Blake out for Lakers, Nash doubtful

The Los Angeles Lakers, already without superstar Kobe Bryant, will be missing guard Steve Blake and probably veteran Steve Nash as well on Friday as they try to reverse their NBA playoff fortunes.

The Los Angeles Lakers, already without superstar Kobe Bryant, will be missing guard Steve Blake and probably veteran Steve Nash as well on Friday as they try to reverse their NBA playoff fortunes.

Alvin Gentry had a successful run with Steve Nash and the previous version of the Phoenix Suns, leading them to the 2010 Western Conference finals.

Jrue Holiday had 26 points and 10 assists, Evan Turner added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-99 on Tuesday night.

Steve Nash made a triumphant NBA return for the Los Angeles Lakers and now the perennial contenders hope they can finally live up to pre-season expectations as a championship threat.

Steve Nash, who missed 24 games after suffered a small fracture in his lower left leg, returned to the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday for the NBA team’s game at Golden State.

Steve Nash is going to the Los Angeles Lakers, a Pacific Division rival the two-time MVP point guard tried so hard to beat, with little success, in his eight seasons with the Phoenix Suns.
No one could say for certain that this was Steve Nash’s final game in a Phoenix uniform, but the Suns’ fans certainly sensed it was.
There’s a new reason to watch the Minnesota Timberwolves in this era of the Miami Big Three, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, and of course, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. Six-foot-four Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio is restoring the thrill of the assist in the NBA game by literally threading the needle with nifty passes to teammates [...]