Granada Hills boys win City Section swim title; girls teams tie
For the second straight year, the City Section girls’ swimming championship was decided on the last event and again Granada Hills won it. Only this…
James Harden disappears at the worst time for the Clippers
James Harden produced one of his trademark playoff performances on Wednesday night. Actually, that’s not true. This was worse. In the Clippers’ 123-93 loss to…
Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart power Knicks past 76ers in playoff-series clincher
Jalen Brunson finishes with 41 points and 12 assists to lead the New York Knicks to a 118-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and into…
Clippers on brink of elimination after losing Game 5 to Dallas
The winner of Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series Wednesday night was going to be one step away from advancing. The loser of…
Hernández: The Lakers must do whatever it takes to keep LeBron James
DENVER — LeBron James raised the microphone to his face. “Ummm,” he started. James smiled and looked at me. “I’m not going to answer that,” he…
Lakers eliminated by Nuggets in Game 5 on Jamal Murray’s final shot
DENVER — Did LeBron James play his last game for the Lakers? The Lakers’ season ended Monday night after a 108-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets…
Game 4 takeaways: Lakers finally met Nuggets’ force with force
Here are five takeaways from the Lakers’ 119-108 win against Denver in Game 4:Maybe soon but not today The Lakers staved off elimination by playing…
Kiki Iriafen to transfer to USC, bolstering Trojans’ title hopes
Former Harvard-Westlake star Kiki Iriafen is coming home. The former Stanford forward has committed to USC out of the transfer portal, she told ESPN on…
Lakers avoid elimination by holding off Nuggets in Game 4
LeBron James, in the Lakers’ white uniform, stood at the scorer’s table, filled his hands with chalk and tossed it into the evening air —…
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard questionable for Game 4 vs. Mavericks
DALLAS — Kawhi Leonard eased his way onto the American Airlines Center court Saturday afternoon, his sneakers in hand and a thin white device on his…
Letters to Sports: The Lakers’ blame game has begun
What did LeBron James do when he missed the shot that could’ve kept your team’s hopes alive? He blamed the Game 2 loss on the…
Denver defeats Lakers for 11th straight time, takes 3-0 series lead
The climb is mountainous, trouble lurking at every step. One bad dribble, and Denver runs the other direction, creating an open three. One missed assignment,…
Clippers need a better version of Kawhi Leonard to win Game 3
His answer was short and straight to the point. The Clippers lost Game 2 to the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena and in…
Jamal Murray buzzer-beater sends Lakers to crushing Game 2 loss
DENVER — One flick of the wrist, the Denver guard moving from left to right with the toughest defender on the court in pursuit. One cushion…
Clippers set on stopping Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Game 2
The final stats from Dallas’ dynamic backcourt of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving from Game 1 of the playoffs Sunday told one story of how…
Column: Missing Kawhi Leonard almost cost Clippers in Game 1
The Clippers survived. They survived the absence of their best player. They survived a late-game onslaught by the visitors. They won their postseason opener Sunday,…
The Lakers weren’t as good (or as bad) as you thought in Game 1
DENVER — There was a feeling around the arena and in the media room Saturday night that the Lakers had fired their best punch and that,…
Lakers fade in second half during Game 1 loss to Nuggets
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…
Kawhi Leonard’s status uncertain day before playoff opener
At exactly 10:58 a.m. Saturday, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s latest injury update on Kawhi Leonard and his availability was cautious and optimistic for Game 1…
There are plenty of ‘ifs’ in the Lakers-Nuggets series
DENVER — History says the Lakers are in trouble. Asked about the matchup involving the Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, one Eastern Conference executive quickly responded,…