sports.yahoo.com - 4/29/2008
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No surrender on this night. No matter, the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the tempestuous Denver Nuggets anyway. Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 31 points over the final 5 1/2 minutes Monday night, leading the Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Nuggets and a sweep of their first-round series. Pau Gasol added 21 points in the Lakers' first sweep of a playoff series since whitewashing New Jersey in the...
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Broom Job: Lakers Polish off the Nuggets in Four
SportsHubLA —
[image] The Nuggets showed up and played 48 minutes full of effort and heart. Kudos for that. Given the result- a 107-101, sweep completing win for the Lakers- wouldn’t we have all enjoyed it more to see a full fledged, searing, mile high meltdown from D-Town’s finest? Oh well, can’t win ‘em all. Kobe (31/7/6) blew up early and late (15 points in the final eight minutes) to push LA, and the Lakers also saw solid work from Pau Gasol (21/7/4), and Lamar Odom, who pitched in with 14/12/4 despite being saddled with foul trouble. With the win, LA moves on to face the winner of the ...
5 Proposed Trades For Melo
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... They don’t play defense, he hasn’t been molded into a team player yet–all of that allowed the Lakers to sweep th ...
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Wash Post NBA 4/29/2008
Kobe Bryant scores 14 of his 31 points over the final 5 1/2 minutes Monday night, leading the Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Nuggets and a sweep of their first-round series.
