in sports, it was a break through for the l.a. lakersas they spoiled a record setting night for the celtics. here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good friday morning. they knock on the lakers this year, they cannot beat an elite team. the team silenced the critics with a win over the best team in the east. ray allen drilled a three pointer, breaking the all-time record by reggie miller of three-pointers made. the celebration was on, but the lakers crash today party. rally from 15 down to take the lead in the third and pulled away in the fourth. five lakers scored in double digits. coby led the way. they beat the celts 92-86. they play the knicks tonight. >>> chauncey billups, stopped and popped to the win. nothing but the bottom of the net. carmelo anthony had 42. nuggets won it, 121-120. >>> the big news in the nba came out of utah where the jazz coach jerry sloan unexpectedly resigned. the hall of famer stepped down after a remarkable 26 seasons with them, 23 of them as head ç coach. at 69, sl

as much of the day the sun until new spurs snatching the win against holders the l.a. lakers on thursday the californian side may be the reigning champions but it's the spurs who are top of the league at the moment it's going neck and neck through august richard jefferson said the only place for the visitors the robbery he could come up with was answered by pug assault who starred for the lakers on the night the sides were tied at forty two points a peaceful into the big break top scorer tony parker then up his game in the second half to help the spurs inch ahead the soul weighed in with a couple of free throws to give the lakers a one point lead with twenty three seconds to go someone tony who promptly went all out to turn the game around but misfired three times before antonio mcdyess chipped in at the buzzer to hand the movie even nine eighty eight the final score in the. two results to tell you about le bron james taking a massive claim for a third straight m.v.p. title in the florida darby king james scoring almost half of the heat's total tally is incredible fifty one p

elsewhere charlotte how to win to remember seeing off champions the l.a. lakers at home by twenty points houston also had no problems at home against denver while the top team in the west some jersey on the road also away victories for atlanta and portland but detroit and minnesota respectively. brings us on to boxing where money and shane mostly are gearing up for what fight fans hope will be a blockbusting box on may the seventh in los angeles the puck man will enter as big favorites against thirty nine year old sugar shane with the w.b. a while to a championship belt on the line at the m.g.m. grand. these my first time to encounter. the one and you know. talking. in oh so. i mean. i'm really happy for this fight and i like what i said to him and you know in the ring. we forgot that we were friends we had to do our job to. give a good fight in him to make people happy what can i say i'm going to be ready made to fight against manny pacquiao who's the who's the great fighter warrior and these are the type of financing i learned to be in. finally a brand new ice

will become of denver nuggets forward come on to me as a trade deadline arrives on cheese day the l.a. lakers home arena the staples center is the venue for the annual show pitching against each other the two conferences east and west these are the stars of tomorrow training ahead of what turned out to be a one hundred forty eight to one hundred forty win for the past year players more nail biting stuff to follow next up is a skills competition featuring the spectacular slam dunk contest with the superstars of today when out in the centerpiece on sunday however all the talk in l.a. it was not about the game but about ring as anthony is about to meet the new jersey nets and make a profit off something he vehemently denied. i don't know out of i really don't know what i care for. what i would just encourage the work you know me. out of trouble in the water. moving on and preparations are in full swing ahead of the first leg of the rhythmic gymnastics grand prix serious which is due to take place in moscow in a week's time and natasha saliva caught up with the russian team to find out how they'r

meanwhile the defending champions the l.a. lakers are going through a tough time themselves losing their third straight this time against the worst team in the league cleveland all under made only work with washington on the cold front in the wizards point twenty five points in troy needed overtime try to call the bases miami which is sort of waving. new york knicks problems against atlanta dallas and the sacramento kings what sixteen points the l.a. clippers they were too good for boston in the west minnesota well they're also wins philadelphia then the important. well that's the greens now where we've reached the end of the opening day. monsters action in new delhi and it's robert young is the man to catch a two time european soul winner completing a flawless opening round on his way to sixty six for a man just a stroke behind the dutchman including mark foster a sixteen year old pro making a promising starts in his first win on the european tour since two thousand and three a local favorite will consider finishing up sixty eight.

been well defending champions the l.a. lakers are going through a tough time themselves losing their third straight this time against the worst team in the league cleveland orlando made like the work of washington on the home court rushing that was a try twenty five points detroit needed to work with the pacers i am a registered on away victory. on the new york knicks had few problems against i'd love to dallas at home to sacramento seeing off the kings got sixteen points the l.a. clippers were too good for bottom in the west minnesota while there were also wins for philly denver import. switching to the european harbor and. the shock of the top sixteen states to date the list to any inside seeing off group. g.e. leaders fenerbahce by a point seven five eighty four it looked like the turks were on their way to window for us for they were looking for both tamasha delling practice and paul us on this other idea is pulling the host level by the time the buzzer sounded to put the game into overtime where a three pointer by thomas. on

which means the pressure head coach ty corbin it's just the year meanwhile defending champions the l.a. lakers are going through a tough time themselves losing their third straight this time against the worst team in the league cleveland orlando made light work of washington on the home court rushing that was and by twenty five points detroit's needed overtime for the pacers while miami registered in a way victory to. get more games to new york next few problems against dallas at home to sacramento kings by sixteen points the l.a. clippers were too good for a bottom in the west minnesota while there were also victories for philadelphia denver. that set the green zone where we've reached the end of the opening day of a masters auction in new delhi. who was the man to catch two time european tour winner completing near flawless opening roland on the way to a sixty six. three men said just a shot behind the dutchman including mark foster this sixteen year pro making a promising start with the name of changing his first win on the european tour since two thousand. local favorite jeev milkha singh

of denver nuggets will forward comment once in a as the trade deadline approaches on tuesday the l.a. lakers home arena staples center is the venue for the annual show pitting the two conferences east and west against each other these are the stars of tomorrow the training ahead of what turned out to be a one hundred forty eight to one hundred forty win for the first u.k. is and there's more nail biting stuff to follow next up is the skills competition between the spectacular strong dunk contest for today's superstars all at once on the centerpiece much however all the talk in l.a. was not about the game was that to me it was about to meet new jersey nets and make a profit off something the many don't know and i don't know i really don't know what i care for. with. what i would judge know what i. know me and. the artist i will know what. now the olympic city of sochi has passed its first real test ahead of the twenty fourteen winter games the black sea resort is staging its first international competition. at the brand new rules a halt at skate track the second european cup stage had been de

western conference to a one hundred forty eight to one hundred forty three victory over the east l.a. lakers shooting guard missed last year's one star weekend this time was dominated in front of these time crowd fourteen rebounds to his tally the bron james and the money stayed a while where the highest scores for the east was climbing twenty nine points but it was bryant who stole the show. as you saw tonight was really just me being around young players you know westbrook you know you want to go to everyone so blake you know look at all the dogs i had tonight. i mean he's been around so many young players this kind of gave me so much energy. see them bounce around and off the stuff and just reenergizing for the night but for a quarter man i had nothing left i exceeded my don't quota for the good. they called it called the start off from from the start you know you could say you want to get that the m.v.p. you know he was he was a passing a ball at all. you know so but that's just coven. tennis now and caroline wozniacki has returned to the top of the world rankings the day after beating s

western conference back one hundred forty eight to one hundred forty three victory i've released the l.a. lakers shooting gallery missed last year's all-star weekend this time he donated his home crowd at fourteen rebounds to his tally the wrong james and in our state of mind with the highest scores for the east playing twenty nine points it was brian's style the shot. as you saw tonight was really just me being around young players you know westbrook you know you want to influence a blake you know look at all the dogs i had a night. time he's been around so many young players this kind of gave me so much energy to see them bounce around and also the stuff you just reenergizing sort of neighbor and fourth quarter man i had nothing left i exceeded my don't call it over they get. their call they go to start off from from the start you know you can tell you want to get that day and b.p. you know he was he was a passionate ball at all. you know so but that's that's cold in. the gulf now and the strategy is aaron baddeley won the northern trust open by two shots for his first p.g.a. tour victory in f

> kobe bryant may have ailing knees and a busted finger but with the nba allstar game in l.a., you knew the lakeruld light it up. a huge weekend for justin bieber. if you are wondering, this is what he will look like in 40 years. this is kobe and with authority. back the other way and chris bosh off the miss. one hand thunder. still in the first and griffin without the car, but still dunking. then in the second quarter westbrook showing up and showing up angry. third quarter and kobe sees lebron and goes at him. kobe 37 points and named the allstar mvp for the fourth time. james had 29, but kevin durant was money down the stretch for the west. the west winds a defense optional game 148-143. a record setting day in the daytona 500. they had the most cautions and the youngest driver ever to win this lace. -- win this race. in honor of the intimidator who died at daytona 10 years ago. the place was filled with crashes. michael waltrip causes this wreck and took jeff gordon and mark martin out of contention. a few left and ryan new man takes out dale earnhardt, junior and no storybook finish for juni

l.a. the other is boston. the bobcats hand the lakers their most lopsided loss of the season. 109-89. nuggets fell to a sloppy third seven rockets scored in double digits. they easily won 121-102. >>> blake griffin will be in the all-star dunk contest, and maybe he'll pull out the old half court alley-oop. the problem with alley-oop is if you don't throw it just right, you really don't have a play, unless, of course, you're griffin. the toss is off the mark, but he managed bank in the leaner. a great shot. unfortunately, not enough. the bucks won 102-78. >>> now to new jersey. love was in the air, but not for the spurs coach. he ripped tim duncan, and he responded. would have played the fourth, but the spurdz didn't need him. they won 102-85. >>> kansas city was ranked before they were upset by kansas state. jacob pullham scored as the wildcats tucked their turning hopes alive 84-68. >>> finally, tiger woods not only lost the dubai desert classic, but he also had to cough up cash. he was fined by the european tour while spitting on the green while lining up a put. he since apologized.

lakers lose in cleveland. they beat the kafentzi cavs byn l.a. be received a facial from christian and kobe was a late three attempt that was off the mark with the lakers down four. the cavs win just their second out of the last 28 games 104-99. >>> college hoops. the big that tererra strutting his stuff tonight. mcconnell puts the gales up four. from way downtown. bang. gales up 11 in the second half and blow the lead. all san diego from there on. dennis kramer three ball. and then matt door as well. san diego 1-10 in the conference this year and they are going to take down the gales leading 65-54 with time winding down on the second half. while the nfl counts down to a possible lockout on march 4 the business of football continues. business if your name is rechard seymour. he re-signed with the raiders two years, $30 million total. he anchored the interior of the raider defensive line five and a half socks out of the tackle spot and made the probowl. he was in line to be a free agent so the raiders had to put the franchise tag on him or work out

lakers play. but there's still two small problems -- a.e.g. does not own the land and l.a.s not have a football team. sam farmer is covering the stadium issue for the "los angeles times." >> the nfl would have to rebrand an existing franchise and make it palatable for the los angeles market. and that's the big question in los angeles right now-- can you galvanize that fan base? can you predict that you're going to be able to sell out a stadium week after week? >> reporter: yet during super bowl week in dallas l.a. has been the talk of the town. >> it's just always exciting, the prospect of having a team there in l.a. >> reporter: l.a. has had two teams but back in 1995, the raiders left for oakland and the rams headed to st. louis. the nfl wants to be back in the nation's second largest media market but fan support here is often lukewarm. the race for an oscar is the city's main sport. >> the nfl needs los angeles more than los angeles needs the nfl. >> reporter: the hope is that the promise of this gleaming new stadium will woo another city's team west. it could be a homec

lakers play. but there's still two small problems. aeg does not own the land. and l.a.all team. sam farmer is covering the stadium issue for the "l.a. times." >> the nfl would have to rebrand an existing franchise and make it palatable for the los angeles market. and that's the big question in los angeles right now. can you galvanize that fan base? can you predict that you're going to be able to sell out a stadium week after week? >> reporter: yet during super bowl week in dallas, l.a. has been the talk of the town. >> just always exciting, the prospect of having a team there in l.a. >> reporter: l.a. has had two teams. but back in 1995, the raiders left for oakland, and the rams headed to st. louis. the nfl wants to be back in the nation's second largest media market. but fan support here is often lukewarm. the race for an oscar is the city's main sport. >> nfl needs los angeles more than los angeles needs the nfl. >> reporter: the hope is that the promise of this gleaming new stadium will woo another city's team west. it could be a homecoming. two rumored contenders a

lakers would tie the game at 54-53. later in the third, with a one-point differential. bryant drives. that gives l.a.our-point lead. under a minute to go in the third. lakes show up by three. pau gasol misses the floater. there's lamar odom, with one problem. he gets his head stuck on pau's tooth. odom is a gamer, though. he was treated and then right back in the mix. fourth quarter. under five to go. lakers up, 82-79. bryant got a fadeaway in his arsenal. we all know that. and later on, the drive in the lane. they end up with a nine-point lead, as the lakers win, 92-86. bryant had 22 points, ray allen had 20, as he set history. >>> that's it for us. back to you in new york. >> well done, ray allen. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following today. stay with us. i have what science calls the "nightly stuffy nose thing": i can't breathe... so i can't sleep... and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed & turned... i even vaporized! and then i fought back: with new drug-free breathe right advanced. these nasal strips instantly opened my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i w

lakers and spurs. final seconds. spurs down one. tim duncan for the win. month. antono mcdyess was will to tip in the game winner at the buzzer. spurs escape l.a.ith a big 89-88 win. >>> wild scene in boston to start the bruins-stars game. one second after the opening faceoff steve ott and gregory campbell drop the gloves. around and around they went. campbell got the worst of it, and this game was off it a bruising start. we'll try it again. another faceoff. another fight. sean thornton and chris paired off. two fights in two seconds. make that three fights in the first four seconds of the game. adam and brian squared off. i don't think they like each other. when the dust settled the bruins won it 6-3. >>> yesterday where he we showed you the elephant that picked the packers to win the super bowl. now another member of the animal kingdom has wied in. say hello to the tiger, and like jenny, she also picked green bay. each team's logos were placed on a window, and when the tiger entered the room, she headed towards the green and gold. she began to rub and lick the window. not exactly an exact science, but last year a pair of lions from the same

l.a. up five at the half. to the third, artest got the worst of that, a bloody nose, but stayed in the game. drilled a big three-pointer down the stretch. bring on the celts. lakers, 93-84. >>> another game, another loss for the cavs. this time, the mavericks got the free win. the mavs were up by 8. dirk novisitsky isn't always pretty, but he has the alley-oop. cavs never got another shot off. when it rains, it pours, cleveland drops an nba record 21 straight. 99-96. >>> hair raising experience, nuggets and rockets, carmelo anthony tied his career high with 50. but even that wasn't enough. kevin martin scored 18 in the third. he finished with 37. rockets won it, 108-103. >>> finally, the packers return to a hero's welcome. thousands lined the streets of green bay to greet the super bowl champs. the arrival was such a big event that every school in the city closed early so the kids could join the festivities. that's your early look at spoerts on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> narrator: early today sports is brought to you by ice blue aqua velva. >>> christina aguilera fear for both her and their job. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahea

lakers super star scored 37 points just like that. he also grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the west past the east in l.a.. final score the west 148 the east 143. kobe fell short of will chamberlain all-time record. >>> time now 5:27. pretty scary moments up in the sky. an emergency that has the pilot immediately turn his plane around and head back. >>> a rafting trip claims the live of two east bay students. why authorities say it was so dangerous. >>> also santa clara fighting back now which what could be the biggest throat yet. >>> good morning, if you are driving around the bay there are people out there but it could be much lighter. >>> well good morning, to you. welcome back. this is the county vat morning new -- this is the ktvu morning news. i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. what will be the weather be like? >> we have have a possibility of light rain. i say this because -- its should stay off the coast. highs in the low to mid 50s. now an update on the traffic with sal. >> steve, right now san francisco northbound 101 traffic looking good. if you do have to go to work you are watching right now

lakers and clippers play. so a lot of basketball there. >> pretty soon the entire league will be just in l.a. >> we have a lotike how they have to have the high me nighted things. the los angeles-kings of anaheim formerly of sacramento. i don't know. >>> let's go to mike to check in on the morning commute. >> we have to sort out the fact that there are l.a.-kings for hockey as well. looking over here at the altamonte pass, we are moving smoothly. we'll follow this escort westbound in the commute direction. the cars are all green indicating speeds close to the limit. look at the travel times. no major issues out of the altamonte pass. even the wind is holding back for the presidents' day holiday. this is why you are seeing a lighter flow of traffic. midday the things will bump up near the dublin interchange. here at the hayward interchange at 880 and 92 no problems either. crossing over the bay, a smooth drive. the northbound drive heading into the city, a nice drive. maybe you are shopping or doing sight-seeing, union square has construction. keep in mind. stockton is a particular certain concern with a coupl