the upcoming weeks. ``I'm not surprised |
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| Lakers try to take 2-0 lead over Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
05/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers welcome No. 4 Utah tonight to the Staples Center for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. On Sunday, NBA MVP Kobe Bryant scored 38 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out seven assists as the Lakers earned a 109-98 win over the Jazz at home in Game 1 of their best-of-seven series. Pau Gasol finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, while Lamar Odom contributed 16 points and nine rebounds and Sasha Vujacic netted 15 points off the benc |
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| Bryant is the best all-around player in the NBA |
NBA Basketball |
05/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The votes have been tallied and Kobe Bryant has earned the first NBA MVP of his illustrious career. Bryant led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 57-25 record this season, which slotted the team as the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs. A 10-time All-Star, Bryant played in all 82 regular-season games and averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists. He shot 45.9 percent from the floor, including 36.1 percent from three-point range, and made 84 percent of his attempts from the charity |
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| Bryant, Lakers silence Jazz in Game 1 |
NBA Basketball |
05/04/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant scored 38 points, added seven assists and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 109-98 win over the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Pau Gasol finished with 18 points and 10 boards for the top-seeded Lakers, who will also host Game 2 of this best-of-seven set, scheduled for Tuesday. Lamar Odom contributed 16 points and nine rebounds, while Sasha Vujacic added 15 points off the bench for Los Angeles, which won three |
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| Jazz visit Lakers for Game 1 of West semis |
NBA Basketball |
05/04/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and the fourth-seeded Utah Jazz battle this afternoon at the Staples Center in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. This is the fourth time the Lakers and Jazz have met in the playoffs. Los Angeles defeated the Jazz in seven games in the 1988 West semis. Utah knocked out the Lakers in five, 4-1, in the 1997 semifinals and swept LA in the 1998 conference finals. During the regular season, the Lakers won three of the four meetings between the clubs. LA c |
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| Parker, Leslie lead Sparks' exhibition win |
Womens Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| hird quarter, pulled Parker out of the game with three minutes left in the period. Leslie was already resting on the bench, her night finished after less than 20 minutes. ``Tonight I was in ecstasy,'' said Cooper, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers. ``It was truly a pleasure to watch these ladies play.'' Carla Thomas and Tamera Young each scored 15 points to lead the Dream, who were outscored 18-6 on the fast break and 38-18 in the paint. An announced crowd of 7,932 watched at Philips Aren |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Utah |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers and the fourth-seeded Utah Jazz battle in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals. This is the fourth time the Lakers and Jazz have met in the playoffs. Los Angeles defeated the Jazz in seven games in the 1988 West semis. Utah knocked out the Lakers in five, 4-1, in the 1997 semifinals and swept LA in the 1998 conference finals. During the regular season, the Lakers won three of the four meetings between the clubs. LA captured a pair of games at the St |
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| Report: Lakers C Bynum done for season |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, out since January with a knee injury, is unlikely to return this postseason, it was reported on Friday. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, there have been no plans for Bynum, who has been out since January 13 with a bone bruise in his left knee and a subluxation of the kneecap -- a brief dislocation that popped back into place, to return to practice any time soon. Bynum told the newspaper that he has no swelling in his knee, |
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Womens Basketball |
05/02/2008 |
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05/02/2008 |
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