dailynews.com - 4/21/2008
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Now the chess match begins. The Lakers' opening salvo was unbeatable. They made all the right moves during a 128-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series Sunday afternoon at Staples Center. The top-seeded Lakers exploited the eighth-seeded Nuggets' lack of an inside defensive presence and their determination to thwart Kobe Bryant on ...
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What's Spanish for "monkey shed from one's back?"
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... came in large part due to George Karl's decision to have power forward Kenyon Martin guard Kobe, a tactic that made life tough on the Mamba, but sacrificed a vulnerable paint to Gasol's talents. Lamar Odom found ...
Kobe Bryant is always the story
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... for a career high in points in the playoffs. Gasol also led the Lakers with 16 rebounds, eight assists and three blocked shots in 45 minutes.
“They had to leave me (open) a few times … and my teammates found me,” Gasol said. “I just had to finish down low.”
Bryant scored 32 points on 9-for-26 shooting, breaking free from the Nuggets’ defensive shackles after scoring only four points on 2-for-10 shooting in the first half.
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