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Those looking the other way miss a lot with Spurs' Kawhi Leonard
— Most San Antonio Spurs possessions start with Kawhi Leonard setting up in the corner. It's good strategy for a small forward whose career three-point accuracy in the playoffs is better than that of Ray Allen, Stephen Curry and Steve Nash. It's...
Tags: Tayshaun Prince, Memphis Grizzlies, Tim Duncan, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association
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Which NBA playoff series has been most captivating?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. will discuss which NBA playoff series has most captured their attention. Feel free to join the conversation by leaving a comment of your own. K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune If this answer isn't unanimously the...
Tags: Mark Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Sports, Harrison Barnes
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George Karl is the NBA coach of the year
George Karl led the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins without a big name on his roster. For that endeavor, Karl earned the NBA's Coach of the Year award on Wednesday. He received 62 first-place votes, followed by Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat...
Tags: National Basketball Association, Elizabeth II, George Karl, Ronde Barber, Golden State Warriors
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Mike D'Antoni didn't receive any votes for 'Coach of the Year'
Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni did not receive any votes for the "2013-13 NBA Coach of the Year." George Karl, of the Denver Nuggets, was awarded the Red Auerbach Trophy for leading the Denver Nuggets to a 57-25 record. The Nuggets were recently eliminated...
Tags: Mark Jackson, Mitch Kupchak, Frank Vogel, Vinny Del Negro, Lionel Hollins
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Spurs outlast Warriors in double overtime, 129-127
SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili's 3-pointer from the wing with 1.2 seconds left in double overtime lifted the San Antonio Spurs to a thrilling 129-127 victory over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry's 44 points in Game 1 of their Western...
Tags: Mark Jackson, Tim Duncan, Andrew Bogut, Litigation and Regulation, Sports
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Lakers' Week 26 in review
The Lakers hit a playoff dead end in Week 26, trying to beat the San Antonio Spurs with a decimated skeleton crew. TNT and NBA TV analysts Steve Kerr, Kenny Smith and Dennis Scott all agreed that the Lakers had no real chance against San Antonio....
Tags: NBA Development League, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Finals, National Basketball Association, Sports
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Via Twitter, Dwight Howard apologizes for ejection
Dwight Howard left Sunday's loss (103-82) to the San Antonio Spurs a bit early, getting ejected in the third quarter. The Spurs ended the Lakers' season with a four-game sweep. Howard took to Twitter in the early hours Monday morning to apologize, as...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, San Antonio Spurs, Dwight Howard
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Preview: Lakers at Spurs
The Lakers (45-37) might have gotten their most favorable first-round matchup in the San Antonio Spurs (58-24). Now they have the actual task of playing the Spurs. San Antonio is the prohibitive favorite. They averaged 103 points a game while giving...
Tags: Tiago Splitter, Antawn Jamison, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Stephen Jackson
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NBA playoffs 2013: Which are the most likely first-round upsets?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. pick which NBA team in each conference is the most likely to pull a first-round upset. Feel free to add your picks in the comments section. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times Golden State could beat Denver in the West....
Tags: Pepsi Center , Tim Duncan, Flu, National Basketball Association, Boston Celtics
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Will this be a giant leap for Lakers?
The Lakers have to shoot for the moon against the favored San Antonio Spurs. Just ask Metta World Peace. "They said there wouldn't be a man on the moon and a man went to the moon," the Lakers' loquacious forward said. "Is it true? Some people say the...
Tags: Tim Duncan, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Shaquille O'Neal, Sports
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For Lakers, it will be go big or go home against San Antonio
The phrase has been tossed around so much this season, four future Hall of Famers, a symbol of what the Lakers should have been accomplishing. Now they're down to a healthy two — one who wasn't supposed to still be here and one who could be on the...
Tags: Golden State Warriors, Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers, Chris Paul, Pau Gasol
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Lakers vs. Spurs: How they match up
Even without Kobe Bryant, it's the most compelling first-round series. Everybody loves an underdog, but everybody seems to hate the free-spending Lakers, so whom does America root for in this one? The vanilla-flavored San Antonio Spurs or the Blake...
Tags: Tim Duncan, Tiago Splitter, Los Angeles Lakers, Antawn Jamison, National Basketball Association
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