They'd already won at Boston and Cleveland, so the Lakers' Thursday night victory at San Antonio wasn't their most impressive road win, but it ranks among the top five, at least. . . .
This one might reverberate. . . .
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Lakers send a Texas-sized message to the Spurs
JERRY CROWE
Text messages from press row . . .
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday, March 14, 2009 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 4 National Desk 1 inches; 49 words Type of Material: Correction
Dick Enberg's play: Jerry Crowe's Text Messages From Press Row column in Friday's Sports section said that sportscaster Dick Enberg's one-man play about the late basketball coach Al McGuire will make its Southland debut April 9-12 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. The play has been canceled.
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As TNT's Charley Barkley noted at halftime, with the Lakers threatening to turn it into a Texas-sized blowout, "They wanted to send a message tonight: Y'all can't beat us." . . .
Not without Manu Ginobili. . . .
Evidenced anew by his Wednesday woofing at Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest might be loopy, but he's never boring. . . .
It was clear from the opening tip at Staples Center that Thursday's game meant more to Taj Gibson and USC than it did to California, but in the end it almost didn't matter. . . .
Feisty Daniel Hackett, who delivered in the clutch for the Trojans, is fun to watch even when he doesn't. . . .
Tiger Woods, making his first start in a stroke-play event since winning the U.S. Open in June, announced before Thursday's opening round of the CA Championship, "I'm ready to win. That's why I'm here." . . .
After round one at Doral, it's going to be an uphill battle. . . .
Regarding Bud Collins' description of the atmosphere at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden as "friendly and festive," reader Tony Cox of Los Angeles e-mails to note, "I suppose that description is quite different if your name is Venus or Serena Williams." . . .
Imagine the fuss if projected No. 1 NBA draft pick Blake Griffin followed the lead of fellow Oklahoma star Courtney Paris, who told a Senior Night crowd she would repay the cost of her scholarship if the Sooners failed to win the NCAA championship. . . .
If Alex Rodriguez returns to the New York Yankees in 7 1/2 weeks or less, he would be back in time for the Angels' first visit to the new Yankee Stadium late next month. . . .
Running back prospect Bryce Brown of Wichita, Kan., still considering USC and a handful of other schools, originally said he would reveal his college choice Thursday, but when it was pointed out to him that the Big 12 and state high school basketball championships would dominate the headlines in Kansas this week, he postponed his announcement until Monday. . . .
Rick Neuheisel got bad news this week when Joe Boisture, a 6-foot-6 quarterback from Saline, Mich., announced that he had picked Boston College over UCLA. . . .
