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Jokic score 34, Porter adds 24 as Nuggets use strong second half to beat Lakers 127-102
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 34 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 24 as the Denver Nuggets used a strong second half to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-102 on Saturday night. Russell Westbrook had 14 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for Denver against his former...
Franz Wagner hits a clutch 3, and the Magic exploit Davis' mistakes for a 119-118 win over Lakers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Franz Wagner hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds to play, and the Orlando Magic roared back to snap the Los Angeles Lakers' six-game winning streak with a 119-118 victory Thursday night. Anthony Davis missed two free throws with 19 seconds left and then...
LeBron James says he's taking a social media break for now
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James says he's taking a break from social media. The NBA's all-time leading scorer and Los Angeles Lakers star posted on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, and Instagram on Wednesday to announce that he's stepping away from his pages. James has 159...
Lakers' Dalton Knecht ties NBA rookie record for 3-pointers in a game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dalton Knecht could only shrug when he buried his fourth consecutive 3-pointer and sent the Los Angeles Lakers ' entire arena into a frenzy. That was a very specific shrug by the Lakers rookie, however — the one made famous by Michael Jordan in the 1992 NBA...
Dalton Knecht scores 37 with rookie record-tying 9 3-pointers, leading Lakers past Jazz 124-118
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dalton Knecht tied the NBA's single-game rookie record with nine 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 37 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 124-118 Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive victory. LeBron James had 26 points and 12 assists,...
Mercyhurst knocks off Mount Aloysius 98-45
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Jeff Planutis' 19 points helped Mercyhurst defeat Mount Aloysius 98-45 on Tuesday night. Planutis shot 7 for 13 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Lakers (4-2). Deshaun Jackson Jr. scored 14 points while finishing 7 of 12 from...
Bronny James has a left heel bruise and is listed as doubtful for the Lakers' next game
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Bronny James has a bruised left heel, and he is listed as doubtful for the Los Angeles Lakers' next game against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. The Lakers hadn't previously disclosed the injury for the 20-year-old son of LeBron James before he was...
Lakers to honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena. The Lakers announced Monday that they have commissioned a statue to stand in Star Plaza immortalizing the coach who won four championships with the...
Irving and Gafford lead Mavericks past Wemby-less Spurs 110-93
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford scored 22 points apiece as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 110-93 win on Saturday night over the San Antonio Spurs, who played without star center Victor Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3 Wembanyama, last season’s...
Anthony Davis has 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead Lakers past the Pelicans 104-99
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 31 points and 14 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five games with a 104-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. LeBron James highlighted a 21-point performance with a pair of pivotal...
