Chauncey Billups Veteranizes Kobe Bryant
talkhoops.net 5/22/2009 — In tonight's game, Chauncey Billups took advantage of Kobe Bryant not paying attention on an inbounds play towards the end of the first half. Here is how the play was described by Dr. Anklesnap of The Hoops Doctors : Tonight at the end of the first half of the Nuggets-Lakers Game 2, with only a ...

Chauncey Billups says NO to Grandma
verihoops.com 5/22/2009 — This excerpt is from ESPN’s OTL on Chauncey Billups . Suddenly, he notices the defender guarding the inbounds pass has turned his back to him. So 18-year-old Chauncey throws the ball off the defender’s rear end, catches it, drop-steps and dunks with two hands. Chauncey has himself ...

Chauncey Billups Inbounds Off Kobe’s Back and Scores
totalprosports.com 5/26/2009 — Total Pro Sports - Last night in Los Angeles, it was the Denver Nuggets making the big plays, and if there was any indication of that, it would be the the play made by Chauncey Billups with only seconds remaining in the second half. Given the ball ...

Chauncey’s still got it! (But he still needed to go)
pistonpost.com 5/17/2009 — Yes sir, our former Mr. Big Shot back in the conference finals for a league-leading seventh season in a row! We sure miss him, right? Curse Joe Dumars for trading our beloved point guard, right? Wrong. Chauncey Billups may be in the spotlight again, but that doesn’t mean we should have ...

Billups Bounces In-Bounds Pass Off of Kobe’s Back
davissportsdeli.com 5/22/2009 — Video footage of Chauncey Billups punking Kobe on an in-bounds pass at the end of the second quarter of Lakers-Nuggets Game 2, courtesy of Hoop Doctors (a.k.a. The Mecca of Great Basketball Footage). Mr. Big Shot executes on an age-old school yard trick; one that I am proud to say I used many ...

Next stop for Chauncey Billups should be the Hall of Fame
nba.com 5/28/2009 — In the 70's, it was Gus Williams. In the 80's, it was Dennis Johnson and Fat Lever. In the 90's, it was Kevin Johnson and Tim Hardaway. Every decade has a guard (or two) that a generation remembers, but history largely forgets. That better not happen ...

Chauncey makes a fool of Kobe
redsarmy.com 5/22/2009 — That's first-team all defense in action right there. (Via TheHoopDoctors)

That Chauncey Billups article …
detroitbadboys.com 5/12/2009 — I was offline for most of the weekend, so I’m a little slow with this, but thanks to all the readers who emailed to make sure I posted about ESPN’s excellent Outside the Lines article on Chauncey Billups by Tom Friend. The entire article is worth reading, but the section describing ...

Chauncey Billups
clipsnation.com 5/14/2009 — More photos » by Doug Pensinger - Getty Images Chauncey Billups is heading to his seventh straight Conference Final. Browse more photos » ...

Bryant Outduels Anthony, Carries Lakers Past Nuggets
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/20/2009 — Kobe Bryant scored 40 points--including 18 in the fourth quarter--and alternated between guarding All-NBA players Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony as the L.A. Lakers rallied from a 13 point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 105-103 in game one of the Western Conference Finals. Bryant shot ...

Denver ends misery in L.A. — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 5/22/2009
The Lakers' 24-year playoff dominance of the Denver Nuggets dissipated over the final 29 seconds of the fourth quarter. That's when Kenyon Martin hit a layup in traffic and Chauncey Billups made 3 of 4 free throws to give Denver a 106-103 victory in ...

Kobe vs. LeBron: The Dream NBA Final Series, Not So Fast. — Bleacher Report - NBA 5/22/2009
It is supposed to be the dream match-up of the NBA’s current generation of superstars: Kobe Bryant, last year’s MVP, against this year’s MVP, LeBron James—a dream match up.   For James and the Cavaliers, there had not ...

Kobe Bryant: No.8 or No.24? His future success will decide — Bleacher Report - NBA 5/22/2009
It is common knowledge that if the Lakers were to win a title in the next few years, Phil Jackson would have 10 NBA championship rings, moving ahead of Red Auerbach for the most all time. Kobe Bryant would finally win a title as "The Man," and the ...

Nuggets-Lakers Game 2: Nuggets Recover Their Heads, Earn Split Decision — Bleacher Report - NBA 5/22/2009
The first 18 minutes of Denver’s 106-103 Game Two victory over the Lakers provided a glimpse into Denver’s not-so-illustrious recent history. The Nuggets big men played with no competitive fire whatsoever. Nene committed the egregious ...

Chauncey Billups: The Significance Of One Play — Bleacher Report - NBA 5/23/2009
It started as a simple  baseline out-of-bounds play .  With just a few seconds remaining in the first half of Game Two of the NBA’s Western Conference Final, the Denver Nuggets had the ball under the basket of the Los Angeles ...