Omer Asik

Mitch Kupchak snubbed with no votes for Executive of the Year

2013-05-09 12:42:00

Masai Ujiri, Denver Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations, was named the 2012-13 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year. Despite being widely praised for his off-season moves, Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak was snubbed without...

Dwight Howard should love L.A. and the Lakers

2013-05-02 17:06:00

It will be the story of the Lakers' off-season, they hope without anything remotely resembling "The Decision." Will Dwight Howard stay or go? Howard said this week he deserved "the right to be happy" and he has a handful of choices to mull in free...

Celtics, Rockets stay alive in series

2013-05-01 22:10:00

Jeff Green scored 18 points and the Boston Celtics stayed alive in the NBA playoffs, cutting the New York Knicks' lead to 3-2 with a 92-86 victory Wednesday night at New York. The Celtics will host Game 6 on Friday night, needing two victories to become...

Preview: Lakers vs. Houston Rockets

2013-04-17 06:00:00

It all comes down to one game.� The Lakers (44-37) host the Houston Rockets (45-36) on the final day of the regular season -- in a game that will determine whether the Lakers make the playoffs. Technically, the Utah Jazz (43-38) might lose earlier in...

Lakers: Week 25 predictions

2013-04-15 08:00:00

The Lakers (44-37) had a perfect Week 24, winning all four games. Unfortunately the team also lost Kobe Bryant for the season with a torn Achilles' tendon. Currently in eighth place, the Lakers are 1 1/2 games ahead of the 42-38 Utah Jazz.� If the...

The Times' NBA rankings

2013-03-30 21:55:00

‘ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE’ 1. MIAMI (57-15)�� Nothing makes starting over easier than a game against the Hornets. (1) 2. SAN ANTONIO (55-17)�� As mobster Danny Vermin would say, Rockets beat Spurs once . . . ONCE! (2)...

Dwight Howard currently fifth in rebounding

2012-11-20 15:00:00

Returning from back surgery, Dwight Howard admitted recently that he's still not quite himself. Howard is typically the league leader in rebounding.� So far this season he's fifth overall at 11.4 boards per game. Zach Randolph of the Memphis Grizzlies...

Preview: Lakers vs. Rockets

2012-11-18 12:34:00

The Mike D'Antoni Lakers are expected to make their debut on Sunday night when hosting the Houston Rockets. The Lakers (4-5) recently brought in D'Antoni to replace Mike Brown, going from a defensive-first coach to offense-first.� D'Antoni said recently...

Things to watch in Lakers-Bulls matchup

2011-12-25 16:35:17

Dwight Howard interested in Rockets and Mavericks, according to report

2013-05-19 20:17:00

Dwight Howard is interested in the Rockets and the Mavericks as he considers teams to play for once he officially becomes a free agent in a few weeks. Ken Berger of CBSSports.com reports that while Howard wants to avoid the fiasco that he created in...

Rose will be Bulls' big offseason addition

2013-05-18 14:32:00

Regardless of what happens this summer, the Bulls' biggest offseason addition will be the youngest most valuable player in NBA history. Thanks to a provision in the new collective bargaining agreement named after him, Derrick Rose, who is scheduled to...

Bloom not off Bulls bolstered by Rose

2013-05-18 08:02:00

�� As Derrick Rose continually dominated the Miami Heat's ball boys during pregame warmups at AmericanAirlines Arena, it became increasingly clear that the Chicago Bulls were largely playing for the future these past two weeks. �� Without Rose, as...

Rockets center Omer Asik fouls Lakers center Dwight Howard (12) during a battle for a rebound in the first half Wednesday night at Staples Center.

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Lakers center Dwight Howard is fouled by Rockets center Omer Asik in the first half Wednesday night at Staples Center.

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Dwight Howard will need to put Omer Asik in foul trouble so the Lakers center can dominate the Houston Rockets inside.

2013-04-12 00:00:00