By Bill Plaschke
Their elimination by Oklahoma City felt more like the end of an era, and the pressing question is 'What now?' Kobe Bryant sounds defiant and confused, Andrew Bynum is unreliable and Pau Gasol has peaked.
By Mike Bresnahan
Lakers were NBA champions in 2009 and '10, but that era is a distant memory after 106-90 Game 5 loss to young, frisky Oklahoma City seals aging team's second straight second-round playoff elimination.
By Mike Bresnahan
After second straight West semifinals loss, Lakers are too far over luxury tax threshold to add a major free agent and their only draft pick is 60th overall. That leaves trades, but they need partners.
By Ben Bolch
The point guard had 15 assists and 11 turnovers and struggled to guard Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook.
By T.J. Simers
They hang in there with enthusiasm and effort before falling to San Antonio and being swept from the playoffs. When was the last time anyone described the Lakers as enjoyable or full of effort?
By Ben Bolch
Down 3-1 in Western Conference semifinals after another crushing loss to the Thunder, and facing elimination in Game 5 Monday at Oklahoma City, Lakers' only choice is to adopt one-game-at-a-time mantra.
By Mark Medina
Kobe Bryant says the shots 'didn't fall for me' and calls into question teammates' aggressiveness in a 103-100 Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
By Chris Erskine
Cyclists come and go, Kings and Clippers play and lose, fans move in and out and all runs smoothly as three major sports events converge at Staples Center. Even the solar eclipse goes like clockwork.
By Sam Farmer
The lanky forward forces the All-Star guard into tough shots before making two big baskets of his own, including the go-ahead three-pointer in a 103-100 victory in Game 4.
By Ben Bolch
Oklahoma City forward delivers the final blow -- a three-pointer with 13 seconds left -- in a 103-100 victory that caps a 13-point comeback in the fourth quarter and puts the Lakers on the brink of elimination.
By Mark Medina
Lakers center Andrew Bynum was just two of 13 from the field Friday night, but his other contributions were instrumental in L.A.'s 99-96 victory, which cut Oklahoma City's lead in their Western Conference semifinal series to 2-1.
By Bill Plaschke
Among the targets: Pau Gasol's pass and Kobe Bryant's poor fourth-quarter shooting. Now the Lakers, trailing three games to one, head back to Oklahoma City.
By Ben Bolch
The team's largest victories in the playoffs have come when the struggling small forward has played 10 minutes or less. Before Saturday's Game 4, Barnes was averaging 3.9 points and 3.2 rebounds.
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
Guard returned to Staples Center to try and help Oklahoma City knock former team, and close friend Kobe Bryant, out of the playoffs.
By Melissa Rohlin
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol share laughs over how Bryant easily scored twice on former teammate Derek Fisher during the Lakers' win over the Thunder. 'Come on, Fish is like 5-2,' Bryant explains.
By Ben Bolch
Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against a younger Oklahoma City Thunder team are on consecutive days, but the Lakers chose to focus on Friday's Game 3.