DENVER — The reality hit like a D’Angelo Russell brick. The truth echoed like a Rocky Mountain roar. The reality swirled and stuck and froze…

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DENVER —  There are the technical elements of this first-round playoff series, such as the amount the Lakers can get into offensive sets, the right actions…

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SACRAMENTO —  Either it’s a hurdle or a wall. The Lakers couldn’t be sure. Now they are. The Sacramento Kings fully have the Lakers’ number, one…

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TUCSON, Ariz. —  Seventh-ranked USC lost its star player, but not its composure. Kayla Padilla hit a tying three-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation, made…

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Eric Freeny drives to the basket, sees an open teammate and feeds him the ball. Swish. It’s a three. Freeny watches a shot go in…

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SAN FRANCISCO —  The Clippers avoided a hit to their rotation when Norman Powell played Thursday night despite suffering a knee contusion one night earlier in…

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Anthony Davis had the basketball at the corner of the free-throw line, his defender draped over him, but his eyes surveying the court, when he…

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Spotting Adem Bona trying to pick him up just inside halfcourt, the guard five inches shorter made his move. Dribbling past the UCLA big man…

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ORLANDO, Fla. —  It wasn’t too complicated to figure out what went wrong in the Lakers’ 120-101 loss to the Magic on Saturday. Here are the…

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If the first week of the NBA season is any indication, nothing is going to be easy for the Lakers. Playing a younger, bigger, more…

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