Kings Fail to Eliminate Lakers
Mike Bibby's jumper was a dagger to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5. He wasn't sharp enough to cut a path into the NBA Finals on Friday night for the Sacramento Kings.
( BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer, 06/01/2002 02:07 AM EDT)

Lakers survive to reach Game 7
The budding dynasty remains alive. Now the Los Angeles Lakers have to battle history as well as the Sacramento Kings.
( JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer, 06/01/2002 01:45 AM EDT)

Lakers Defeat Kings 106-102
Shaquille O'Neal simply wouldn't allow the Los Angeles Lakers' dream of a dynasty to die at home.
( GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer, 06/01/2002 12:54 AM EDT)

Liberty Defeat Storm, 78-61
Crystal Robinson scored 17 points as the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 78-61 Thursday night to spoil the debut of overall No. 1 draft pick Sue Bird.
( JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer, 05/31/2002 12:32 AM EDT)

Starzz Put Out Fire, 69-64
Adrienne Goodson and Marie Ferdinand each scored 19 points to lead the Utah Starzz to a 69-64 victory over the Portland Fire on Thursday night.
( 05/30/2002 11:38 PM EDT)

Miracle 80, Shock 66
Shannon Johnson's hot shooting made Dee Brown's WNBA coaching debut a success.
( MIKE BRANOM, Associated Press Writer, 05/30/2002 10:28 PM EDT)

Sparks Edge Sol, 69-65
Mwadi Mabika scored 17 points, including the winning putback with 26.5 seconds left, to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 69-65 victory over the Miami Sol on Thursday night.
( 05/30/2002 10:09 PM EDT)

Liberty Top Fire in 84-62 Blowout
Becky Hammon scored 22 points and Tari Phillips had 20 as the New York Liberty defeated the mistake-prone Portland Fire 84-62 Wednesday night.
( LANDON HALL, AP Sports Writer, 05/30/2002 05:53 AM EDT)

Nets One Win Away From NBA Finals
After 26 years of struggle, turmoil and bad basketball, the New Jersey Nets are almost there. They are one victory from their first trip to the NBA Finals.
( TOM CANAVAN, AP Sports Writer, 05/30/2002 05:46 AM EDT)