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Artest shot gives L.A. the edge

Ron Artest puts up the winning shot as the Lakers defeated the Suns in Game 5 Thursday night. (Associated Press)
Ron Artest puts up the winning shot as the Lakers defeated the Suns in Game 5 Thursday night. (Associated Press)

Ron Artest puts up the winning shot as the Lakers defeated the Suns in Game 5 Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES – Ron Artest stumbled into Los Angeles Lakers playoff lore with one remarkable bank shot to beat the Phoenix Suns.

Artest rambled into the lane and beat the buzzer with a wild shot after rebounding Kobe Bryant’s miss, and the Lakers edged the Suns 103-101 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Bryant had 30 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, but the improbable hero of Game 5 is the only new player on the roster of the defending champions, who are one win away from the NBA finals. Read more.

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.