With the start of the Western Conference semifinals set by the NBA, the only question out there is which team — the Denver Nuggets or the L. full story ![]()

DENVER -- It's a good thing Danilo Gallinari was a late scratch for the Denver Nuggets. With a bruised left thigh, he couldn't have kept up with his hustling teammates as they sped past the aged and aching Los Angeles Lakers. Wilson Chandler scored 23 points in place of Gallinari, and Ty Lawson added 22 in the Nuggets' 119-108 win Monday night in which Denver outscored the...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 21 days ago)

DENVER -- It's a good thing Danilo Gallinari was a late scratch for the Denver Nuggets. With a bruised left thigh, he couldn't have kept up with his hustling teammates as they sped past the aged and aching Los Angeles Lakers. Wilson Chandler scored 23 points in place of Gallinari, and Ty Lawson added 22 in the Nuggets' 119-108 win Monday night in which Denver outscored the...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
It's been nearly two months since the Los Angeles Lakers were at .500. With how well a determined and confident Kobe Bryant has been playing, the Lakers could even their mark Monday against the Denver Nuggets.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 22 days ago)

The post-Kobe Lakers aren't ready to call it a season just yet. Dwight Howard and Los Angeles edged San Antonio 91-86 to take a 1½-game lead on the Jazz for the No. 8 seed.
si.com (1 month and 2 days ago)

Manu Ginobili cautioned against expecting too much from him in his second game back from a hamstring injury. All he did is help the San Antonio Spurs snap a three-game skid and win their playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers.
nydailynews.com (26 days ago)

Manu Ginobili cautioned against expecting too much from him in his second game back from a hamstring injury. All he did is help the San Antonio Spurs snap a three-game skid and win their playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers.
nydailynews.com (26 days ago)

The Nuggets could be without their leading scorer on Monday night when they try to slow down the streaking Lakers and win their ninth straight home game.
cbslocal.com (2 months and 22 days ago)

Two days later, the Nuggets finally played some defense."The defense was great today at practice — I think we were all embarrassed by how we played defense," Nuggets coach George Karl said.
denverpost.com (22 days ago)
The L.A. Lakers and Kobe Bryant go together like peanut butter and bananas ... and the Lakers wouldn't dream of dumping him to save a few million bucks -- so says Lakers guard Steve Nash.There's a lot of talk going 'round that the Lakers might cut Kobe…
tmz.com (1 month and 1 day ago)

The Spurs didn't take the Kobe-less Lakers lightly in Game 1. With its Big Three leading the way, San Antonio jumped out to a big lead and cruised to a 91-79 win over Los Angeles.
si.com (26 days ago)
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