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David Lee went from Golden State's All-Star power forward and double-double machine to the Warriors' biggest cheerleader and strategic adviser during timeouts.Mostly, though, he just sat back and enjoyed the show Tuesday night when the Warriors stunned the Denver Nuggets 131-117 to even their playoff series at a game each.The Warriors hardly missed much of anything. Not many of their shots, and not even their injured All-Star, who is out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn right hip flexor.Behind Stephen Curry's 30 points and 13 assists, the Warriors became the first opponent to walk off the Pepsi Center court a winner since the Washington Wizards on Jan. 18.The Warriors also got 26 points from surprise starter Jarrett Jack, a career-high 24 from rookie Harrison Barnes in his debut at power forward and 21 from Klay Thompson.Most importantly, the sixth-seeded Warriors, who became the second road team to win in the postseason following Chicago's victory at Brooklyn on Monday, wreste...
Jerry Buss built a glittering life at the intersection of sports and Hollywood.After growing up in poverty in Wyoming, he earned success in academia, aerospace and r...
NBA rules dictate that the head coach in an All-Star game will replace an injured starter with someone on his roster.Erik Spoelstra will be the man in the warmish se...
Jamaal Wilkes' jersey was retired by the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, putting the smooth forward known as "Silk" in company with the franchise's Hall of Fame ...
Dwight Howard had 21 points and 14 rebounds, Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in their sixth win in seven games, 104-87 over the...
The trophy case in the home of Ralph Sampson's mother is about to get a little more crowded.Sampson, the 7-foot-4 Virginia center and three-time Atlantic Coast Confe...
2012 — Anthony Davis, Kentucky2011 — Kemba Walker, Connecticut2010 — Kyle Singler, Duke2009 — Wayne Ellington, North Carolina2008 — Mario Chalmers, Kansas2007 — Core...
The NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (the first player listed each year was the Final Four most outstanding player; x-vacated):2012 — Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Mi...
If Magic Johnson had known just how well he could live with HIV, he wouldn't have retired from the Lakers on Nov. 7, 1991.Johnson would never change what he did for ...
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 ...
Despite the ongoing saga leading up to the ballclub's sale, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly kept it simple: Avoid distractions and come together on the fie...
To most NBA fans, Miami is the big time.That's what happens when LeBron James and Chris Bosh decide to join Dwyane Wade on a "superteam" that plays on the shores of ...
The fighter jets are gone from the flight deck, and in their place is a gleaming basketball court surrounded by bright green bleachers -- a stark contrast to the gra...
The NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (the first player listed each year was the Final Four most outstanding player; x-vacated):2013 — Luke Hancock, Louisville; T...
Guards, guards everywhere. And they can shoot.La Salle gets to take its uncharacteristic approach — not much size but lots of shots and lots of points — back to a ci...
Which team is the best in NCAA tournament history?Indiana was the last men's team to go undefeated in 1976. North Carolina won a championship with Michael Jordan and...
In their first game since the death of Jerry Buss, it was only appropriate that the Los Angeles Lakers took the floor against a storied rival.And it was only fitting...
How fitting just days after the death of Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss the rival Boston Celtics make a stop in Tinseltown.Hearts will be heavy Wednesday ni...
After Chris Bosh rather recklessly claimed last week he was absolutely a Hall of Famer ("Hell, yeah, of course."), who else will be enshrined in one day?Hall of Fame...
Jerry Buss had been a chemist and a mathematician long before he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. The self-made millionaire with a head for business and an imp...