lakersblog.latimes.com - 5/8/2008
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The Lakers entered Wednesday night's Game 2 against Utah having never lost on a night where Kobe Bryant was presented with an MVP trophy. For that matter, the Lakers had yet to suffer a blemish during their playoff run, going a perfect 5-0. Both records stayed pure after a 120-110 win over the Jazz. The Lakers held the Jazz to 45% shooting and had plenty of practice defending them, what with ...
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Ball Don't Lie —
... LA Times Lakers Blog: "For their part, the Lakers occasionally suffered lapses on both sides of the ball (or simply competed against a quality playoff squad, depending on how realistic your POV), but were never in anything remotely resembling danger when it came to holding the stick's short end. When they needed stops, they came. When big shots were required, they fell." ...
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Kobe Bryant had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists Wednesday night, and the Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 120-110 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals and remain the NBA's only unbeaten team in the postseason.
Kobe unanimous pick for All-NBA team —
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Kobe Bryant added another honor Thursday to go with his MVP award, becoming the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team.
The Lakers star was voted to the first team for the third straight season and fifth time in his career. He led Los Angeles ...
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Kobe Bryant added another honor Thursday to go with his MVP award, becoming the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team. The Lakers star was voted to the first team for the third straight season and fifth time in his career. He led Los Angeles to ...
