sports.yahoo.com - 6/15/2009
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Los Angeles Lakers
99, Orlando 86 (Lakers win championship, 4-1)
Apparently the only thing I'm left with, after 82 games and
two months of playoff basketball, is just to plead with you to appreciate what
we have left.
That's nothing new. I'm spending a good chunk of these BtBs
throughout ...
Maestro Bryant Orchestrates Lakers' Championship, Wins Finals MVP
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — "I don't have to hear that idiotic criticism anymore."--Kobe Bryant, the 2009 Finals MVP trophy by his side, at the press conference after game give of the NBA Finals Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 30 points, led the L.A. Lakers in assists (five), blocked shots (four, tied with Pau Gasol) and ...
Magic Set Finals Single Game Field Goal Percentage Record, Beat Lakers 108-104
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/10/2009 — The Orlando Magic set an NBA Finals single game record by shooting .625 from the field and had five players score between 18 and 21 points as they defeated the L.A. Lakers 108-104, cutting the Lakers' lead to 2-1. The 1991 Chicago Bulls had held the Finals single game field goal percentage ...
Clutch Three Pointers by Fisher Lift Lakers to Commanding 3-1 Series Lead
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/12/2009 — Couch potato coaches have been calling for Derek Fisher's head throughout the playoffs but the much maligned 34 year old point guard drained two clutch three pointers--one to force overtime and the second to give the L.A. Lakers the lead for good--as the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99-91 ...
Brilliant Bryant Shreds Magic as Lakers Roll, 100-75
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — "You look thirsty, you ain't getting no mercy , mercy/ And ain't no way that you can rehearse for me/ Murder I wrote, murder I wrote is what I figure... When it comes to this I never smile."--L.L. Cool J, "How I'm Comin'" Kobe Bryant may not be smiling but L.A. Lakers' fans are wearing ear to ...
NBA Finals - Game 5 recap
probasketball-fans.com 6/15/2009 — The last game of the NBA season lacked a single shred of drama, but for title-starved Kobe Bryant, a smooth ride to the victory stand carried the sweet taste of career-defining redemption.
Lakers-Magic Game Four: Drama Now, But Not Later
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 6/12/2009 — Tonight in Orlando, the Lakers continued their playoff-long pattern of answering a loss with a win, but it really felt much more like a gift from the home team, and especially, their coach. This one will be the game that Magic Fan remembers with bitter satisfaction when Stan Van Gundy is ...
The Lakers Pick a New Strategy, and Roll
myespn.go.com 6/5/2009 — Posted by Kevin Arnovitz LOS ANGELES -- When a team like the Lakers runs such a recognizable, well-defined system like the Triangle Offense, it's always striking when they depart from it. Normally, a team makes a drastic adjustment because the ...
Behind the Box Score, where the Lakers were dominant
sports.yahoo.com 6/5/2009 — Los
Angeles Lakers 100, Orlando 75 (Los
Angeles leads series, 1-0)
Call me daft, but I'm still walking away from Los Angeles' blowout loss
thinking that we haven't really learned a ton about these two teams, even after
a decisive, ...
Lakers Edge Magic in Overtime to Take 2-0 Lead
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/8/2009 — It was neither easy nor pretty but the Lakers displayed just enough grit, savvy and clutch play to defeat the Orlando Magic 101-96 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points and eight assists, adding four rebounds and two steals, but he also had ...
Reason Number 1 For the Lakers Comes Up Big in Game 1: Magic Get a Tongue Lashing
nbaplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com 6/5/2009 —
So, for anyone keeping count, Kobe Bryant is my first reason why the Lakers will be crowned NBA champions within the next few weeks. Last night, he showed everyone, yet again, why he is so great (and why my parents tell everyone I’m so smart). Kobe, and the Lakers as a whole, all ...
