Lakers comeback down by 20 to beat Spurs
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Ed Ziti posted 5/22/2008 from mvn.com [flag] |
The Lakers had fallen behind early in their opening game against the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs looked like champions and the Lakers looked like they were in a championship training class.
As most people know, I have recommended on a few occasions that the Lakers overplay the Spurs stars Ginobli and Parker to their strong hands and force them to go the other way. The ...
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Published 5/22/2008 by withmalice at With Malice...
... Straight up serious look at game 1 of the Spurs/Lakers over at MVN’s Lakers Library, courtesy of “Fast Eddie” Ziti. ...
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