LAKERS ARE FINISHED IN A SNAP BLAZERS LATEST TO END LOSING SKID VS. L.A. PORTLAND 99, LAKERS 93.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer PORTLAND, Ore. - There's no more welcome sight for an NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= team with a long losing streak than the Lakers coming to town. The Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise, based in Portland throughout its existence, entered the league in 1970 and has won the NBA Championship once, in 1977. snapped a six-game losing streak with a 99-93 victory Wednesday night at Rose Garden that left the Lakers back at .500 and trying to figure out what progress they have made this season. It was the second game of a back-to-back set and Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. let out what might have been the world's longest yawn in the locker room beforehand, saying he has been fighting a cold recently. But the Lakers couldn't find anyone to help Bryant shoulder the load. Bryant finished with 35 points - 19 of his team's 23 in the third quarter - but everyone else struggled. Even with the loss, the Lakers stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Utah, which lost to Charlotte at home, for the Western Conference's eighth and final playoff spot. This game was a search for answers that never came. To nobody's surprise, it also was decided in the final minutes. The Lakers and Blazers lead the NBA in games decided by six points or fewer. The Lakers had their chances late, cutting to three points three times in the last two minutes. But their defense cost them again. Bryant tried to slap the ball free and ended up fouling Steve Blake Steven Hanson Blake (born February 26, 1980 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American professional basketball player at the point guard position. Currently, he plays for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers; previously he played for the Washington Wizards, Portland Trail Blazers, with 1:24 left. Blake made both free throws. After a Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. basket at the other end, the Blazers had Brian Skinner Brian Skinner (born May 19 1976 in Temple, Texas) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. A 6'9", 265 lbs. forward-center from Baylor University, Skinner was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (22nd set a pick on Bryant for Blake at the top of the floor. Cook stayed too far back, though, and Blake drilled a 21-footer with 52.7 seconds left. The Lakers (29-29) could have tied after a Blake miss with 25.9 seconds remaining but Smush Parker William Henry "Smush" Parker (born June 1 1981, in New York, New York) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.[1] Parker played shooting guard in college, but moved to point guard in the NBA. tried to dribble into traffic and was stripped by Darius Miles Darius LaVar Miles (born October 9, 1981 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Miles attended East St. Louis High School, and, after failing to receive a qualifying SAT score to attend St. , who went the other way for a dunk. In the past month, Charlotte has ended a 13-game losing streak, Indiana a six-game streak, Memphis a five-game streak and the Clippers a five-game streak - all against the Lakers. The Lakers trailed 77-63 at the start of the fourth quarter but got back in the game with Luke Walton leading the way. Walton, who didn't play in Tuesday's victory over Orlando, found Odom and Cook for baskets and drove for a layup of his own. The Lakers got as close as 79-74 with 8:42 left, only to watch Portland regain control. Devean George missed a 3-pointer and Odom had a 22-footer rim out. Travis Outlaw took George off the dribble and drilled a jumper at the other end. Ross Siler, (818) 713-3610 ross.siler(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: STORY LINES |
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