Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni referred to Pau Gasol recently as "the final piece."Despite some ongoing pain in his right foot, Gasol now...

Los Angeles coach Mike D'Antoni made his debut on the Lakers' bench Tuesday night in a 95-90 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

...the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night after missing 24 games because of a small fracture in his lower left leg.Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said before the game that Nash would have no minutes limit.The 38-year-old was injured in the...

...job running the 16-time NBA champions only after the club's top brass extensively discussed the job with former Lakers coach Phil Jackson.The 11-time NBA champion coach met with Lakers owners Jerry and Jim Buss and general manager Mitch...

...Lakers expect to have center Andrew Bynum back after he played only 12 minutes in Game 4 because of a sore right knee.Lakers coach Phil Jackson thought Bryant looked tired in that game, and Bryant was even asked if he'd tweaked his knee. Combine...

...Boston's reserves while the Celtics failed to make a run."Our defense was good, our rebounding was better," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We had some good luck on some tips and offensive rebounds, and those things changed the course...

...NBAJackson is leaning toward retirementLos Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is leaning toward retirement, but will...NBAJackson is leaning toward retirementLos Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is leaning toward retirement, but will...

...Pierce scored 24 points and Kevin Garnett added 16 after a slow start for the Celtics, who might not want to know Lakers coach Phil Jackson's teams in Los Angeles and Chicago have won 47 consecutive playoff series after winning Game 1.Game...

...in frustration with each open brick."He has an uncanny knack of doing things, and sometimes it just works out," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "He just has a knack for being around crucial plays."The Suns had three looks at a 3-point...

...Lakers' first-round win. Williams scored 17 points in the first half, but went just 2 for 7 after halftime.NOTES: Lakers coach Phil Jackson won his 103rd playoff game with Los Angeles, passing Pat Riley for the franchise lead. The 10-time...