Bryant's 39 points lead Lakers past Spurs and into NBA finals
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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers celebrated the Western Conference championship before their adoring fans at Staples Center, but not too hard. (article 4)
Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs 100-92 on Thursday night and win the conference final in five games. (article 4)
(05-28) 19:39 PDT When Brent Barry of the Spurs and Derek Fisher of the Lakers collided Tuesday night on the final play of the Lakers' 93-91 win, lead official Joey Crawford had to make a snap decision. (article 17)
The Jazz trailed by 19 at halftime and 16 at the end of the third quarter, but hit a flurry of 3-pointers to get within two points in the final minute. (article 14)
The blown call on the final play of the 93-91 Lakers victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals simply evened out the blown call of a few seconds earlier. (article 9)
SAN ANTONIO - A rivalry layered with big shots, big stars and tension that often stretches deep into May added a new chapter Tuesday night. (article 10)
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LAKERS, Spurs, Bryant, Game, Antonio |
Source articles
- Lakers Blog: Los Angeles Times (lakersblog.latimes.com, 05/29/2008, 197 words)
- Mike Bresnahan's take on the Lakers (L.A. Times, 05/29/2008, 265 words)
- From the Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/29/2008, 22 words)
- Bryant's 39 points lead Lakers past Spurs and into NBA finals (cbc.ca, 05/30/2008, 1339 words)
- ABC News: Bryant's 28 Downs Spurs; L.A. Up (ABCNews, 05/27/2008, 389 words)
- News for Dallas, Texas (dallasnews.com, 05/30/2008, 594 words)
- Lakers' win could spur end of an era (boston.com, 05/29/2008, 566 words)
- As a team, Lakers are winning it on the rebound (L.A. Times, 05/29/2008, 543 words)
- Lakers' Kobe Bryant is, as always, the difference maker (L.A. Times, 05/28/2008, 460 words)
- Odom Helps Lakers Take Lead Over Spurs (nytimes.com, 05/28/2008, 782 words)
- For Lakers, Surprise Comes With Success (nytimes.com, 05/29/2008, 909 words)
- Fan cries foul over non-call against Lakers (L.A. Times, 05/29/2008, 239 words)
- Lakers' nice little effort puts them closer to Finals (L.A. Times, 05/29/2008, 523 words)
- Lakers Hold Off Jazz, Reach Western Finals (Washington Post, 05/29/2008, 760 words)
- Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 05/29/2008, 234 words)
- NBA office makes bad call on that Lakers-Spurs non-call (L.A. Times, 05/29/2008, 430 words)
- Referee's non-call: What was he thinking? (sfgate.com, 05/29/2008, 767 words)
- In crunch time, there's just no stopping Bryant (L.A. Times, 05/28/2008, 576 words)
- Odom Helps Lakers Take Lead Over Spurs (nytimes.com, 05/28/2008, 266 words)
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