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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 8: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on against the Denver Nuggets in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 8, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Kobe’s Late Run Not Enough To Beat Nuggets In Game 5

Andre Miller scored 24 points, including two free throws with 12.8 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets survived Kobe Bryant’s late scoring barrage in a 43-point performance, avoiding playoff elimination with a 102-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

2012/05/08

Andre Miller of the Nuggets battles for a rebound against Andrew Bynum (center) and Pau Gasol (right) at the Pepsi Center on Sunday night. (credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Supporting Cast Gives Lakers 3-1 Edge Over Nuggets

Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, Andrew Bynum added 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers’ stars got plenty of help from their supporting cast in a 92-88 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

2012/05/07

Timofey Mozgov #25 of the Denver Nuggets wins the opening tip off against Andrew Bynum #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Pepsi Center on May 6, 2012. (credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Stalker Walks Onto Court During Lakers-Nuggets Game

The playoff game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets was briefly interrupted when a 20-year-old stalker of several Nuggets players walked out on the court in the second quarter Sunday night.

2012/05/07

DENVER - MAY 23: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks with teammate Andrew Bynum #17 in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on May 23, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Lakers won 103-97. (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Game 3: Lakers, Nuggets On KCAL 9

Speedy point guard Ty Lawson believes more running and better rebounding will get the Denver Nuggets back into their first-round series with the Los Angeles Lakers.

2012/05/04

Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during a game against the Denver Nuggets in Game Two of the Western Conference Quarrterfinals during the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Stopping Lakers’ Stars Key To Nuggets’ Transition

The Denver Nuggets figure the way to quit getting beaten inside and out by the Los Angeles Lakers is to get them running up and down the court.

2012/05/03

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives on Corey Brewer #13 of the Denver Nuggets during Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Scores 38 To Lead Lakers Past Nuggets, Go Up 2-0 In Series

Kobe Bryant scored 38 points, Andrew Bynum followed up his playoff-opening triple-double with 27 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers weathered Denver’s late rally for a 104-100 victory over the Nuggets on Tuesday night, taking a 2-0 series lead.

2012/05/01

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 26: Ty Lawson #3 of the Denver Nuggets goes to the basket against Jose Juan Barea #11 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the game on April 26, 2012 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nuggets Beat Wolves To Lock Down 6th Seed In West

The Denver Nuggets earned themselves another postseason date with the Los Angeles Lakers. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen.

2012/04/27

Caron Butler #5 of the Los Angeles Clippers takes a shot against Ty Lawson #3 of the Denver Nuggets on April 17, 2012 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

Clippers Fighting For 3rd Spot In Western Conference As They Edge Nuggets, 104-98

Kenyon Martin helped beat his old team with a tip-in and blocked shot in the final half-minute, leading the Los Angeles Clippers past the Denver Nuggets 104-98 on Wednesday night.

2012/04/18

Lakers Coach Mike Brown Leaves Before Tipoff

Lakers coach Mike Brown has left Staples Center shortly before tipoff for undisclosed personal reasons.

2012/04/13

Clippers, Out Of Gas, Get Blown Out By Denver 112-91

Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, including all five of his 3-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Clippers 112-91 Thursday night, ending Los Angeles’ season-high four-game winning streak that included a victory over the Nuggets last weekend.

2012/02/02

Actor Jack Nicholson greets Head Coach George Karl of the Denver Nuggets before a game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Feb. 28, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images)

Cured, George Karl Still Fights Cancer

With no basketball to coach, George Karl is tending to his other passion in life: fighting cancer, a disease he’s beaten twice.

2011/11/08

Kim Kardashian Wanted Italian Danilo Gallinari First?

A source tells Wetpaint Entertainment that last fall, a representative of E!, the network that airs the many Kardashian reality shows, approached the New York Knicks to find out if Danilo Gallinari, the studly Italian

2011/10/27

Surging Nuggets Stun Lakers At Staples Center

Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points, Kenyon Martin scored six of his 18 in the final 3:24, and the Denver Nuggets hung on for their sixth straight win, 95-90 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

2011/04/03

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Rookie Bledsoe Fills In For Gordon To Lead Clips Past Nuggets

Rookie Blake Griffin had 18 points, 12 rebounds and a career high nine assists and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame yet another injury to leading scorer Eric Gordon to beat the Denver Nuggets 100-94 on Saturday night.

2011/03/05