en los angeles, kobe bryant anotó 30 puntos, pau gasol agregó 22 puntos y 15 rebotes, y los lakersgeles dominaron metódicamente con el balón en la pintura anoche hasta vencer 111-103 al jazz de utah y tomar ventaja de 2-0 en las semifinales de la conferencia del oeste. andrew bynum tuvo 17 puntos y 14 rebotes para los campeones defensores de la nba, el tercer encuentro se llevará a cabo el sábado en salt lake city, utah. mientra que en orlando, dwight howard aportó 21 puntos y 12 rebotes, y el magic propinó una de las palizas más despiadadas en su historia, al aplastar 114-71 a los hawks de atlanta, en el primer partido de las semifinales de la conferencia de este. sólo un triunfo por 47 puntos sobre los celtics boston, en la primera ronda de la postemporada de 1995 supera a la paliza de anoche. . para hoy solo hay un partido, y que partido. suns de phoenix usarán camisetas con la frase "los suns", en lugar de sólo "suns", la iniciativa busca "honrar a nuestra comunidad latina y la diversidad de la nba en el estado de arizona y la nación", dijo el dueño del equipo robert sarver. ho

one on one with pau gasol got the tough layup to fall. that's amare. tying a playoff career high with 42 points, 29 of them in the second half. suns in total control up 102-96. moments later, steve nash with the dagger. phoenix wins, 118-109, and will try to even the series tomorrow night in game four. >>> national hockey league, blackhawks and sharks, down 2-0. dave bullen, tying it with a second goal in as many games. blackhawks grab momentum and in the third they take the lead. dustin byfuglien camped out in front. chicago sweeps san jose with a 4-2 win. heads back to the stanley cup finals for the first time since 1992. >>> sad news out of los angeles. former all-star pitcher jose lima passed away yesterday morning over an apparent heart attack. he often referred to his outings as lima time and one of the most colorful characters in the game. he played 13 seasons with the tigers, astros, royals, dodgers, and mets. jose lima was just 37. >>> in kansas city, the royals' jose guillen going deep against the rockies. dexter fowler climbs the wall but ca

pau gasol, 22 points, 15 rebounds. that bucket put the lakers up by six. ron artest, he had 16. that's his high for this postseason. and then, kobe, 22 of his 30, in the second half. the joker likes it. the lakers with a 2-0 series lead. they take game two, 111-103. >>> game three, red wings/sharks. san jose with a 2-0 series lead. todd bertuzzi, on the wraparound. no. the ref called the penalty shot. roman cotour. penalty shot by zetterberg, denied by evgeni nabokov. wings missed a chance to go up 2-0. later in the second period, zetterberg off of the skate. wings up 3-1. here come the sharks. ties the game at 3-3. we go to overtime. seven minutes into overtime. san jose gets on odd-man rush. joe thornton to patrick marleau for the game-winner. sharks take it 4-3. san jose with a 3-0 series lead. >>> that's a look at sports. i'm anish shroff. back to you in new york. >>> one more note from the sports world this morning. the phoenix suns are putting their political opinions right on their backs. they will be wearing los suns on their jerseys tonight. the decision to wear the jer

bryant, not afraid to distribute the ball. 23 points for pau gasol. stoudemire really answering his critics. game tied up 45 and stoudamire again just blowing by the lakers' defense. 42 points, 11 boards. he fights a career playoff high in points. nash, 2 of his 17 points, 15 dimes. suns up, 7. jason richardson, just dropping change in the toll booth. suns up by 10. they end up taking game three, 118-109. >>> on to the ice. sharks/blackhawk, fans attending game four. in chicago looking for a sweep. second period, hawks down 1-0 on the power play. sharks pressing shorthanded. patrick marleau the goal. sharks lead 2-0. seabrook, nabokov, loose puck in front of the net. eventually it's covered. initially the signal is no goal but would be reviewed. so then blackhawks down 2-1. david bolen comes from behind and scores the wrister. all tied up at 2. under six minutes to go, blackhawks in the power play still tied at 2. dustin byfuglien, eighth goal of the playoffs. blackhawks end up winning this one and they sweep the series from san jose. that will do it