theassociation.blogs.com - 5/22/2008
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By Craig Kwasniewski
I got home from Staples Center 3 hours ago and I'm still buzzing from game. It's an incredible feat that the Lakers rallied from down 20 against the defending champs in any case, but to happen in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals... it's just another chapter in this great rivalry.
Anyway, was it fatigue from extended airline issues or the emotional ...
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The Internets are alive: Spurs at Lakers, Game 1
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... The Association: "I really felt that the Lakers needed to open Game 1 with a similar flurry as they did with Utah. The Spurs were weary from a long series against NOLA and I figured the Lakers would roll. Instead, Kobe opened the first half in full-blown facilitator mode. Four minutes into the game it was quite obvious that both Odom and Fisher were still in Salt Lake City and Kobe needed to become aggressive to get the Lakers out of their funk. Instead, he continued to play facilitator until the 8-minute mark in the third quarter. They won, but it might ...
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