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Ron Artest proved it in his opening-minute scuffle with Paul Pierce, tumbling to the ground with a vise grip on the Celtics star's elbow....

Kobe Bryant had 37 points and 6 rebounds as Los Angeles won the Western Conference title and advanced to face the Boston Celtics.

Kobe Bryant dribbled toward the Lakers' bench, luring Channing Frye and Jason Richardson along with him. Bryant leaned back and launched a feather-soft jumper over Phoenix's double team, neatly beating the first-quarter buzzer....

Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher hit back-to-back 3-pointers during an 8-2 run in the final minute and the Lakers held on for a 111-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night that put Los Angeles on the verge of sweeping the Western Conference playoff series....

A series that was all about Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant ended up being decided by the superstar who got lost in the shuffle....

Kevin Durant scored 22 points, Russell Westbrook added 18 points and eight assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder evened their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 110-89 victory in Game 4 on Saturday night.

Kevin Durant scored 29 points, and Russell Westbrook added 27 as the Oklahoma City Thunder earned their first-ever playoff victory, holding off Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 100-96 in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.

Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points and had a game-saving block at the buzzer, helping the Denver Nuggets hold on for a 98-96 win over a Los Angeles Lakers team playing without Kobe Bryant on Thursday night.

Kobe Bryant is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers for another three years.  The deal means the Lakers achieved two main objectives going into the season — signing Bryant and Pau Gasol to extensions.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 92-83 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night....