Hitting a game-winning shot never gets old for Kobe Bryant. "Every time it feels like the first time," he said. Bryant returned to lineup after missing five games with an ankle injury and made a 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left to lift the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Kobe Bryant, back in the Lakers lineup after five games sidelined by injury, hit the game-winning three-pointer with four seconds left to lift Los Angeles to a 99-98 NBA victory over Memphis on Tuesday. "Every time it feels like the first time," Bryant said of hitting the game-winner. Bryant, who had been nursing a sprained left ankle that also kept ...

Coach Alvin Gentry knows that Jason Richardson's play has become a barometer for the Phoenix Suns' success. So, with the game on the line, he left it to the veteran to give the Suns a lift in the Western Conference standings. Richardson connected on a ...