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Put away the brooms, Lakers fans! Visions of a sweep are officially dead. The Nuggets got out to an early lead Friday night in Denver, and parlayed that hot start into a 99-84 win. As has been the case in all three games, Denver crushed on the off...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Corey Brewer shows what the Nuggets can do when they push the ball. The Lakers patiently worked the ball to Andrew Bynum, who had established position deep in the post. He took a dribble, rotated his massive sh...

The Lakers remain undefeated in the Mike Brown postseason era, despite the Nuggets' pesky refusal to wave the white flag. The showing in Game 2 on Tuesday wasn't nearly as dominant as in Game 1, and I imagine Brown will point out more mistakes in Wed...

The Lakers' postseason got off to as incredible a start as even those with wildly active imaginations could envision. Suffocating defense, spearheaded by Andrew Bynum in a performance that literally made NBA history. Balanced offense with six players...

To be certain, Wednesday's win over the Spurs carries the potential of galvanizing the Lakers 59 games into a maddeningly inconsistent and often lethargic season. Taking down the Spurs at full strength in their house without the services of Kobe Brya...

Al Harrington doesn't want to sit out with a sore right knee when the Denver Nuggets are very much in the thick of the playoff chase.

Tom Carpenter recaps Tuesday in the NBA, including another big effort from rookie big man Kevin Seraphin.

Neil Paine says there are instances where an inefficient shot or player is actually helping an offense.

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Nuggets 110, Hornets 97

Basketball powerhouse St. Patrick will close its doors this June due to dwindling enrollment and financial issues. Just a year ago, the Celtics were country's top-ranked hoops team before facing St. Anthony in a rare matchup of the nation's top tw...

Thursday, Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo will welcome The Golf Channel's David Feherty (1:15 p.m. ET), ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas (1:30 p.m.), Nuggets forward Al Harrington (2:15 p.m.), ESPN's Michael Wilbon (2:30 p.m.) and St. John'...

Arron Afflalo hit a tiebreaking floater in the lane with 33.7 seconds remaining in overtime and reserve Al Harrington scored a season-high 31 points as the short-handed Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-101 on Monday night.

DENVER -- Some guy named Julyan Stone is expected to start at small forward for the Denver Nuggets tonight. Never heard of him? Don't feel too bad. He's an undrafted rookie out of UTEP who has spent a good chunk of this season playing for the D-Le...

The Lakers came up big in the Mile High City Friday night, knocking off a quality Nuggets team and registering their best road win of the year. Not that there are too many to choose from, but best is best, right? Among the topics of conversation o...

Kind of a hilarious day on the NBA Today podcast. Houston GM Daryl Morey tells us why he started the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference, why he thinks geeks are cool, muses about why the NBA might be so popular this season, and notes that a lot of...

The "Grammy Road Trip" is always a test for the Lakers, and with the team struggling outside of Staples, this year is no exception. Whether for the purpose of molding themselves into a more legitimate force heading into the playoffs or simply forging...