Gary Neal

Preview: Lakers at Spurs

2013-04-20 11:00:00

The Lakers (45-37) might have gotten their most favorable first-round matchup in the San Antonio Spurs (58-24). Now they have the actual task of playing the Spurs. San Antonio is the prohibitive favorite. They averaged 103 points a game while giving...

Lakers beat Spurs to move to within one win of a playoff spot

2013-04-14 21:00:00

Lakers 91, Spurs 86 (final) The Lakers claimed another must-win game, defeating the mighty San Antonio Spurs, 91-86, without Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. With the win, the Lakers improve to 44-37. A victory on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets at...

Steve Blake channels Kobe Bryant in Lakers' win against Spurs

2013-04-14 23:11:00

The White Mamba. The Blake Mamba. Whatever nickname you could conjure for Steve Blake on Sunday night worked. The Lakers guard scored 18 points in his first 18 minutes against the San Antonio Spurs, actually surpassing the nearly point-a-minute pace...

Lakers aren't good-looking, but they'll have fun while it lasts

2013-04-14 23:29:00

On the first night of the rest of their season, the Lakers without Kobe Bryant looked like Steve Blake's bright purple low-cut sneakers. They were ungodly ugly, but delightfully fun. It's impossible to imagine them taking more than a few steps before...

Wizards drop to 0-8 with 93-72 loss to Minnesota

2012-01-08 22:00:00

The Times' NBA rankings

2012-01-07 22:10:00

Chris Bosh leads short-handed Heat past Hawks in triple overtime

2012-01-05 21:55:00

Drew League's meeting with Kobe Bryant representatives pushed up to Tuesday

2011-08-23 04:35:27

Question of the Day: Will the San Antonio Spurs make it to the next round of the NBA playoffs?

2011-04-28 16:33:43

Austin American-Statesman Cedric Golden column

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Here's why the San Antonio Spurs spanked the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1. Their nonstars. Their role players. The guys off the bench. Therein lies the difference between the two combatants in these Western Conference finals. The Grizzlies must...

The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va., Steve DeShazo column

2013-05-20 00:00:00

BASKETBALL PURISTS surely have enjoyed the NBA playoffs so far, but the good folks at ABC have to be a little nervous. This year's postseason has been more about substance than style. That means good basketball, but not always great ratings. Kobe...

Western Conference Finals Preview: Grizzlies vs. Spurs

2013-05-19 08:24:03

Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs When, where: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, AT&T Center TV, radio: ESPN, 92.9-FM/680-AM Records: Grizzlies (56-26), Spurs (58-24) How they advanced: The No. 2-seeded San Antonio Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors 4-2 in...

Lakers center Dwight Howard and Spurs power forward DeJuan Blair exchange words after Howard got tangled with Spurs players who were fouling him in the first half of Game 4 on Sunday at Staples Center.

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Lakers guard Darius Morris contests a breakaway by Spurs guard Gary Neal in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on April 26.

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Lakers center Dwight Howard challenges a shot by Spurs guard Gary Neal in the first half Sunday afternoon.

2013-04-21 00:00:00