Victory feels like series-clincher for Lakers

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  Did Game 1 in New Orleans two weeks ago feel like a series-clincher too?  I hate the Spurs as much as the next guy, but let's give 'em a little credit--they will bounce back.

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SportsBrief - May 22
Published 5/22/2008 by Ryan Eletto at SportsHubLA
It may have just been one game, one loss in a series that requires three more to be decided, but Game One felt like one helluva lot more than just a series lead , says the Times’ Bill Plaschke. If you watched the game, Laker fan or not, you have to agree. Overcoming a 20-point deficit against the defending champs is no easy task, and to accomplish such a feat does wonders for this young team’s confidence. The ...

Stanley Cup and Hoops
Published 5/22/2008 by rstiles (noreply@blogger.com) at Stiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done"
... Spurs had reason to be tired after the previous two days. Playing a tense Game 7 two time zones away from Los Angeles, then sleeping in an airplane makes for a pretty good excuse." ... Buck Harvey Bill Plaschke of The Los Angeles Times writes how the Lakers comeback win will haunt the Spurs... "They stole a victory from a team that was doing everything right, and they stole it after doing everything wrong." ... Bill Plaschke Pistons-Celtics Mitch Albom of ...

First Cup: Thursday
Published 5/22/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "It was just one game, just Game 1, just a beginning. It felt like seven games, Game 7, an ending. The Lakers didn't just come back from a 20-point deficit to steal an 89-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals opener Wednesday. They turned basketball's smartest crunch-time team into dummies. They turned basketball's toughest veterans into twitching rookies. They stole a victory from a team that was doing everything right, and they stole it after doing everything wrong." ...

The Internets are alive: Spurs at Lakers, Game 1
Published 5/22/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Bill Plaschke, LA Times: "In the end, when the unimaginable blinked on the scoreboard, when the unthinkable danced on the hardwood, the cheers even drowned out Randy Newman. All but three words. "We love it!" the too-cool Staples Center fans giddily chanted with their victory song. "We love it! We love it! We love it!" Oh, will the Lakers forever love this one. Man, will the Spurs forever loathe it. It was just one game, just Game 1, just a beginning. It felt like seven games, Game 7, an ending." ...