Kobe's T rescinded, plus a few comments about offense
Lakers Blog —
... . That leaves Kobe with four postseason T's. Seven means an automatic one-game suspension. Clearly the league made the right decision in overturning the on-court ruling, as it was by any stretch a wretched and panicky call. In other news, ESPN.com has surveyed their phalanx of hoops personalities about the series , looking ahead to Game 7 and analyzing what has happened thus far, including the question "What is the most surprising thing about this series?" John Hollinger responds with a comment that gets to the heart of LA's offensive struggles Thursday night: ...
Kobe-LeBron Finals? Looks Like 'Melo-LeBron to Me
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... 9.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, and 1.2 spg in 33 minutes, as well as a .526 field goal percentage. Martin's efficiency (12.90 PER) has also given coach George Karl yet another thing to smile about. J.R. Smith, Dahntay Jones, and Anthony Carter are just a few more examples of the many impressive players the Nuggets have put alongside their two stars I talked about above. So I guess the Kobe-LeBron matchup is now looking... "...like a Melo-LeBron affair." -- ESPN.
Kobe and Game 7: Question of the Day
Lakers Blog —
... , and it was the first time I heard the question. Since then, it has been kicked around in various forms by various people, but he was the first to bring it up to me: Is Sunday's Game 7 with the Rockets the biggest 48 minutes of Kobe's career? I think so, at least as his legacy is concerned. Should the Lakers lose, I have a feeling that the hit to Kobe's reputation will be large. This, after all, is his team, one that whipped the rest of the Western Conference en route to 65 wins and has played with a championship-or-bust mantra since October. Losing in the second round ...
