Served: The Magic Get Got By Momentum
Hooped Up —
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For most of last nights game, the Lakers looked beat and the series seemed all but tied. That all changed when the Lakers start to push in the last minute of the 4th quarter and Kobe Bryant spun through the lane and found Pau Gasol for the momentum swinging jam.
Two Howard free throw bricks and two big Fisher threes ...
So close, yet... actually, they're just so close
Lakers Blog —
The Lakers really do love the home fans. Truly. Wouldn't trade 'em for the world. So please don't be offended when I tell you that if the purple and gold get their way, Staples won't host another game until next season. Up 3-1 against the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals with Game 5 set for Sunday night, the Lakers made it clear at practice Saturday afternoon they'd just as soon close things out. First, they understand the risk in letting the Magic hang around. Orlando is, after all, a good team that has shown themselves capable of beating the Lakers. Second, the Lakers want their freakin' title. Now. Two days without a game has offered a lot of time to ...
The Great Book of L.A. Sports Lists: A Link-tastic Review
Forum Blue And Gold —
The genre of the sports list book has received a new addition. This new series that has been released has gone to several of the major sports towns (or at least those with rabid sports fans) and tapped local sports personalities or journalists to create an insiders view of that city’s sports culture. A nice idea, as fans can become agitated by the broad brush strokes that the national media paints a certain town’s fans. In Philly they boo Santa Claus; in New York they are knowledgeable but ruthless; in Boston they’re die hard but eternally pessimistic; in Cleveland they know even when their team is good, at some point ...
Plays of the NBA Playoffs, Vol. 2 (12-1)
The Painted Area —
Hello again, folks. Yesterday, we posted Volume 1 of our favorite plays of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, as we counted down from 25-13. Today, we offer our Top 12, and once again, we're using that "Top 12" term loosely, as we've packed in another 20+ clips into this one - there were just too many plays we loved! We can't deny it: we absolutely love this page. Loved putting it together, love watching the clips over and over. Damn near the full variety of why we love the Playoffs so much is expressed below. Hope you enjoy and have fun with it. Once again, we'll note that we're partial to little guys who take it to big guys, big guys who display some ...
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