Gregg Popovich pulls into tie for NBA all-time winningest coach as San Antonio Spurs 'played good defense down the stretch' at home
SAN ANTONIO — Gregg Popovich is just one win away from becoming the NBA's all-time winningest coach.
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Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James out Monday with 'significant' knee soreness
SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James will not play Monday against the San Antonio Spurs because of «significant» soreness in his left knee coming off his 56-point effort against the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said before the game.
Brilliant LeBron scores 56 as Lakers down Warriors
James delivered his highest single-game points tally since joining the Lakers in a pulsating battle with the Warriors, who themselves are in a mini-slump that now runs to four straight defeats.
Sources -- Los Angeles Lakers' Frank Vogel feeling push to demote Russell Westbrook from starting lineup
There has been an increasing push among many in the Los Angeles Lakers organization to demote nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook from the starting lineup, but so far coach Frank Vogel has resisted bringing him off the bench, sources told ESPN.
Los Angeles Lakers' Russell Westbrook says role changes nightly, but 'I'm not a quitter'
LOS ANGELES — After the Los Angeles Lakers were crushed by the rival Clippers on Thursday night, Russell Westbrook said he is still trying to figure out his role with the team, which he said has «changed every single night.»
Los Lakers hacen lo imposible: que el ridículo sea mayor
Ni disculpas ni esperanzas. Una noche más para los Lakers, los dueños de los mayores ridículos de la temporada, ese equipo que aspiraba a todo y por quedarse, si puede quedar incluso sin play-in. Esa previa que nadie quiere jugar será la última oportunidad de los angelinos para acceder a playoffs, pero es hasta optimista pensar, ya no solo que vayan a hacer un buen papel en la misma, sino que vayan a llegar. El equipo de Frank Vogel, que será despedido (ya es una certeza) cuando finalice la temporada, lleva cuatro derrotas consecutivas y está con un récord de 27-35, en el noveno puesto de la Conferencia Oeste pero con solo un partido de ventaja sobre los Pelicans, ese equipo que tiene entre sus filas a una ristra de ex jugadores angelinos que sirvieron, claro, para fichar a un Anthony Davis que solo lleva 37 partidos este curso… de 62 posibles.
NBA: Los Angeles Lakers beaten as Luka Doncic shines for Dallas Mavericks
Luka Doncic starred for the Dallas Mavericks as they sent the Los Angeles Lakers to a third straight defeat.
Three Things to Know: Could the Lakers miss even the play-in?
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