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LOS ANGELES — Carmelo Anthony and Chauncy Billups lead the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of NBA’s Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Anthony scored the game high 34 points and grab 14 rebounds while Billups scored 27 points and together with 16 rebounds to tie the series at 1-1.

Kobe Bryant scored 40 points in Game 1 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers in a 105-103 victory on Tuesday night.

Kenyon Martin hit a layup in traffic with 29 seconds left and Chauncey Billups made 3 of 4 free throws to give the Denver Nuggets a 106-103 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night to even the Western Conference finals at 1-1. Read more…

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Those wildly inconsistent Lakers turned up for their Western Conference finals opener against Denver and still pulled off to defend their home court.

Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, including six free throws in the final 30 seconds, to lift Los Angeles to a 105-103 triumph over the Nuggets on Tuesday night.

Pau Gasol added 13 points and 14 rebounds and Derek Fisher had 13 points for the Lakers, who faced a seven-point deficit in the last quarter. Gasol’s two free throws tied the game for the last time at 99 before Bryant went to the line, offsetting a 3-pointer by Chauncey Billups and a free throw by J.R. Smith. Read more…