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Postcards From LA, Vol. 11: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs

MrThell posted 5/22/2008 from www.emptythebench.com

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.

Lakers comeback down by 20 to beat Spurs

Ed Ziti posted 5/22/2008 from mvn.com

The Lakers had fallen behind early in their opening game against the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs looked like champions and the Lakers looked like they were in a championship training class. As most people know, I have recommended on a few occasions that the Lakers overplay the Spurs stars Ginobli and Parker to their strong hands and force them to go the other way. The ...

NBA Playoffs: Lakers Toss Spurs Into a World Of Pain

jl3 posted 5/22/2008 from ballhype.com

"I know I can make that push and I knew once I did, I could get the game back under control, get it under 10 where we knew we could be in striking distance. In the first half, we were a little rusty, a little sluggish and a little tentative. Second half, it wasn't there. It is big for a young team to come back from 20 against the defending champs." www.rawsportsblog.com

Lakers-Spurs Game 1 Thoughts

Empty the Bench found this 5/22/2008 on hardwoodparoxysm.blogspot.com

Kobe Bryant is better than you. And you. And me. And you. And Ime Udoka. You're cool (Tim Duncan). And you. The Lakers, more so than any team this season (and yes, I'm including the Suns and Warriors), have an undeniability once they ...

Lakers, or Idol? Idol, or Lakers?? - PE.com - Professional Sports

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 5/22/2008 on www.beloblog.com

The confluence of events that has put the American Idol final results show in the same block on the same evening as the Lakers-Spurs Game 1 evidently has everybody a bit addled. One questioner at Phil Jackson's pre-game news conference asked -- ...