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Grizzlies Top Slumping Lakers, Magic Edge Nuggets

The Memphis Grizzlies surged past the floundering Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, drilling 23 three-pointers to hand LeBron James and company their fourth straight NBA defeat, 127-113. Marcus Smart made a season-high eight three-pointers on the way to 29 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. connected on five from beyond the arc as he scored 31. The ...

Lakers Snap Skid With Win Over Clippers, Mavs Top Timberwolves

The Los Angeles Lakers snapped their four-game NBA losing streak on Sunday, clawing out a 106-103 victory in a cross-town tussle with the LA Clippers -- one of the hottest teams in the league. LeBron James scored 25 points, Anthony Davis added 22 and 10 rebounds and the Lakers got a big lift from their reserves, including 13 points from D'Angelo ...

Davis Rallies Lakers in Thriller Over Raptors

Anthony Davis scored a season-high 41 points as the Los Angeles Lakers edged past the Toronto Raptors 132-131 in a thrilling NBA clash on Tuesday. A pulsating duel that saw no fewer than 23 lead changes swung decisively in favor of the Lakers thanks to a huge fourth-quarter display from Davis. The eight-time All-Star erupted for 20 points in a ...

Embiid Scores 41 on Return for Sixers, Lakers End Thunder Streak

Joel Embiid scored 41 points in a dazzling return from injury on Monday as the Philadelphia 76ers romped past the Houston Rockets 124-115. Kicking off a packed slate of NBA fixtures as the US marked the Martin Luther King Jr. public holiday, the Sixers were always in control as they cruised to victory. Embiid missed the Sixers' past three games ...

Davis triple double sparks Lakers to third NBA win in a row

Anthony Davis delivered his third career triple double on Monday to support big nights from LeBron James and D'Angelo Russell as the Los Angeles Lakers won 124-118 at Charlotte. Russell scored 28 points, James added 26 and Davis dominated with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists as the Lakers finished an NBA road trip 4-2 with the other wins at ...

NBA Lakers Unveil Kobe Bryant Statue Then Fall to Nuggets

Jamal Murray sparked the Denver Nuggets in the final minutes to a 114-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday after the Lakers unveiled a statue in tribute to the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Murray had 29 points and a game-high 11 assists with seven rebounds while Nikola Jokic contributed 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and ...

Celtics Battle Back To Beat Wizards, Lakers Down Pelicans

The Boston Celtics shook off a sluggish start to beat lowly Washington on Friday as the Los Angeles Lakers put on an offensive clinic in their NBA win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The league-leading Celtics looked dull and disinterested in the early going against a Wizards team ranked second-from-bottom in the East. Unable to contain ...

Lakers Hold off Wizards in Overtime, Nuggets Edge Heat in NBA Finals Rematch

The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 40 points from Anthony Davis and 31 from LeBron James, pulled off another NBA thriller on Thursday, beating the Washington Wizards 134-131 in overtime. One day after James reeled off 34 points -- 19 of them in the fourth quarter -- to key a come-from-behind victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Lakers had to ...

Davis Makes NBA History in Lakers Win Over Depleted Timberwolves

Anthony Davis delivered a sensational game on the eve of his 31st birthday on Sunday, scoring 27 points with 25 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-109 NBA victory over Western Conference high-fliers Minnesota. Davis added five assists, a career-high seven steals and three blocked shots for the Lakers, who are locked in a battle for a play-in ...

Curry's Comeback Ignites Warriors, Lakers' Davis Injured

Stephen Curry returned from a sprained ankle to score 31 points, and reserve Klay Thompson added 26 to spark Golden State over the Los Angeles Lakers 128-121 in an NBA showdown on Saturday. The Lakers, who lost forward Anthony Davis after the first quarter to a poke in the left eye, squandered a 40-point performance by LeBron James in falling to ...

Brunson, Knicks Tame Warriors as Lakers Romp

Jalen Brunson scored 34 points as the New York Knicks completed a wire-to-wire 119-112 road victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Monday. The Warriors, fresh from Saturday's high-scoring win over the Los Angeles Lakers, were always on the back foot after New York sprinted into an early 20-6 first quarter lead at the Chase ...

LeBron Hits 40 in Lakers Win, Doncic Has 47 as Mavs Beat Rockets

LeBron James delivered another epic performance on Sunday, scoring 40 points and matching a career-high with nine 3-pointers on 10 attempts as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 116-104 NBA victory in Brooklyn. James, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and the NBA's oldest active player at 39, made 13-of-17 shots from the floor overall and ...