Missed opportunity: Spurs blow lead, bow out to Lakers
Published 5/30/2008 at USATODAY.com NBA - Top Stories
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions, and are headed to the NBA finals for the first time ...
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I'll be the first to admit that I just didn't think the Lakers had enough. I couldn't for the life of me understand how Pau Gasol, Derrick Fisher, and Lamar Odom were going to be enough for Kobe to take the team to the next level. Boy was I wrong. ...Postcards From LA, Vol. 13: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs
MrThell posted 5/30/2008 from www.emptythebench.com
I’m not going to tell you that Kobe is a great guy, but Kobe is the most superb basketball player in the universe, an assassin in high tops, and what I truly respect about him is that he not only makes the absolute most of the god given gifts he’s been blessed with (unlike so many pro athletes who take their winning ticket in the genetic lottery for granted), he has an indomitable will.
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