nba.com - 6/15/2009
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ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) Kobe Bryant jumped and punched the air. He did it again, seven years of pent up frustration freed in a fit of joy. This was the one he wanted more than all the others. The one to top them all. One year after failing miserably in the finals against Boston, Bryant and the Los ...
Maestro Bryant Orchestrates Lakers' Championship, Wins Finals MVP
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — "I don't have to hear that idiotic criticism anymore."--Kobe Bryant, the 2009 Finals MVP trophy by his side, at the press conference after game give of the NBA Finals Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 30 points, led the L.A. Lakers in assists (five), blocked shots (four, tied with Pau Gasol) and ...
All Things Being Equal, That Happened
sportingnews.com 6/15/2009 — Okay everyone, 'fess up. No matter how much you despise Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, the city of Los Angeles, that movie Kalifornia , or Derek Fisher's eyebrows, you knew this was going to happen at some point. There was just no way that, with this ...
NBA Finals - Game 5 recap
probasketball-fans.com 6/15/2009 — The last game of the NBA season lacked a single shred of drama, but for title-starved Kobe Bryant, a smooth ride to the victory stand carried the sweet taste of career-defining redemption.
All Things Being Equal, That Happened
sportingnews.com 6/15/2009 — Okay everyone, 'fess up. No matter how much you despise Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, the city of Los Angeles, that movie Kalifornia , or Derek Fisher's eyebrows, you knew this was going to happen at some point. There was just no way that, with this ...
The Lake Show Does It Again
thebuckychannel.com 6/15/2009 — Hey, look at that, Kobe finally won a title without Shaq. While I'm a huge fan of the Big Shaqtus, I was rooting for Kobe to get the Shaq monkey off his shoulders. Granted, he had Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Trevor Ariza, and many others (including my first favorite Fisher, Derek), but this has ...
The Laker Hater’s Toolkit
thesportsgeeks.com 6/17/2009 — Editor’s Note: We’re introducing another new writer with this post. This is Pat. Pat is not a Lakers fan.
As I sit here and watch as the Lakers and Magic come to the inevitable conclusion of the Lakers hoisting the trophy, I find ...
Behind the Box Score, where we have a champion
sports.yahoo.com 6/15/2009 — Los Angeles Lakers
99, Orlando 86 (Lakers win championship, 4-1)
Apparently the only thing I'm left with, after 82 games and
two months of playoff basketball, is just to plead with you to appreciate what
we have left.
That's nothing new. I'm ...
Clutch Three Pointers by Fisher Lift Lakers to Commanding 3-1 Series Lead
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/12/2009 — Couch potato coaches have been calling for Derek Fisher's head throughout the playoffs but the much maligned 34 year old point guard drained two clutch three pointers--one to force overtime and the second to give the L.A. Lakers the lead for good--as the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99-91 ...
Three (Not So) Little Things
forumblueandgold.com 6/16/2009 —
The big things in that get a team a championship are obvious — the trust in Derek Fisher to hit the key threes, Kobe Bryant’s daggers, Pau Gasol’s work on defense.
But a championship is a combination of a million things little and big. I want to ...
Kobe, Lakers leave no doubt —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/15/2009
Kobe Bryant finally smiled, then leaped repeatedly, punching the air again and again in a triumphant release, years' worth of yearning replaced by joy. He exchanged hugs and high fives, as the Lakers bounced about on giddy legs, all questions ...
Question: Kobe, Should We Forget The Journey —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/15/2009
I will never forget when Kobe Bryant hit rock bottom. It was perhaps the least graceful fall from the pedestal of stardom that sports had ever seen, at least before Michael Vick and slain dogs. It was then, back in the summer of 2003, when Kobe was ...
