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We’re a week into the NBA season and some things are what we expected — the Lakers, Heat and Celtics are good; the Sixers are not; John Wall is dynamic; Kobe won’t talk about his injuries; and the Grizzles are making bad contract decisions.

Tiger Woods has dropped into a tie with Kobe Bryant as the favorite American sports star.

Woods had held the position alone since 2006, but the Los Angeles Lakers guard moved up from fourth last year to grab a share of the top spot, Harris Interactive said Tuesday.
LeBron James dropped from third to sixth in the company's survey of 2,227 adults conducted online from June 14-21, before he left Cleveland to sign with Miami. Retired NBA star Michael Jordan fell from second to seventh.

Derek Fisher is expected to decide where he's playing later Monday, a source said.

Phil Jackson is returning to the Lakers bench for an 11th season.

After playing from behind for most of Game 7, the Los Angeles Lakers surged past the Boston Celtics in the final minutes to capture their 16th N.B.A. Championship.

Kobe Bryant scored 26 points and got plenty of help from his teammates this time as the Lakers evened the N.B.A. Finals series at three games apiece.

Celtics handle Kobe onslaught and lead Lakers 3-2
A Los Angeles native who has played his entire career with the rival Celtics, Pierce scored 27 points to help Boston withstand 38 points from Kobe Bryant to beat the Lakers 92-86 on Sunday night and move within one victory of an unprecedented 18th NBA title.

On another difficult night for the Boston starters, the bench came through, and the Celtics bullied their way to a 96-89 victory to tie the N.B.A. finals at 2-2.

Home-court advantage? What's that? For the second time in three games, the visitor walked into unfriendly confines and walked out with a win. Tuesday night it was the Lakers stealing back the advantage they lost on Sunday with a 91-84 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Ray Allen set a finals record for 3-pointers while scoring 32 points, and Rajon Rondo had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as Boston won in Los Angeles.