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Warriors Trying to Avoid Repeating Same Mistakes That Doomed Durant in OKC

OAKLAND, Calif. — From turmoil to titans in the span of 10 days. It's January and not June, so it's still premature to say the Golden State Warriors are going to stick the landing of the massive leap they're seeking to make ... (Continue reading)

Porzingis’ Rise to Stardom a Reminder of How Much Lakers Have to Learn

LOS ANGELES — Before Sunday night, when he combined a unicorn's speed, an octopus' reach and Allan Houston's shooting touch to lead the New York Knicks to a 118-112 victory at Staples Center, Kristaps Porzingis had on one other occasion played ... (Continue reading)

Warriors’ Ability to Toy with the League Changing Nature of How Game Is Played

LOS ANGELES — The Golden State Warriors have changed the way the game is played. Now they have the power to change even more—including the baseline for integrity of the game—with the example they choose to set with their dominance. The Warriors crushed ... (Continue reading)

Clips Have Good Reason to Think They Can Beat Warriors, but Do They Believe It?

LOS ANGELES — Before the Los Angeles Clippers try to depart from recent history and show they can actually beat the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night, let's rewind about two-and-a-half years. Y'know, when the Clippers actually beat the Warriors. In the playoffs. "Over the years ... (Continue reading)

Lakers Offering More Than Words in Effort to Heal Los Angeles’ Racial Divide

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The cops, with their natty reversible "LAPD" jerseys worn with the white on the outside, started warming up at the east basket. A group of men aged 16-25 from the inner city, with no uniforms but so ... (Continue reading)

Baby Lakers Showing the Franchise There’s More Than 1 Way to Build a Team

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers' recipe for rebuilding was never supposed to include lemons. The lordly Lakers' plan was to draw majestic free-agent talent to work alongside (or replace) Kobe Bryant, ensuring the parade of dominant individual Lakers superstars would just ... (Continue reading)

Still Stung by Finals Loss, Warriors Driven by Redemption Kevin Durant Offers

OAKLAND, Calif. — We hate losing more than twice as much as we enjoy winning. That's the harsh reality according to psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who has extensively studied a concept called loss aversion. In a series of tests, Kahneman told the New York ... (Continue reading)

Walton Begins Lakers Tenure Doing What He Does Best: Bringing People Together

LOS ANGELES — Luke Walton gave them the twinkle fingers as his wave, in addition to his usual endearing grin. The two women closest to his heart swooned. They already looked angelic up in their seats, both wearing white, smiling down and continuing ... (Continue reading)

New Coach. New Players. New Attitude: The Lakers Are Finally Smiling Again

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The common belief behind rebuilding is that you have to hit rock bottom. You have to feel so bad that you're truly motivated to feel good again. Dig a deep ditch—then build the big building. It's not necessarily true. Rebuilding in ... (Continue reading)

New Coach. New Players. New Attitude: The Lakers Are Finally Smiling Again

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The common belief behind rebuilding is that you have to hit rock bottom. You have to feel so bad that you're truly motivated to feel good again. Dig a deep ditch—then build the big building. It's not necessarily true. Rebuilding in ... (Continue reading)