Lakers coast past Hornets despite lack of size

Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

...of the Los Angeles Lakers posts up against Chris Paul #3 of the New Orleans Hornets at Staples...

Daily Dime: Has Kobe ever been better?

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images With Pau Gasol sporting street clothes for the first seven games, Kobe and Co. are off to a 6-1 start...

Hornets-Lakers Preview

Hornets-Lakers Preview

Your Second-Favorite Team

NBA fandom usually begins with the love of a team. My love of the NBA, for instance, springs directly from a childhood spent listening to Blazer games...

Playoff Warmup Bullets

...Bryant, gets to prove the doubters wrong. (Does Chris Paul have doubters?) Brandon Jennings says he feels at...

Tuesday Bullets

...Or something. They were stupefied, terrified, mesmerized ... after Chris Paul was injured, the remaining Hornets could hardly even...

First Cup: Friday

...m not sitting there not knowing what's going on.'"Janis Carr of The Orange County Register: "Paul Pierce was asked by a Spanish publication whether he thought Kobe Bryant was the best player in...

First Cup: Monday

...The Truth' may be a reach, but he sure lived up to his Captain's title yesterday. Paul Pierce brought his certified 'A' game to a deciding seventh game against the Cavaliers. He stood tall...

First Cup: Tuesday

...until the Celtics win one away from home.Jodie Valade of The Plain Dealer: "When Celtics forward Paul Pierce wrapped up James in a bear-hug foul near the end of the second quarter during...

First Cup: Thursday

Pistons vs. Sixers Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News: "The young and impetuous must be dealt with severely, or they never learn. The Pistons tried to ...

Tuesday Bullets

A few notes about Houston's loss last night: First of all, the Houston fans seemed to lose faith in their team a little early. Empty seats here and th...

The World's Most Unlikely MVP Showdown

...and an MVP award that could go to Chris Paul or Kobe Bryant. Whoa. Really? Think back to...

Trade Talk: Ten Teams to Watch

The NBA calendar has two trade "hot spots." One of them is the summer, especially around the draft, in June. The other is the weeks before the NBA tra...

D.R.A.F.T. Initiative: Best. Picks. Ever.

The D.R.A.F.T. Initiative takes a look at the best and worst draft picks of the past 20 years, and although you might be surprised to learn who comes out on top, the bottom of the bunch is easy to spot.

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