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Kobe Bryant said he believes the Los Angeles Lakers "finally figured it out" when they finished the season on a 28-12 run, and that if the core of himself, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard and Steve Nash returns, "We can win a championship, no doubt about it."

Injuries and chemistry issues derailed the season early and often.

It wasn't always pretty, but the Lakers are in the playoffs and ready for anything.

After the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 99-95 in overtime to clinch the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak confirmed that head coach Mike D'Antoni will return next season.

In starting their time without Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers must unlearn how to play with him, without forgetting what he taught them.

Metta World Peace will play in the Los Angeles Lakers game against the New Orleans Hornets Tuesday night, just 12 days after surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee that was supposed to sideline him six weeks.

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni knows the risk of playing Kobe Bryant as many minutes as he has over the past four games. He also knows the risks of not using the Lakers best player as much as possible as the team tries to make the playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash will miss his second consecutive game Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies because of a hip injury.

For just the third game this season, the Los Angeles Lakers will look pretty much as they were intended to look back in August when visions of becoming a superteam danced in their heads.

The Los Angeles Lakers are learning how to conquer adversity, but, to be sure, they are not a better team without Kobe Bryant.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Has the best story of this season hit a wall? That would be forward Earl Clark, whom the Los Angeles Lakers discovered when three of their big men got hurt before a road trip and Clark responded with 22 points and 13 rebounds...

Mike D'Antoni and the Los Angeles Lakers understand that their original goal of a high-octane offense is not the best way to the playoffs now.

DENVER -- Kobe Bryant said he expects the NBA to rescind the technical foul that referee Joey Crawford called on him for arguing a non-call near the end of the first half of Monday night's 119-108 loss to the Denver Nuggets. It was Bryant's leag...

DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki's facial hair says the same thing Kobe Bryant said aloud earlier this week: The Lakers and Dallas Mavericks are desperate to make the playoffs. "We're both fighting for our lives," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said before Su...

The Los Angeles Lakers have already lost more games this season (29) than they have in any full season since 2007, and big man Dwight Howard says he knows that his inconsistent energy and struggles with conditioning have cost his team some of them.

LOS ANGELES -- It was easy to summon the kind of emotion and passion that would have made their late, great owner Dr. Jerry Buss proud and get a win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. It was easy to back up Kobe Bryant's playoff guarantee at s...