Kobe Bryant Does Not Call the Shit ‘Poo’
brahsome.com 6/11/2008 — Note to dood running the “bleep” button at the ESPN postgamer. Step into my office. Why? Because you’re f-cking fired. Kobe Bryant, in a pretty funny postgame presser that got aired live (yesss) on ESPN, drops an s-bomb in response ...

Sasha Vujacic lifts Lakers in Game 3 - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 6/11/2008 — Kobe Bryant emerged from a 35-for-95 shooting slump against the Celtics this season, making 12 of 20 shots, including two key shots down the stretch to help the Lakers claim an 87-81 victory in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

DILBECK: Lakers win, but there's still an uneasy feeling - LA Daily News
dailynews.com 6/11/2008 — They found a way, but not an answer. Did the scrape-and-claw routine. Sort of made like Indiana Jones, and made it up as they went along. And it earned the Lakers a desperately needed victory in the NBA Finals, an 87-81 victory Tuesday night, that if ...

Maybe Chris Webber Wasn’t a Choker After All? We’d be Able to Find Out if ESPN Put the Game on Classic
thebiglead.com 6/11/2008 — Come clean, Kings fans - did any of you cry last night? NBA fans everywhere would have understood. Imagine how Chris Webber feels. Doug Christie’s wife. Peja. These guys will never win a title, and some rouge refs - or hell, maybe the NBA - ...

This is a Celtics Fan
celticsblog.com 6/11/2008 — After watching pre-game ABC's montage of stars who attend Lakers games and oh how awesome it is, I'd like to remind the world what a Celtics fan is. If you haven't seen this its tremendous. Kudos to the dudes to shot it.

Official Misconduct? — Wash Post NBA 6/11/2008
NBA officials have had a serious credibility problem long before convicted felon and former NBA referee Tim Donaghy accused officials of fixing outcomes.

Kobe and Lakers follow the script — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 6/11/2008
Kobe Bryant scored 36 points as the Lakers defeated the Celtics, 87-81, Tuesday night. Bryant made just 11 of 18 free throws but he was 12 of 20 from the floor as the Lakers improved to 9-0 at Staples Center this postseason.

Sasha Vujacic lifts Lakers in Game 3 — L.A. Times - Basketball 6/11/2008

Lakers can credit toughness for victory — L.A. Times - Basketball 6/11/2008

LAKERS STRIKE BACK — NY Post: Sports 6/11/2008
LOS ANGELES - Back at home last night, Kobe Bryant found himself back under fire before Game 3. During the game, however, he found the free-throw line, found his rhythm and found the rim in the fourth quarter. And the desperate Lakers found their...