dailynews.com - 4/21/2008
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It feels blasphemous to even think it, much less say it aloud, but these Lakers - Kobe's and Pau's Lakers, that is - just might end up being better than Kobe and Shaq's dysfunctional, but brilliant bunches of the early 2000s. It's still very, very early. And this Denver Nuggets team the Lakers easily dis- patched 128-114 Sunday afternoon in Game1 of their best-of-seven first-round playoff ...
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Lakers vs. Nuggets Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News: "It feels blasphemous to even think it, much less say it aloud, but these Lakers -- Kobe's and Pau's Lakers, that is -- just might end up being better than Kobe and Shaq's dysfunctional, but brilliant bunches of the early 2000s. It's still very, very early. And this Denver Nuggets team the Lakers easily dispatched 128-114 Sunday afternoon in Game1 of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series seemed like it could implode at any moment. But every time you watch Gasol play, and the way Kobe and the ...
Let's Overreact!: Nuggets vs. Lakers
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... Back to the Lakers, it's pretty clear that Kobe-Gasol is way better than Kobe-Shaq. I mean, come on! Gasol! This one should be over in 2 more games! Just forfeit now, Denver!
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emptythebench.com 4/21/2008 — True, the Lakers were sloppy at times and didn’t impress with their defensive intensity, but at no point during today’s game - even when the Lakers trailed by as many as nine in the second quarter - did I ever feel like a Lakers victory was in doubt.
I mean, when you get 16 points from Fluke Walton, you know things are going the Lakers way.
Lakers have a blast in win over Nuggets
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 ...
Lakers pull inside job against Denver - LA Daily News
dailynews.com 4/21/2008 — Now the chess match begins. The Lakers' opening salvo was unbeatable. They made all the right moves during a 128-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series Sunday afternoon at Staples Center. ...
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Wash Post NBA 4/20/2008
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 20 -- Andre Miller scored 20 points and Willie Green had a career playoff-high 17, helping the Philadelphia 76ers stun the Detroit Pistons, 90-86, on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round series.
