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LOS ANGELES -- In a season that was defined by struggle from the very start -- an 0-8 exhibition record and a coaching dismissal after just five games -- maybe a four-game sweep was actually a merciful way for it to end. Did anybody really want th...

Tom Carpenter recaps the weekend NBA action, including a look at Joakim Noah's and Andrei Kirilenko's struggles.

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.

Former Lakers coach Mike Brown says despite a slow first half, he sees a team in his old squad that can, with some work, turn its season around.

Neil Tardy looks back at Tuesday's action, including mixed results for James Harden, Nicolas Batum and Kobe Bryant.

BOSTON -- Don't tell Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers that Thursday's game against the rival Los Angeles Lakers has lost any of its luster because of the two teams' struggles over the first half of the season. "They still wear that same color. And ...

Mike D'Antoni and Steve Nash struggle to rekindle the good old days with Lakers.

The Lakers have gone back to the basics during their three-game streak, writes. Justin Verrier.

In order to move forward and turn around their disappointing season, the Los Angeles Lakers attempted to let go of their past frustrations with a team meeting Wednesday.

Though the Lakers have long rebuffed talks of trading Dwight Howard, sources now say the team may consider dealing the pending free agent as Los Angeles continues to struggle.

The Heat got off to a slow start in LeBron's first season in Miami two years ago.

Steve Nash became just the fifth player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career assists Tuesday, reaching the milestone late in the first half against the Houston Rockets.

Kobe Bryant had a simple answer for what has been plaguing the 15-16 Lakers this season: their age.

For weeks everybody but Steve Nash has had a say on how he will change things for the Los Angeles Lakers once he finally returns from a broken left leg. How will he make Pau Gasol better? How will he make Mike D'Antoni's offense flow? How will he ...

Tom Sunnergren sees another struggle between Kobe and his center.

Kobe Bryant is trying to stay calm -- for now. As the Lakers enter Thursday's game against the Knicks with a 9-13 record, Bryant is trying to stay as patient as possible during one of the most frustrating stretches of his career.