Rudy Gay

Clippers on verge of playoff breakdown

2013-05-01 20:35:00

An air of finality might be the closest they get to catching a whiff of the Finals. The Lakers are done. The Clippers could be by Friday night. And to think some people actually wrote that these teams could go all the way. Oh, right. Sorry about...

Caron Butler is relishing 'precious' opportunity

2013-04-17 20:47:00

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NBA Playoffs: Western Conference previews

2013-04-18 21:10:00

WESTERN CONFERENCE LAKERS VS. SPURS 2. San Antonio 58-24 (Home: 35-6; Road: 23-18) 7. Lakers 45-37 (Home: 29-12; Road: 16-25) Season series: San Antonio, 2-1. Key stat: Kobe Bryant will play zero games in the series after tearing his left...

A whole lot of maybes and might-have-beens for the Lakers

2013-04-06 00:00:00

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Lakers: Week 23 predictions

2013-04-01 08:00:00

The Lakers (38-36) split Week 22, falling to the Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks.�The two wins over the Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings kept the Lakers tied with the eighth-place Jazz -- but Utah owns the head-to-head tiebreaker....

D'Antoni wants Dwight Howard on the floor at end of games

2013-03-10 06:00:00

Coach Mike D'Antoni tried to give his team the best chance to win Friday night in a close overtime battle against the Toronto Raptors. One of his choices was to keep Dwight Howard on the floor when the Lakers were behind with little time left —...

Preview: Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors

2013-03-08 13:12:00

The Lakers (31-31) return home after a two-game road trip to face the Toronto Raptors (24-38) on Friday night at Staples Center. With a victory, the Lakers can climb above .500 for the first time since they were 6-5 early in the season.� Two of the...

Lakers move above .500 with overtime victory against the Raptors

2013-03-08 22:30:00

Lakers 118, Raptors 116 OT (final) It took 3 1/2 months, and an overtime period on Friday, but the Lakers are over .500 again. The Lakers (32-31) beat Toronto, 118-116, at Staples Center on Friday night, thanks primarily to Kobe Bryant. The All-Star...

Lakers: Week 19 predictions

2013-03-04 10:00:00

The Lakers won two of three games in Week 18, climbing back to .500 (30-30) for the first time since their loss on New Year's Day to the Philadelphia 76ers. With 22 games remaining, the Lakers are just three games behind the sixth-place Golden State...

NBA's trade deadline is almost a non-event

2013-02-21 14:57:00

The NBA’s trade deadline was D.O.A. There was little movement of note Thursday, unless you count part-time starting shooting guard J.J. Redick going from one bad team (Orlando) to a middling playoff contender (Milwaukee) as part of a six-player...

The Times' NBA rankings

2013-02-16 20:37:00

Times NBA writer Ben Bolch ranks the league's teams: STEALING THE SHOW AT TOYOTA CENTER 1. MIAMI (36-14) LeBron James cataloging Birdman’s tattoos: “Not one, not two, not three …” (2) 2. OKLAHOMA CITY (39-14) Maybe that...

Preview: Lakers at Pistons

2013-02-02 21:36:00

After getting their first road victory of 2013 on Friday night, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 111-100, the Lakers will look to accomplish something else they haven't done in this season ... win two games in a row away from Staples Center. To do...

Jimmy Butler tries to block the shot of Raptors forward Rudy Gay

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant spins past Raptors forwrd Rudy Gay on a drive to the basket in the first half Friday night at Staples Center.

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Raptors forward Rudy Gay lays up the ball after getting past Lakers center Dwight Howard in the first half Friday night.

2013-03-08 00:00:00