Apparently The Defense Is Contagious, Nuggets Bus Catches Fire
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... Not exactly the best way to start your day. And yes, my first thought was, "Oh, look, the Lakers offense is now dealing out peripheral damage." (NOTE: This is only funny because no one was hurt, which we thank the basketball Gods for. That Spurs-Suns game, yesterday? Not so much.)
Lakers-Nuggets Game 1: 1st Quarter Live Blog
FanHouse —
... Half of the Nuggets team has probably already had enough excitement for the day, as a bus carrying them caught on fire on the way to the arena. Since thankfully no one was hurt, I can now laugh out loud at the prospect of seeing the likes of ...
Danks, Nuggets, Blazers and Flames, Oh My!
The Slanch Report —
... In the grand scheme of things, the Nuggets were fortunate to arrive at the game in one piece. The team bus, on its way to the Staples Center caught fire and “several Denver Nuggets players were stranded on the highway for about a half hour.” The smoky bus blazed beside the road until the second team bus was able to pick them up. ...
Bad day for the Nuggets
Hail Mary Jane —
... Yesterday was not the best of days for the high flying Nuggets. It was game one and they were ready to get things going in their best of seven series with the Lakers. Leaving 2 and half hours before tipoff, the Nuggets had high hopes but they’d soon be stranded on the side of the Santa Monica Freeway after their bus broke down and caught on fire. Thats not the type of pregame warmup Coach George Karl had in mind. ...
coachingbetterbball.blogspot.com 4/14/2008 — Another fantastic day full of important games in the NBA today with major playoff implications. The Lakers moved one step closer to clinching the top seed in the west, but the most intriguing game was between the Rockets and the Nuggets. The Rockets ...
laballtalk.com 4/17/2008 — The Los Angeles Lakers completed their regular season last night by securing the #1 seed in the Western Conference. Tonight is closing night and there were 14 games in session. Every team except for the Lakers and Sacramento Kings were in action trying to secure their spots in the playoffs.
clublakers.com 4/17/2008 — With the Dallas Mavericks’ victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, the Nuggets were ensured the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Waiting for them at the top of the standings is a new and improved Laker team, holding homecourt advantage in the opening round for the first time since 2004. However, in perhaps the tightest race in conference history, the Nuggets don’t ...
deadspin.com 4/18/2008 — Over the next few days, Basket Bawful and Free Darko will be previewing each NBA Playoff series. Basket Bawful looks at the Eastern Conference today, finishing with the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, which begins ...
fastbreakblog.com 4/18/2008 — 'Melo, Iverson look to Warriors-Mavs Kobe and the Lakers....
forumblueandgold.com 4/18/2008 — I don’t think we can take things whole cloth from the Lakers sweep of Denver during the regular season. For one, all three games were played in January or earlier — before the Lakers made the Gasol trade. The Nuggets are not quite the same team as ...
sportshubla.com 4/19/2008 — Not that we don’t trust Phil Jackson and his staff, but here at SHLA we figured a little extra information can’t hurt. So in looking for some insight into the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers’ first round opponent when the Western ...
goldenstateofmind.com 4/20/2008 — The last time AI played a Game 1 in LA... Jump like AI over Tyron Lue! G1: (6) Toronto Raptors @ (3) Orlando Magic (Series Tied 0-0) I think I'll go with Dwight Howard at home in the Magic al Kingdom against ...
emptythebench.com 4/20/2008 — A testament to just how strong the West has been this year, only seven games separate the eighth and first seeds and both are 50-win teams. This matchup isn’t the typical cakewalk you expect in the first round for a one seed, as the Kobe's Lakers will have to contend against a roster featuring superstars Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony and Marcus Camby. That’s a lot of star power.
laballtalk.com 4/20/2008 — Wow this has been an incredible game so far. The Los Angeles Lakers opened the game with a strong first quarter taking a 10 point lead and then the Denver Nuggets made a quick run to close the quarter and close the lead to four. With the 2nd quarter starting, the Nuggets were still pushing the momentum they built at the end of the 1st and turned the game around giving the Nuggets an 8 point lead.
fastbreakblog.com 4/20/2008 — Iverson ejected, dejected vs. Lakers...
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 4/21/2008 — Pau Gasol set or matched playoff career-highs across the board with 36 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists as the L.A. Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 128-114 in game one of their first round playoff series; prior to this game, Gasol's playoff career-highs were 28 points, 16 rebounds and five assists.
laballtalk.com 4/21/2008 — This game was quite exciting in the 1st half as the momentum shifted back and forth. The Lakers came out big early, took a ten point lead, and things were looking good, up until the last few minutes of the 1st quarter. As the 2nd quarter opened, the Lakers had a four point lead and soon were in a deep hole. The Denver Nuggets continued to push the tempo of the game...
nuggdoctor.blogspot.com 4/21/2008 — (Boulder-CO) Other than how the Nuggets played in the first half, I’m pretty much disgusted with how Denver looked overall. Poor decision making, poor shot selection, and barely any defense left Denver on the side of the highway as the Lakers. ...
clublakers.com 4/21/2008 — I have a love/hate relationship with the playoffs. I love that it’s the pathway to the Finals, that the best teams in the league are competing and that every game means something. But I hate the tension, the nervousness, and the worry over little problems maybe becoming big ones and leading to a key loss. When all is said and done though, when the Lakers play with the poise, professionalism ...
sportsbybrooks.com 4/21/2008 — Carmelo Anthony was treated to chants of "D-U-I" by the Lakers faithful during Sunday's Game 1. Well, that seems a bit extreme - much like Melo's intoxication levels when he was pulled over last week. Wonder if Nuggets fans will retaliate by chanting at Kobe during Game 3. Something about his sexcapades in Vail, perhaps?
mvn.com 4/21/2008 — The Lakers blasted the Nuggets 128-114, yesterday to take a 1-0 lead in their first round match-up. Pau Gasol had a breakout game with 36 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks. Pau get’s a lot of credit for this game, but the real credit should go to Phil Jackson. Late in the season, teams had used a zone defense against the Lakers to clog the middle and force the Lakers to shoot ...
The Denver Nuggets' team bus caught fire on the way to Sunday's game against the Lakers, according a...
After a solid Game 1 victory, Lakers know the Nuggets will make adjustments. And L.A. may already be plotting a response of its own. > The first blow was ...
Kobe Bryant made clear Monday what's been, at the very least, a bit ambiguous for nearly a year: He wants to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers and is open to finishing his career with them. "Absolutely," Bryant said the day after the Lakers beat ...
Led by Pau Gasol's career-best playoff performance, the Lakers use precision interior passing to dominate the Nuggets in Game 1.
The Lakers did something Sunday that had been heretofore unimaginable in the post-Shaquille O’Neal era: They won a playoff game without Kobe Bryant in the starring role.
Pau Gasol established playoff highs with 36 points and eight assists and had 16 rebounds Sunday as the Los Angeles Lakers took command early in the third quarter and beat the Denver Nuggets 128-114.
Denver loses playoff opener, 128-114, after one of two team buses breaks down on way to Staples Center. > As omens go, it probably wasn't good for the ...
Pau Gasol finally discovered how it feels to be on the winning side in a postseason game. The 7-foot Spaniard had a whole lot to do with his first victory. Gasol established playoff highs with 36 points and eight assists and had 16 rebounds as ...
Several Denver Nuggets players were stranded on the highway for about a half hour Sunday when the team bus broke down on the way to Staples Center for a playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. The bus left the team's hotel about 2 1/2 hours ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lakers forward Lamar Odom is convinced there won't be any big surprises in the f...
Lakers forward Lamar Odom is convinced there won't be any big surprises in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Odom isn't making any predictions, nor is he disrespecting the Denver Nuggets and the other so-called underdogs. He just ...
NBA insider says Lakers' outside shooting will keep Denver's defense on its toes and that San Antonio remains a top threat in the West. > An advance NBA ...
Expect L.A. to handle Denver in the first round as easily as it handled the Nuggets during the regular season.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- In the words of coach Phil Jackson, the Los Angeles Lakers set themselves...
In the words of coach Phil Jackson, the Los Angeles Lakers set themselves up for success by entering the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the West. What does that really mean? Not that much. "You can throw a blanket over the first six teams in this ...
The Lakers and Nuggets took care of the hard part, winning important games against quality opponents...




