Starring the Lakers vs. the Thunder in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals

• Lakers can't match Thunder's energy, intensity
• Lakers/Thunder: A-Z Preview | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS
• Staples Center hosts Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers, Kings playoffs - NBA - SI.com
• Lakers' Metta World Peace weathers Thunder fans' wrath - latimes.com
• Game 2 seems like a must win for Lakers - latimes.com
• Doctor says Chicago Bull's Derrick Rose out 8-12 months after ACL surgery - ESPN Chicago
• 2012 NBA playoffs -- Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant cites injury risk in drawing charges - ESPNLA
• Lakers Look to Adjustments for Game 2 " Lakers Blog

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L.A. Times

• Game 2 seems like a must win for Lakers
• Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher keep friendship in check during series
• Lakers need to contest more on Russell Westbrook's jump shooting
• Devin Ebanks' ejection is surprising and disappointing
• Lakers' Metta World Peace weathers Thunder fans' wrath
• Bresnahan's take: Charles Barkley criticizes Andrew Bynum

NBA/Lakers.com

• Lakers Look to Adjustments for Game 2 " Lakers Blog
• Practice: Kobe Bryant | video | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS
• Practice: Mike Brown | video | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS
• Lakers/Thunder: A-Z Preview | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS
• Heat vs. Pacers | Eastern Conference Semi-Finals | 2012 NBA Playoffs | NBA.com
• One Play Can’t Cost You A Game | Hang Time Blog
• LeBron’s bricks: Gagged or gassed? | Hang Time Blog

ESPN/ESPNLA

• A very crowded drawing board - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPNLA
• PodKast: A.J. Jacobs, author and Esquire editor - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPNLA
• 2012 NBA playoffs -- Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant cites injury risk in drawing charges - ESPNLA
• 2012 NBA playoffs -- Oklahoma City Thunder's Kendrick Perkins (hip) game-time decision for Game 2 vs. Los Angeles Lakers - ESPN
• Doctor says Chicago Bull's Derrick Rose out 8-12 months after ACL surgery - ESPN Chicago
• NBA playoffs -- Wade's huge sacrifice for LeBron - ESPN
• Daily Dime - ESPN
• Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving runaway winner of rookie of year - ESPN
• Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs - Recap - May 15, 2012 - ESPN
• Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat - Recap - May 15, 2012 - ESPN

Yahoo! Sports

• Kobe Bryant's concession of athletic superiority to Thunder ominous sign for Lakers
• What happened to the great NBA center? The NBA happened | Ball Don't Lie
• Forman says Bulls will pick up Thibodeau's option
• Danilo Gallinari can’t sleep, wants to prove he’s not a loser | Ball Don't Lie

Orange County Register

• Lakers’ series opener most cowardly since ‘98
• Instructions for Pau Gasol: ‘Force your will’ - Lakers blog
• More Kobe vs. Russell Westbrook coming - Lakers blog
• Kobe's Lakers unfazed by blowout loss to Thunder

ProBasketballTalk

• Report: J.R. Smith is "broke," father pushing him to stay in New York
• "Bird rights" arbitration could impact Knicks with Lin, Nash, everyone
• JaVale McGee may get to play for Philippines national team
• Nicolas Batum isn’t waiting around, will sign first good offer
• NBA Playoffs: Heat flaws show up big, Pacers exploit them to even series

Blogs and Other Links

• What Went Wrong for the Lakers in Game 1 Against the Thunder | Lakers Nation
• Against Dominant Thunder Team, Lakers Are Simply Overmatched | Lakers Nation
• Bynum & Gasol Discuss Strategies After Lakers Game 1 Loss to Thunder | Lakers Nation
• Forum Blue And Gold " What’s Happened To Ramon Sessions?
• Pacers-Heat Game 2: Funny story, Dwyane Wade choked, too - CBSSports.com
• NBA union seeks arbitration over Bird rights issue - NBA - SI.com
• Staples Center hosts Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers, Kings playoffs - NBA - SI.com
• The Point Forward " Posts OKC exploits Andrew Bynum’s weakness "
• Searching for Slava: LIBERATED FANDOM
• Pacers-Heat Game 2: While Miami melts down, Pacers grit out a win - CBSSports.com
• Kobe on charges: I'm not taking them - NBA - CBSSports.com
• LA drivers prepare for 'sports fever' weekend
• Lakers can't match Thunder's energy, intensity