sportshubla.com - 5/5/2008
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That’s right, it’s the long-awaited matchup of the teams with the two most inappropriate names in all of sport! I was too depressed by the Hawks-Celtics game to keep actual notes on this one, but here are my recap points in no particular order:
I submit Kobe Bryant (obviously) and Deron Williams as the two players [...]
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Around the blogosphere- Reaction to Game 1
Lakers Blog —
... Rather than complain about it, the Lakers have to play through it, to play through the contact. Kobe does that better than anyone. • The fact that Gasol had four free throws in the game I think is a sign he did not like the physicality. He needs to accept it and score through the contact in game two. • To Utah fans complaining about Phil complaining about the refs: Welcome to playoff basketball. You can influence the refs through the media, every coach knows this and does this..." SportsHubLA.com, John Krolik: "...-Ronnie Brewer looked like he just might be the guy to ...
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