May 31, 2013
TORONTO (Reuters) - The struggling Los Angeles Lakers were unable to solve their mounting problems in the National Basketball Association's most northern outpost on Sunday as the Toronto Raptors handed them a 108-103 defeat.
With the offseason addition of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, the Lakers created the NBA's newest super team, rekindling fond memories of the team's "Showtime" era from 1979-1989 with Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
But the season has not gone according to script and the Lakers (17-23) limped out of Toronto with only two more wins than the lowly Raptors (15-26), having lost five consecutive road games and sitting 11th in the 15-team Western Conference.
Toronto also entered the contest on a four-game slide but there is no such panic in Raptorland where the bar of expectations has been set significantly lower Jordan 11 Reverse Concord.
The Raptors may be a young team filled with promise but their roster does not include a player of the same pedigree found on the Lakers lineup.
In the midst of rebuild, Toronto coach Dwane Casey is not particularly disturbed by his team's record but admitted he was surprised to find the Lakers in the same neighborhood.
"I would have thought they were nuts," said Casey, when asked what he would have thought if someone had projected the Lakers and Raptors would have similar records.
"It's tough, it takes time for those personalities and talents to come
together. Miami went through it and it's not easy . Just because you have great talent on your team
doesn't always mean everyone is going to click immediately."
'CHALLENGING YEAR'
Approaching the midway point of the season time is running out on the Lakers to get their act together.
A coaching switch early in the season combined with a steady run of injuries Nash, Howard and Pau Gasol has not allowed the time for the Lakers considerable talents to gel.
"One thing I didn't expect was that this would be the most challenging year in my career but that's great, I'm always looking for a challenge," said Nash. "We have high expectations ourselves, for me the expectations haven't been met.
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The Lakers continued to misfire on Sunday, allowing the Raptors to take control in the opening quarter, building a 19-point lead and then holding on for the win.
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The Lakers showed flashes of their potential in the second half as Bryant finished with a game-high 26 points and Nash adding 16 points and nine assists but it was not enough to climb out of the early hole they had dug for themselves.
"Everybody wants to know what's the reason, whose fault it is, I'll just make it real easy; point the finger at me," said Bryant Reverse Concord 11 Low. "Let me take all that. This way we don't have to worry about that has a team.
"That's part of my responsibility, I'll take the arrows and we can just focus on playing together and figuring out how to get out of this ditch."
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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May 30, 2013
SACRAMENTO -- The Sacramento Kings hung on down the stretch for a 95-94 victory over the Washington Wizards Wednesday night before an announced crowd of 11,622 at Sleep Train Arena.
The victory enabled the Kings to close out their five-game home stand with two straight wins, while the Wizards opened their five-game road swing with a disappointing defeat.
The Kings (15-24) were led by DeMarcus Cousins and Tyreke Evans, who each scored 21 points. Cousins led all rebounders with 16, while Evans contributed eight rebounds and eight assists.
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Cleveland's Dion Waiters scored 33 Monday night in a 124-118 loss to the Kings.
The Wizards controlled this contest throughout until the Kings chipped away in the fourth quarter and got to 91-91 with 1:48 remaining.
Beal made six of his first 3-point field-goal attempts as the Kings inexplicably left him in the short corners.
John Wall played in just his third game of the season as he attempts to bounce back from a stress injury in his left patella.
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May 23, 2013
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