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NBA says Dahntay Jones committed a flagrant foul

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May 27th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

Denver Nuggets guard Dahntay Jones should be suspended any second now after the NBA announced they were upgrading his trip of Kobe Bryant to a flagrant foul.

Does he deserve a suspension?

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Nuggets crush Lakers 120-101

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May 26th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

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Despite a horrible performance from Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets still found a way to dominate the Los Angeles Lakers 120-101 on Monday night to tie the Western Conference finals at 2-2.

“It just shows we have heart and can play with a man down,” Nuggets guard J.R. Smith said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Lakers lead Nuggets 2-1

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May 25th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

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The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 2-1 series lead over the Nuggets in the Western Conference finals after winning game 3 103-97 on Saturday night in Denver.

“I rank this right up there with some of the biggest road wins we’ve had since I’ve been a Laker,” Kobe Bryant said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Nuggets beat Lakers in game 2, 106-103

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May 22nd, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

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The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 106-103 in game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night at the Staples Center, tying the series 1-1.

“I think this is going to be a long series,” Denver coach George Karl said after the game. Read the rest of this entry »

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Lakers take game 1 over Nuggets

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May 20th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

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Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets in game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, 105-103.

“A good one, an important one,” Bryant commented on the win. “Like I told the guys in a timeout, this is a different series. We felt kind of down on ourselves with a slow start. … I told them to forget about that, this is a different series.”

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Lakers dominate Rockets in game 7

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May 18th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

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The Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference semifinals beating the Houston Rockets 89-70 on Sunday.

“Coming in here for Game 7, we knew they were going to give us their best shot, especially in the first quarter,” Rockets forward Shane Battier said after the disappointing loss. Read the rest of this entry »

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Lakers destroy Rockets 118-78

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May 13th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Basketball, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers

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The Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-2 lead of the Houston Rockets after dominating them 118-78 on Tuesday night.

“We’ve got to stay focused and understand that the effort we gave tonight is not going to be enough on Thursday. It’s just not,” Kobe Bryant said. Read the rest of this entry »

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Give the Rockets some f***ing credit

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May 11th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson

Lakers coach Phil Jackson isn’t embarrassed that his team lost to the Ming-less Rockets. And on a side note, he thinks you should give Houston some f*cking credit.

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Rockets beat Lakers; tie series 2-2

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May 11th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

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Even without their star player Yao Ming the Houston Rockets managed to beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday 99-87.

“I think everyone but us got the memo that we weren’t supposed to show up today without Yao,” Rockets forward Shane Battier said after the game.

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Derek Fisher gets suspended for game 3 vs. Rockets

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May 8th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge

Tagged as: Derek Fisher, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without veteren guard Derek Fisher for game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal against the Houston Rockets after the NBA decided to suspend him 1 game without pay for his hit (seen above) on Luis Scola in game 2.

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