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Kobe ends up with 52; Dallas Mavericks end up with loss | Sports News |  Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas
Kobe ends up with 52; Dallas Mavericks end up with loss | Sports News | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas
10:27 PM CST on Sunday, March 2, 2008 By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News esefko@dallasnews.com LOS ANGELES – The MVPs, last year's winner and this year's leader in the clubhouse, were putting on a show. It was the one-name wonders performing a little one-on-one magic. Kobe vs. Dirk. And it was wildly entertaining, right down to the bitter end when Kobe Bryant's will was just a shade ...
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Kobe goes off, again
Uwe Blog — ... I know it's hip to consider them NBA Finals contenders, but there is a lot to not like about the Los Angeles Lakers. And, no, it has nothing to do with the fact that they beat my Dallas Mavericks 108-104. 1. Pau Gasol is a flawed player. A good player, yes, but he can be stopped. 2. Where does Lamar Odom go for long stretches of a game? Does he leave the arena? Or just go to the locker room? 3. I hate their point guard play. Derek Fisher is nice, but he's not as affective with a bigger guy on him. Jordan Farmar sucks. 4. Without Kobe Bryant's ...

The Pains of Growing
Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville — ... on coming back. He looks like a rookie. I guess my thoughts once again are that we all need to simmer down. This team is right in the mix with the best teams in the league, and if the Spurs and Lakers had come to Dallas over the weekend, I suspect the Mavs would have won both games. Everyone is tight right now, and nobody is going to go on the road and grab win after win against the other powers in the West. Keep hope alive. This team is getting its sea legs. Dirk vs. Kobe …And it is Kobe by a nose! It was a mesmerizing show in ...

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