LOS ANGELES -- Two tentpole franchises that were languishing in a cultural malaise just one year ago waged intense basketball warfare on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center, with the Los Angeles Lakers ...

The Celtics and Lakers have a long history with one another. They sit atop the all-time list with the most NBA championships — Boston with 18 and Los Angeles with 17 — and several of those titles have ...

ON FEB. 1, the Indiana Pacers woke up in Miami with a four-game losing streak, All-Star Victor Oladipo was recovering from season-ending surgery, they'd slipped to fifth place in the Eastern ...

BOSTON — The Celtics had their way with the shorthanded Lakers on Friday night, leading by double digits for the final three quarters on their way to a 126-105 blowout victory. The Celtics took ...