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Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 11:38pm
Kobe Bryant never gets tired of being the Lakers' closer. And though he savored the chance to stop Los Angeles' longest losing streak in nearly three years with yet another flawless game-winning shot, Bryant is hoping he won't have to bail out the Lakers quite so frequently in the final weeks before they defend their title.
Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper, beat Raptors 109-107 (The Ca...
9 Mar 2010 at 10:51pm
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
Kobe Bryant: Lakers 'edgy and upset' (Yahoo! Sports)
9 Mar 2010 at 4:26am
The Los Angeles Lakers just lost three games in a row, the first such streak of the last two seasons, and Kobe...
Bobcats hiring James Worthy? (Yahoo! Sports)
9 Mar 2010 at 3:42am
James Worthy and Michael Jordan were teammates at the University of North Carolina and now it's looking like...
Lakers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
9 Mar 2010 at 12:38am
Lakers fans have a new player to love to hate: Matt Barnes. The Lakers' loss Sunday in Orlando featured some contentious moments between Barnes and Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who afterward called Barnes "entertaining." There wasn't much lightness to the attitudes of Barnes or Bryant during the game, however, with them drawing double technical fouls just after halftime. They had a few run-ins thereafter, too. The game ended with Bryant missing a jumper over Barnes, who guarded Bryant through much of a 12-for-30 shooting outing. "He was a feisty player (Sunday)," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said of Barnes. Bryant said he actually liked that Barnes came at him strong, saying: "I hate playing against guys who just roll over." Bryant's teammate Lamar...
Mavericks top Timberwolves for 12th straight win (AP)
8 Mar 2010 at 8:49pm
Shawn Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and Caron Butler had 23 for Dallas, which has flourished since acquiring Butler and Brendan Haywood from the Washington Wizards at the trade...
The Lakers are where they've been all season (Yahoo! Sports)
8 Mar 2010 at 10:00am
Times are not nearly as troubling as a three-game losing streak would have some suggest, but the Los Angeles...
Thaddeus Young scores career-high 32 points as 76ers beat Raptors 114-101 (Th...
7 Mar 2010 at 11:08pm
Even the return of all-star Chris Bosh couldn't help the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon.
Magic get revenge, top Lakers in finals rematch (AP)
7 Mar 2010 at 4:21pm
Dwight Howard was barking in the locker room, mocking some Lakers he claimed called his Orlando Magic team "puppies." Out on the court, the Magic showed they can bite. Vince Carter had 25 points, Howard finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds and the Magic beat the Lakers 96-94 on Sunday to hand Los Angeles its first three-game losing streak of the Pau Gasol-Kobe Bryant Era.
Bryant has stomach illness, will play vs. Magic (AP)
7 Mar 2010 at 10:46am
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has a stomach illness but is expected to play against the Orlando Magic. Lakers coach Phil Jackson said before Sunday's game that Bryant would likely play despite being a little late to the game because of the illness. Bryant was not in the locker room while it was open to the media.

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