sports.yahoo.com - 6/3/2008
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Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions, and now they're 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 from an early 17-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 100-92 on Thursday night and win the Western Conference finals in five games.
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To be honest, I would have preferred playing the Spurs ...
Parquet Wishes and Leprechaun Dreams —
Hey, I'll admit it, I was hoping that the Spurs would have been able to come back from their 3-1 deficit against Los Angeles (sports.yahoo.com) and advance to the Finals. However, it's not because I believed that San Antonio would have been an easier opponent for the Celtics to handle should they also advance (although that might have played a small role in it) ... Instead, this would have been the final nail in the coffin of the "Tim Duncan Era" that has plagued this franchise since '97. ...
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Allen back at practice for Celtics —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 6/3/2008
Boston backup guard Tony Allen is back on the practice court as the Celtics prepare for the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Coach Doc Rivers said Allen was only supposed to go through the first part of practice on Tuesday, but he was ...
