Postcards From LA, Vol. 12: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs
emptythebench.com 5/28/2008 — By the time I finally finagled a seat at the bar, the Lakers had jumped to a 22-8 lead, and it seemed like everything was going to work out just fine. And it did. Barely. The Lakers hung on by the skin of their teeth for a 93-91 triumph, giving them a commanding 3-1 series lead. But he game should never, ever have been that close.

A Big Step For The Young Guys
laballtalk.com 5/28/2008 — The Lakers have taken a 3-1 series lead against the Spurs. Who deserves the credit?? The young rooks or Kobe and Fisher?

Phil Jackson is Right
idiotsonsports.blogspot.com 5/29/2008 — Our take on the Lakers-Spurs game last night

NBA: Barry Was Fouled
sports.espn.go.com 5/29/2008 — Adding insult to injury, in my opinion.

NBA to impose fines for flopping.
sports.espn.go.com 5/29/2008 — Groans from San Antonio and Cleveland, cheers from just about everywhere else.

Spurs' Popovich confirms contract extension — FOXSports.com News for NBA 5/28/2008
Coach Gregg Popovich has signed a contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs. Popovich confirmed the extension with the defending NBA champions, which runs through the 2011-12 season, before the Spurs' Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on ...

Popovich confirms extension with Spurs (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 5/28/2008
Coach Gregg Popovich has signed a contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs. Popovich confirmed the extension with the defending NBA champions, which runs through the 2011-12 season, before the Spurs' Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on ...

Right Call, But the Wrong Ref — Wash Post NBA 5/29/2008
Derek Fisher's contact with Brent Barry in the final seconds of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals should not have been a foul, but Joey Crawford shouldn't have been making the call.

Spurs Won't Look Back In Anger — Wash Post NBA 5/29/2008
Talent, execution and solid defense are some of the keys to being a champion, but Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich knows it also takes luck to bathe in champagne showers.

Our bad: NBA says Barry was fouled to end Game 4 — FOXSports.com News for NBA 5/29/2008
The NBA acknowledged Wednesday that a foul should have been called on the final possession of Game 4 in the Western Conference finals, which would have given the San Antonio Spurs a chance to even the series. Trailing 93-91 on Tuesday night, the ...