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Kobe Bryant Needs Signature Game for Lakers to Advance Past Thunder (Yahoo! C...
19 May 2012 at 4:59pm
COMMENTARY | Kobe Bryant may have led the Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 3 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, but he still failed to make the type of statement necessary to rally his team back from series deficit of 0-2.
Spurs rally, on verge of sweeping Clippers (The SportsXchange)
19 May 2012 at 4:51pm
LOS ANGELES -- The San Antonio Spurs hadn't lost a game in more than five weeks entering Saturday's Game 3 matinee against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Spurs 96, Clippers 86 (The SportsXchange)
19 May 2012 at 3:31pm
LOS ANGELES -- The San Antonio Spurs hadn't lost a game in more than five weeks entering Saturday's Game 3 matinee against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Thunder-Lakers Preview (The Associated Press)
19 May 2012 at 9:29am
Knowing what is at stake, the Los Angeles Lakers don't seem too concerned about playing back-to-back games in an already grueling Western Conference semifinal series with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller (The Associated Press)
19 May 2012 at 3:12am
LOS ANGELES (AP) With their Game 2 collapse still fresh in their minds, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sequel with the only game plan they're confident will work against the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kobe Bryant embraces moment, saves Lakers' season with Game 3 win over Thunde...
19 May 2012 at 2:28am
After contributing to the Lakers' Game 2 collapse, Kobe Bryant played the hero's role in Game 3.
Thunder get outfought in Game 3 (The SportsXchange)
19 May 2012 at 1:10am
Oklahoma City was on the verge of taking an insurmountable 3-0 series lead with a five-point late in the fourth quarter Friday night. But instead of essentially punching their ticket to the Western Conference, the Thunder watched the Los Angeles Lakers come back this time for a 99-96 win.
LA Lakers beat Oklahoma City in NBA playoff series (AFP)
19 May 2012 at 12:03am
Kobe Bryant shot a perfect 18-of-18 from the free-throw line and had a game-high 36 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Oklahoma City 99-96 to hand the Thunder their first loss of the 2012 playoffs.
Lakers fight back to overtake Thunder (The SportsXchange)
19 May 2012 at 12:00am
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers had the fight to the finish Friday night in Game 3 of their NBA playoff series against Oklahoma City that they lacked in Game 2.
Lakers avoid 0-3 hole as Sixers tie series (Reuters)
18 May 2012 at 11:39pm
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant refused to let a second successive game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger on Friday to avoid going down 3-0 in their NBA playoff series. Bryant endured a 9-for-25 shooting night to score 36 points, including eight of his team's final 10 points, helping the Lakers get the home win needed in the second-round West matchup. Kevin Durant tallied 31 points, but missed a long, potential game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds, while Russell Westbrook and James Harden each had 21 in the loss. ...

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