emptythebench.com - 5/22/2008
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This is why we watch. When Tim Duncan made a 7-foot hook shot to put the defending champions up by 20 (65-45) with just under 6 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter, all looked lost: the game, the series, and the Lakers season. I felt sick to my stomach. There was no way, no way, that they could possibly squander such a commanding advantage, right? Cue Kobe Bean Bryant.
Bryant Dominates Second Half as Lakers Erase 20 Point Deficit to Edge Spurs
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/22/2008 — Kobe Bryant scored 25 second half points as the Lakers came back from a 65-45 third quarter deficit to beat the Spurs 89-85. Tim Duncan repeatedly trapped Bryant on pick and roll only to see Bryant lob passes over his head to Pau Gasol for easy hoops; in last year's Finals, Duncan played off of the weak-shooting LeBron James and denied him the opportunity to make such passes.
Bryant Single-Handedly Humiliates the Spurs
sportingnews.com 5/22/2008 — I know the Spurs were stuck in an airplane at some point, and just coming off a seven-game series. But dang, that was embarrassing. Up by 20 on the road, the Spurs plain shut off. And what's more, Kobe was just then starting to go to work. They knew ...
Kobe Almost Waited Too Long to Rally the Lakers
theassociation.blogs.com 5/22/2008 —
By Craig Kwasniewski
I got home from Staples Center 3 hours ago and I'm still buzzing from game. It's an incredible feat that the Lakers rallied from down 20 against the defending champs in any case, but to happen in Game 1 of the Western ...
Kobe Like Mike
msn.foxsports.com 5/22/2008 — Bryant's night was one Jordan would have to admire. It was as if he spotted the Spurs 20 points just to make the evening a sporting proposition. The onslaught began just after Duncan's jump hook. Bryant pulled up and hit a jumper. Then it was an assist to Pau Gasol. Next, a 3. And a pair of foul shots. He'd tally 11 points and four assists in the third quarter alone.
San Antonio Duncan And The Fourth Quarter Of Doom [Nba Closer]
deadspin.com 5/22/2008 —
The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who was very moved by Ray Allen's love letter to his missing jump shot . Let's hope those two crazy kids can make it work. When he's not making Fruity Pebbles a part of his well-balanced and nutritious ...
KOBE & CO. STAGE RALLY BIG SHOW IN LA —
NY Post: Sports 5/22/2008
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers waited until the third quarter to get going. Once they did, the San Antonio Spurs couldn't stop them. Bryant scored all but two of his 27 points after halftime, including a go-ahead, 10-foot...
Lakers Take/Spurs Give Away Game 1 —
Wizards Insider 5/22/2008
The San Antonio Spurs surely would've taken any scenario in which Kobe Bryant would score just two points in the first half and they would have a 20-point lead in the second half. Put those two together and you can generally scratch off one in the win ...
Blockbuster Opening in L.A. —
Wash Post NBA 5/22/2008
The Spurs use their methodical, no-frills style to build a 20-point lead in the third quarter, but Kobe Bryant, above, sparks a comeback with 25 points in the second half to lead the Lakers to an 89-85 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference ...
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