LAS VEGAS, Nev. - When the Lakers traded four draft picks to sign Steve Nash, his new teammates couldnt wait to talk about what might happen when Nash began distributing the ball to the likes of Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.A day after Nashs season — and possibly his career — ended before the regular season opener there wasnt much said at all about the point guard who never played enough to make a difference in Los Angeles.We didnt bring it up in practice. We havent talked about it at all, Lakers coach Byron Scott said Friday. Most of the guys whove been in the league for a while, theyre professionals. They know this is life in the NBA. You send out well wishes and then try to move on.That didnt mean Scott didnt have some compassion for the 40-year-old Nash, who announced jointly with the Lakers on Thursday that he would miss his 19th season in the league because of a back injury.Unfortunately, I didnt get a chance to coach him, Scott said before the Lakers final preseason game in Las Vegas. Steve has always been one of my favourite people in the league because hes such a professional, such a gentleman. Just like everybody else, Im wishing him all the best.Slowed by injuries, Nash played in only 65 games for the Lakers over two seasons, and in most of those he was clearly not in top form. Still, the Lakers were counting on some quality minutes from Nash in the final year of his three-year contract this season, even while preparing for the worst case scenario.Jeremy Lin will likely be the recipient of more time at point guard with Nashs injury, while veteran backup Ronnie Price will get plenty of minutes, too.Im not real concerned. Weve got two very good quality point guards, Scott said. Were probably going to have to look for another one, but for right now Im pretty happy with Ronnie. Hes played extremely well for us. Jeremy is just coming back from an injury (left ankle) and the last couple of games hes starting to get back into it, so Im not real concerned about it.With the announcement his season was over, Nash has likely played his last for the Lakers, who signed him at a time when there was a lot more talent in Los Angeles than there is now. The Lakers thought Nash was the short-term answer to their point guard woes, and in his first year with the team he had players like Bryant, Gasol and Dwight Howard to feed the ball.But Nash didnt flourish even with that talent, with his assists dropping sharply and his playing time limited by injuries. He played in only 15 games last year, and was trying to come back this year on a team that oddsmakers figure wont come close to winning half its games.Lin said he was shocked to hear that Nashs season was over.He looked great. He was moving great, moving well. Everything seemed fine, Lin said. They did every type of precautionary thing possible to make sure he was ready when he needed to be ready, and he was peaking at the right time. For whatever reason, it just didnt work.Though Nash and the Lakers didnt mention retirement, NBA fans may have seen the last of the Canadian point guard who won MVP awards in 2005 and 2006 as the captain of one of the most prolific offences in the league in Phoenix. Nash was an eight-time All-Star, including his final season with Phoenix before joining the Lakers, but theres not much market for 40-something point guards in the NBA.Lin said that would be a loss not only for the Lakers but the league.Youre talking about one of the best players ever — a veteran, a voice, Lin said. Aside from the physical stuff, everything else about him is stable and solid, how he shows up, how he controls the game, and he brings a lot of consistency. The only thing that hasnt been consistent is his health. Wholesale Shoes . Of all the names out there who could realistically be dealt by Wednesdays deadline, Ryan Kesler remains No. 1 on the most desired list. 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Napoli and Ortiz hit consecutive homers with one out in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied past Minnesota 2-1 Wednesday, sending the Twins to their fifth straight loss.Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Ryan OReilly scored with just 19.9 seconds left in overtime to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Tyson Barrie and OReilly worked the puck back-and-forth in the Flyers end before Barrie sent a pass from the left side to the right and OReilly snapped it in for the win. Nate Guenin, Jarome Iginla and Borna Rendulic all scored for the Avalanche, who snapped a two-game slide. Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 shots in the win. Claude Giroux, Vincent Lecavalier and Jakub Voracek all scored for the Flyers, who have dropped three straight after opening their eight-game road trip with three consecutive wins. Steve Mason allowed four goals on 33 shots. Trailing by a goal, the Flyers tied the game at 2:52 of the third as Lecavaliers big blast from the top of the right circle beat a screened Varlamov. Giroux then gave Philly the lead halfway through the final period on the power play, as he skated up the middlle and through the defense before smacking a shot into the left side for his 13th of the season.dddddddddddd Colorado, though, was awarded a power play when Braydon Coburn was called for tripping at 11:37, and Iginla scored just over a minute later on a one-timer from the low left circle to tie the game. Voracek finished off a crisp passing play on the power play with a one-timer from the right circle halfway through the first period. Colorado, though, tied the game just past the midway mark of the second after Guenins shot from the left point deflected twice on its way past Mason. Rendulic scored on a one-timer from the high slot that hit off a Flyer and beat Mason high at 14:17 of the second. Game Notes Colorado hosts Edmonton on Friday ... Philly plays in Carolina on Friday ... The Avs were 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Flyers went 2-for-5 ... The Flyers have lost seven in a row in Colorado, last winning on Dec. 27, 2002. ' ' '