Kobe Bryant pulled Phil Jackson close, embracing his coach and looking him straight in the eyes. After all they’d been through, this was their moment, their championship, their time. This was the one to top all the others. The one without Shaq. The one to pass Red. Bryant’s seven-year chase of a coveted championship is [...]
Bryant was frozen. Suddenly, the Los Angeles Lakers’ march to a 15th NBA title — and his dream of a fourth — would be much tougher. Lee’s last-second shot went up, and went out. Stopped cold by a pick near the free-throw line, Kobe Bryant watched as Orlando’s Courtney Lee headed toward the basket and [...]
Uh-oh. That’s all I’ve got to say to the Orlando after their loss last night. I have mentioned team’s under current Lakers coach Phil Jackson are undefeated, haven’t I? Well our next game (Sunday, 8 p.m. ET ABC), I predict will go the Magic’s way. I think Magic center Dwight Howard will overcome the double [...]
Lakers have a huge shot now. Game 1 is the Lakers game. Guard Kobe Bryant finished with 40 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic, 100-75. Jameer Nelson’s return resulted in him scoring 6 points and dishing 4 assists. The top scorer was backup guard Mickael Pietrus with 14 [...]
The NBA Finals start tonight (ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET), and the Cavilers are not in it. Superman and the Orlando Magic are in the 2009 NBA Finals. Disney Land v.s. Disney World. After taking down the 76ers, the Celtics, and the Cavs, the Magic are ready for action. Coming in hot already, the Magic will [...]
These NBA Finals feel like a missed opportunity to witness a titanic individual matchup. No, not the ones the puppets prophesied; a good old-fashioned center showdown, the kind Wilt and Russell used to give us. If Lakers center Andrew Bynum could have just lived up to expectations, his upcoming matchup with Orlando’s Dwight Howard would be [...]
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