www.emptythebench.com — By the time I finally finagled a seat at the bar, the Lakers had jumped to a 22-8 lead, and it seemed like everything was going to work out just fine. And it did. Barely. The Lakers hung on by the skin of their teeth for a 93-91 triumph, giving them a commanding 3-1 series lead. But he game should never, ever have been that close.
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Lakers Blow The Final Whistle
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... force RC Buford to blow apart 80% of the roster this offseason. The same game five that will act as the switching of the guard and allow the Lakers to step in as the new team to beat (for years to come). But, again, let’s not forget. There is still plenty of work to be done before this series is over. With a 3-1 lead and 2 out of 3 remaining games to be played at Staples Center, where the Lakers are undefeated this postseason, we can’t just forget about what happened in 2006 when the Phoenix Suns came back and beat us from a 3-1 deficit. Game 5 will be huge, it will be ...
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20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/28/2008 — Kobe Bryant led the Lakers in scoring (28 points) and rebounds (10) as they beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals. He scored eight points on 4-4 field goal shooting as the Lakers raced out to a 22-8 first quarter advantage and the Lakers never trailed for the fourth time in their past six playoff games.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers in scoring (28 points) and rebounds (10) as they beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals. He scored eight points on 4-4 field goal shooting as the Lakers raced out to a 22-8 first quarter advantage and the Lakers never trailed for the fourth time in their past six playoff games.
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www.mysanantonio.com 5/28/2008 — Web Posted: 05/28/2008 01:21 AM CDT San Antonio Express-News San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA One lucky shot deserves another, Shaquille O'Neal once famously said. That was the last time the Lakers were in San Antonio for the playoffs. ...
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Sports: Odom finds his role for Game 4 victory | odom, lakers, kobe, fisher, one
www.ocregister.com 5/28/2008 — Odom's role is clear in Game 4 triumph > SAN ANTONIO The career-long question for Lamar Odom is this: What are you? Scorer? Rebounder? Passer? Leader? Facilitator? Main man? On nights like this, the answer is simple: Yes. Because, in the fourth ...
Odom's role is clear in Game 4 triumph > SAN ANTONIO The career-long question for Lamar Odom is this: What are you? Scorer? Rebounder? Passer? Leader? Facilitator? Main man? On nights like this, the answer is simple: Yes. Because, in the fourth ...
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www.laballtalk.com 5/28/2008 — The Lakers have taken a 3-1 series lead against the Spurs. Who deserves the credit?? The young rooks or Kobe and Fisher?
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LAKERS ONE WIN FROM WEST TITLE —
NY Post: Sports 5/28/2008
SAN ANTONIO Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals. Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the Spurs 93-91 last night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. It was the Spurs'...
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Wizards Insider 5/28/2008
The conspiracy theorists thinking that the league office is purposely attempting to have a Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics NBA Finals began lining up the moment it was announced that official Joey Crawford had been assigned to Game 4 of the Western ...