Published 5/22/2008
by Michael Lee
at Wizards Insider
The San Antonio Spurs surely would've taken any scenario in which Kobe Bryant would score just two points in the first half and they would have a 20-point lead in the second half. Put those two together and you can generally scratch off one in the win column for the ol' defending champions. Tony, we can get up from this. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) But the Spurs, with all of their...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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