Hollywood executives are much more accustomed to pointing a spotlight rather than occupying one. There are exceptions like CinemaCon, the annual gathering of global movie theater owners in Las Vegas. It’s here that the studio chiefs hope to dazzle exhibitors with upcoming film slates, celebrity cameos and exciting new footage. All this to say: “We promise to put butts in your seats, and buckets of popcorn in their laps.” Last month at the convention, it was nearly the end of the Universal Pictures presentation and Donna Langley — chairman of...

The other half of the NBA's conference semifinal round will begin Tuesday night, when the Cleveland Cavaliers will play in Boston against the Eastern Conference's top-seeded Celtics, while the Dallas Mavericks will bring the Red River Rivalry to the hardwood when they travel to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder, the West's No. 1 seed. For Cleveland, it marks a return to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2018 -- and the first time without LeBron James since 1993. Boston, meanwhile, has now reached the second round...

April 13 - LeBron James poured in 37 points and Anthony Davis added 36 as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers held off the pesky Memphis Grizzlies for a 123-120 win on Friday night. With the victory, Los Angeles (46-35) jumped into the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference for the time being. The Lakers, Warriors and Kings all entered the day at 45-35. Golden State and Sacramento were both scheduled to play later Friday, and both teams own tiebreakers against Los Angeles. Memphis (27-54) gave the Lakers a run...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The standings don’t reward quality of performances. Only wins and losses. And at this point in the season, the Lakers need any wins they can get to avoid being locked into the 10th seed in the Western Conference – a spot that hasn’t advanced any teams from the play-in tournament to the first round of the playoffs. Even ugly wins such as the Lakers’ 123-120 road victory on Friday night over the decimated Memphis Grizzlies, who had 13 players sidelined. Scroll through the box score and the...

LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 129-120 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak. The 38-year-old James was 13 of 20 from the field, hitting five 3-pointers without a miss, and made all nine of his free throws. He also had seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. Oklahoma City trimmed what had been a 26-point deficit with 3:32 left in the third quarter to eight points midway through the fourth quarter. James then took over, scoring...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- With the Lakers' once 26-point lead cut to 10 in the waning minutes Saturday, LeBron James scored 11 straight points for L.A. The spurt boosted his total to a season-best 40 points and assured the Lakers one of their best wins of the season, 129-120 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Coming into the night on a four-game losing streak and tweaking the starting lineup before tipoff -- looking like a shell of the team that went 7-0 en route to the in-season tournament championship in the past...

LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers snap their losing streak. The Lakers finally brought an end to their four-game skid with a 129-120 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday night. The 38-year-old James was 13 of 20 from the field, hitting five three-pointers without a miss, and made all nine of his free throws. He also had seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. Oklahoma City trimmed what had been a 26-point deficit with 3:32 left in the third quarter to eight...

DALLAS (AP) — LeBron James didn't get the same break as his Los Angeles Lakers teammates after they won the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament. The superstar went back to L.A. from Las Vegas on Sunday to watch oldest son Bronny James make his collegiate debut for Southern California nearly five months after going into cardiac arrest during a workout. The Lakers had another day off before returning to the regular season with a 127-125 loss at Dallas on Tuesday night. James didn't miss a beat, finishing with 33 points, nine...