A day after Kobe Bryant would have turned 42, his memory helped drive the Lakers in their 135-115 win over the Blazers that gave LA a 3-1 series lead.
Author: Mark Medina, USA TODAY
Blazers’ Damian Lillard leaves Game 4 against Lakers with a right knee injury
Damian Lillard sat out most of the second half of Game 4 after suffering a right knee injury against the Lakers.
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James on police shootings: ‘We are scared as Black people in America’
After Monday night’s Game 4 win over the Trail Blazers, the Lakers’ LeBron James expressed frustration over the Jacob Blake incident in Kenosha.
Shaquille O’Neal wishes he could have shared full feelings with Kobe Bryant directly
Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant had reconciled publicly in recent years, and Shaq says now they always had respect for each other as teammates.
Luka Doncic: ‘No problems’ with Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell after apology for ‘white boy’ comment
Montrezl Harrell apologized to the NBA for his “white boy” comment directed at Luka Doncic. He did the same with the Mavericks guard before Game 4.
Inside Luka Doncic game-winner over Clippers on injured left ankle. Mavericks’ coach: ‘Game was from another planet.’
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic finished with 43 points on 18-of-31 shooting in a 135-133 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4.
‘Just two guys who like to have fun’: Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis perfect match on and off court
LeBron James and Anthony Davis complement each other on the court – 67 points, 23 rebounds and 16 assists in Lakers’ Game 3 win vs. Blazers – and off.
Why Lakers’ Anthony Davis credited LeBron James for his big Game 2 performance in win over Blazers
Anthony Davis scored 31 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as Los Angeles flexed its muscles on defense and held Portland to 88 points.
Opinion: Lakers won’t win an NBA championship if they don’t fix their 3-point issues
The Lakers have the capability of fixing their dismal outside shooting, but they’ve offered little convincing evidence so far that it will improve.
Mavericks’ Kristaps Porzingis contends Clippers provoked him into technical foul, ejection
Kristaps Prozingis received his second technical foul and was subsequently ejected after a brief scuffle, but he contends he was goaded into it.