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Kobe Cuts Down the Champs (video)
Kobe Cuts Down the Champs (video)
Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter to end the Spurs' title reign.
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It’s LA and [insert winner of East, hell... Boston?]
With Malice - An LA Lakers blog, news and opinions — Sheesh… Cannot wipe the smile off my face. The Los Angeles Lakers 100 defeated the San Antonio Spurs 92. The reigning champions. Gone. Dusted. The Lakers have a week off before they play the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals - the Detroit Pistons or the Boston Celtics. And does anyone think ...

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