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Kobe's Legacy Not Only One on the Line
sportingnews.com - 6/4/2009
Kobe's Legacy Not Only One on the Line
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LOS ANGELES -- To peruse the papers and listen to the chatter around the NBA Finals here, you’d think that there was only one player suiting up for tonight’s opener -- Kobe Bryant. Apparently, Bryant needs a win in this series to validate his entire career, as if he had nothing to ...
Cross Polination: Emails With Both Teams Played Hard, NBA Finals Preview
talkhoops.net - 6/4/2009
Cross Polination: Emails With Both Teams Played Hard, NBA Finals Preview
— talkhoops.net — Jared Wade of Both Teams Played Hard and I have become quite proficient in our game of... email tag. And by proficient, I mean that we're relentlessly continuing to do these types of posts whether you like reading through thousands of words or not. We've done it twice before with a look towards ... (more) Cross Polination: Emails With Both Teams Played Hard, ...

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Los Angeles Lakers 100, Orlando Magic 75
thirdquartercollapse.com - 6/5/2009
Los Angeles Lakers 100, Orlando Magic 75
— thirdquartercollapse.com — More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP Browse more photos » In a 100-75 blowout,... the Los Angeles Lakers jumped all over the Orlando Magic to take control of the 2009 NBA Finals. The score might as well ... (more) Los Angeles Lakers 100, Orlando Magic 75

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Talking Hoops with Talk Hoops: Vol. III
bothteamsplayedhard.net - 6/4/2009
Talking Hoops with Talk Hoops: Vol. III
— bothteamsplayedhard.net — From time to time, me and Zach Harper of TalkHoops.net discuss the goings-on about the Association over... a series of emails. We started this time-honored tradition back in March and re-upped with another series during the First Round of the Playoffs . And being the trill cats that we is, we had ... (more) Talking Hoops with Talk Hoops: Vol. III

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Cleveland Frowns:  NBA Finals Preview: Boring Four-Ring Thing

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NBA Finals Preview: Boring Four-Ring Thing
Cleveland Frowns — ... to be sure. We suppose that the Magic are too pleased with themselves after having dispatched those Cavs. So fired up by the puppet shows, so they say. Good for them for that. But, in addition to the chemistry, the Cavaliers' own leadership failures helped Orlando just as much as Orlando helped themselves (also see Simmons' comments on Coach of the Year Brown's work in the Conference Finals here). The Lakers on the other hand? And it's not just Kobe whose 'legacy' is supposedly on the line. We've seen what happens in the NBA ...

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