sports.espn.go.com - 4/29/2008
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Lakers breeze past Nuggets in four games, await Jazz-Rockets winner DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets finally gave the Los Angeles Lakers a good fight. No surrender on this night. No frustration fouls filling up the fourth quarter of another blowout. No matter. The Lakers dispatched the tempestuous Nuggets anyway. Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 31 points over the final 5½ minutes Monday night, ...
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NBA Playoff Triple Threat: Could Atlanta Actually Pull Off The Upset?
FanIQ Blog —
... LA Lakers 107 Denver 101 The Lakers joined Orlando in the 2nd round by sweeping the Nuggets. The Nuggets made this game the most competitive of the four this series with the Nuggets within 2 points with less than 30 seconds in the game but a bucket by Pau Gasol and a free throw by Kobe made the final score what it was. Kobe had 14 of his 31 in the final 5 and a half minutes to finish off the Nuggets. The Nuggets were the first 50 win team to be swept in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Granted they were also the first 50 win team that ...
SportsBrief - April 28
SportsHubLA —
Y E S T E R D A Y . . . Lakers 107, Nuggets 101 : Neeeeexxxxxt. The Lakers dismissed the dysfunctional Nuggets last night in what was the only competitive game of the Lakers’ four game sweep of Denver . Kobe (31 points, 7 boards, 6 assists) & Gasol (21 points, 7 boards, 4 blocks) were dominant . Their inspired play was in direct contrast to a disinterested Melo, an angry Iverson, and a borderline insane J.R. Smith. It’s disappointing that basketball fans were cheated out of a riveting Lakers vs. Warriors matchup, because this series was about as ...
The waiting is the hardest part
Lakers Blog —
... Generally speaking, we consider Tom Petty a sage. But in this case, waiting is actually pretty easy. A perk, even. Having polished off the Denver Nuggets in four games after last night's 107-101 win at Pepsi Center , the Lakers can kick back and wait for the conclusion of the Jazz/Rockets series, which continues ...
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sports.yahoo.com 4/29/2008 — No surrender on this night. No matter, the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the tempestuous Denver Nuggets anyway. Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 31 points over the final 5 1/2 minutes Monday night, leading the Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Nuggets ...
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Movin' on
lakersblog.latimes.com 4/29/2008 — I'll give Denver credit. They managed to do something that honestly I didn't think they had in them- play 48 minutes of hard (though not necessarily smart) basketball, and even come from behind to close the game in the second half. They were spirited ...
Lakers Complete Sweep of Nuggets —
Wash Post NBA 4/29/2008
Kobe Bryant scores 14 of his 31 points over the final 5 1/2 minutes Monday night, leading the Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Nuggets and a sweep of their first-round series.
