NBA: Nothing But Assholes
laballtalk.com 5/29/2008 — The NBA has really taken a turn for the worst. They fine players at the wrong times. They allow betting scandals to develop. They set themselves up for conspiracy theories. They make stupid rules. Why doesn’t the NBA league office realize that the less they do, the better the game will be?
Lakers Head Back To NBA Finals
laballtalk.com 5/30/2008 — The Los Angeles Lakers have done what 15 teams hoped for in the western conference heading into the season. The Lakers have beat the San Antonio Spurs in 5 games to advance to the NBA Finals.
A Performance for the Ages: Kobe Drops 39 as Lakers Eliminate Spurs
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/30/2008 — Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 39 points while shooting 16-30 from the field as his Lakers beat the Spurs 100-92 to eliminate the defending champions 4-1. He had 27 points in the second half, 17 points in the fourth quarter and eight points in the final 2:22. This outburst capped off a remarkable Western Conference Finals for Bryant, who averaged 29.2 ppg on 64-120 (.533) field goal shooting.
Whitlock: At It Again
nationofislamsportsblog.blogspot.com 5/30/2008 — Tattoos. The reason, according to Mr. Whitlock , that the NBA has not been as warmly received by viewers as they would like. No one wants to watch Delonte West or Larry Hughes play basketball. It's uncomfortable and disconcerting. You don't want your ...
Postcards From LA, Vol. 13: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs
emptythebench.com 5/30/2008 — 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.
Laker Vujacic’s Meaningless Shot Costs Bettors $100 million?
cnbc.com 5/30/2008 — The Los Angeles Lakers were up 97-92 as the clock was winding down in last night’s Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers were guaranteed a victory and thus a spot in their first finals in four years. But as the final seconds ticked off, ...
Time may have run out for Spurs (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 5/30/2008
Time finally may have run out on the San Antonio Spurs -- both for this season and in their cumulative years. The group of 30-something Spurs could not keep up with the in-their-20s Los Angeles Lakers. After another fast start at Staples Center, San ...
Lakers oust Spurs, win Western crown —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 5/30/2008
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions, and are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in four years. Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers rallied to beat the Spurs, 100-92.
