Kobe, Gasol shine as Lakers take care of Thunder

Kobe Bryant scored 26 points and made a circus shot to lead the Lakers past the Thunder on Sunday.

Anthony overpowers Lakers as Nuggets pull away in third quarter

Carmelo Anthony got the better of Ron Artest, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes and leading the Denver Nuggets past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 Friday night.

Lakers dismantle red-hot Suns for sixth straight win

Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, Andrew Bynum had 26 points and 15 rebounds in his return from injury, and the Lakers put the brakes on the Phoenix Suns' fast start with a 121-102 victory Thursday night.

Playing for good teams, having been let go by bad teams

...on to be major contributors to good teams. I kicked the list off with talk of Josh Powell, Shelden Williams, Matt Bonner, Eddie House, Louis Amundson, Kyle Lowry, Kris Humphries, Steve Blake, Jared Dudley...

Looking Pretty Good Now

...term homes with cellar-dwelling teams. With Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum trying to get healthy, Josh Powell has played some key minutes and been rather productive for the champion Lakers. Not only could...

Boozer back to balling

It's been a while, but Carlos Boozer poured in 27 points on 12-for-20 shooting versus, of all teams, the San Antonio Spurs. The last time Boozer dropp...

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Los Angeles Lakers bench, from left to right, Josh Powell, DJ Mbenga, Sasha Vujacic, Adam Morrison, Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton, and Shannon Brown cross their leg...

With Gasol out, Lakers' bench struggling

Although the Lakers are 4-1, their bench has struggled without Pau Gasol in the lineup, John Hollinger writes.

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Free agents: 2010 and 2011

Who's on track to become a free agent in the summers of 2010 and 2011? We've got the lists.

Nowitzki, Mavericks hit free throws en route to win over Lakers

Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks were 25 of 32 from the free throw line in routing the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 Friday night for their first win of the season.

Lakers 106, Nuggets 89

Lakers 106, Nuggets 89

Lakers 113, Warriors 107

Lakers 113, Warriors 107

Lakers 91, Bobcats 87

Lakers 91, Bobcats 87

ANAHEIM - OCTOBER 7: Josh Powell #21, Ron Artest #37, Kobe Bryant #24 and Lamar Odom #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers...

Kobe vs. Carmelo, via joysticks

Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony talked video games and a whole lot more with Page 2 before going head-to-head on "NBA 2K10."