bizofbasketball.com - 2/26/2008
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Shaquille O'Neal made his Phoenix debut on Wednesday night but his former teammate Kobe Bryant stole the show, scoring 41 points as the Lakers beat the Suns, 130-124. Bryant shot 16-25 from the field in the 90th 40 point game of his career, scoring 13 of his points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers held off several strong rallies by the Suns. The Lakers improved to 62-28 in Bryant's 40 ...
Is Steve Nash Overrated?
emptythebench.com 2/26/2008 — Steve Nash's offensive skills are beyond reproach, but his defense leaves a lot to be desired. Can a player with such a glaring weakness be an MVP?
Grizzlies vs Phoenix - 2.26.08
3shadesofblue.blogspot.com 2/26/2008 — Memphis again faces one of the elite teams in the West that were forced to make a deal after the Gasol trade to the Lakers. That is three consecutive teams that made big moves after the Gasol trade and one has to wonder how likely those moves would have been if the trade had not occured. Memphis is struggling mightily right now both with scoring (down to 92.2 ppg in February after averaging ...
Sports | Is the West too good?
thestar.com 2/26/2008 — Three in the key UP ... Houston Rockets All they have done is won 12 in a row and that's been good enough to get them into the playoffs in the hyper-competitive West. And they've done it by getting excellent production from – get this! – Rafer Alston, ...
Lakers thriving on the road
sports.yahoo.com 2/26/2008 — It's now commonplace to hear "MVP" chants for Kobe Bryant and ovations for Pau Gasol on the road. Even Coby Karl was cheered loudly when he checked in for the final minutes of Sunday's game at Seattle the Los Angeles Times reported. The Losa ...
overtime —
Bleacher Report - NBA 2/26/2008
Once every four years we are blessed with an extra day. It's a great day for those who's birthdays fall on this forgotten day, but for those not having such a great year, they could do without it. Let's take a look at what some people in the ...
NO SUN-SHINE FOR SHAQ —
NY Post: Sports 2/26/2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Back in the day, three games were enough to decide a first-round playoff series. The same three games - perused in person for the public good - therefore should be ample ammo to discuss, dissect and, dare I say, disallow...
Suns to Receive Word Today on Brent Barry's Plans —
NBA.com: News 2/26/2008
In the ARIZONA REPULIC, Paul Coro, writes "the Suns could use some help running the offense when Steve Nash is out and could use another long-range shooter for better spacing on offense. Phoenix will find out Tuesday whether Brent Barry will help. ...
Kobe Bryant's Killer Instinct —
Bleacher Report - NBA 2/26/2008
There may be no better finisher in the NBA than Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Outside of Cleveland’s LeBron James, Bryant is the best fourth quarter player in the league. As a game comes to a close, there’s no question you want ...
