LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant quickly exerted his influence Thursday and the Los Angeles Lakers opened the NBA Finals with a physical, 102-89 victory over Boston.
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LOS ANGELES, June 2 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics will renew one of the great rivalries in sports Thursday when they open the 2010 NBA Finals.
LOS ANGELES, June 2 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum said Wednesday his troublesome right knee has re-filled with fluid after it was drained Monday.
MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) -- Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade has settled a series of lawsuits aimed at him by business partners and a charter school, a judge said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, June 1 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson acknowledged Tuesday the ultra-cool team wants to avenge its 2008 NBA Finals loss to the Boston Celtics.
CLEVELAND, June 1 (UPI) -- Cleveland Cavaliers superstar and free-agent-to-be LeBron James says his current team has the edge in retaining his services.
SACRAMENTO, June 1 (UPI) -- The NBA's Rookie of the Year, Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings, was cited in California for speeding at more than 100 mph, police said.
WALTHAM, Mass., May 31 (UPI) -- Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, a Los Angeles native, says it will be extra meaningful for him to face his hometown club in the NBA Finals.
OLATHE, Kan., May 30 (UPI) -- The 7-foot-7 former NBA star and humanitarian Manute Bol is in a Virginia hospital suffering from acute kidney failure and other ills, doctors say.
PHOENIX, May 29 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 37 points Saturday to power the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111-103 win over Phoenix and a berth in the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics.
BOSTON, May 28 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce scored 29 points and Nate Robinson provided a spark Friday in sending Boston into the NBA Finals with a 96-84 victory over Orlando.
LOS ANGELES, May 27 (UPI) -- Ron Artest grabbed a Kobe Bryant air ball and scored at the buzzer Thursday, giving the Los Angeles Lakers a wild 103-101 victory over Phoenix.
NEW YORK, May 27 (UPI) -- Boston center Kendrick Perkins had a technical foul rescinded by the NBA Thursday, making him eligible for Game 6 of the conference finals against Orlando.
ORLANDO, Fla., May 26 (UPI) -- Rashard Lewis scored Orlando's first seven points in a big fourth quarter Wednesday and the Magic again kept their season going with a 113-92 win over Boston.
CLEVELAND, May 26 (UPI) -- Former Cleveland Coach Mike Brown issued a statement Wednesday thanking the owner and general manager of the Cavaliers for allowing him to coach the team.
PHOENIX, May 26 (UPI) -- Amare Stoudemire had 21 points and Channing Frye had 14 Tuesday to lead Phoenix over the Los Angeles Lakers 115-106 and even the Western Conference finals 2-2.
NEW YORK, May 25 (UPI) -- New York Knicks player Eddy Curry has been ordered to pay $75,000 a month plus interest on a $570,000 overdue loan, authorities said.
BOSTON, May 25 (UPI) -- Dwight Howard's 32 points led Orlando to a 96-92 win over Boston Monday and kept the Magic alive in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama suggested in an interview previewed Monday that Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James would fit in well with the Chicago Bulls.
PHOENIX, May 24 (UPI) -- The Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash has a broken nose but won't miss any playing time in the NBA Western Conference Finals, the team said Monday.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24 (UPI) -- Doug Collins was introduced as the coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, a team he helped to the NBA finals in 1977 as a player.
CLEVELAND, May 24 (UPI) -- Mike Brown, one season removed from an NBA Coach of the Year award, was fired Monday as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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