Pistons try to pull even
Optimism seems to be in short supply right about now, which is hindsight is a bit odd considering this isn’t even the first time this postseason that the Pistons have been down 1-2. With one win tonight, the Pistons get a clean slate. Maybe Chauncey Billups is toast, or maybe he’ll only…
May 26, 2008, 6:16 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
OPEN THREAD: Day 37 of the NBA 2k8 Playoffs
Uh-oh. Are we being fooled again? Can anyone please stop the San Antonio Snores? Make a playoff jump... Actually KG and Timmeh in the 2008 NBA Finals might not be so bad! G4: Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons (Celtics lead 2-1) Charles Barkley always says a playoff…
May 26, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Game 3 halftime: Spurs lead, 49-39
SAN ANTONIO — So getting back to what Kobe Bryant was saying Saturday about Manu Ginobili missing some easy shots … Ginobili actually is hitting some pretty tough ones now. He is 5 of 6 from 3-point range and 7 of 11 overall from the field, and his 22 points have lifted the Spurs to a…
May 26, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe: Manu Ginobili “has missed some pretty easy shots”
SAN ANTONIO — It’s the time of the season when the players are inevitably hurting, as Derek Fisher tried to quantify for his wife after the last game: “This is our 102nd game of the season, including preseason.” The most relevant “ow-ie” we’re dealing with…
May 26, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
At the half: Lakers 46, Spurs 37
Nothing like a Machine to get things going for the Lakers. Sasha Vujacic made back-to-back shots and the Lakers got three defensive stops to end the first half with an 8-0 run for a 46-37 lead over San Antonio. San Antonio caught the Lakers at 37 on a Tim Duncan jumper at 2:10 before Vujacic,…
May 26, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Phil Jackson: Expect San Antonio precision and cohesion Sunday
EL SEGUNDO — The theme at Lakers practice today was guarded optimism … except for Kobe Bryant’s uncontrollable laughter with trainer Gary Vitti over some prank Bryant played on Vladimir Radmanovic. Before boarding their flight for San Antonio, the Lakers were told by Phil Jackson…
May 26, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
A Sunday “stake” dinner, led by D-Fish and Kobe
SAN ANTONIO — The Lakers left the arena and in a demonstration of how much closer a team they are than in previous seasons went out to eat. A group led by Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher went to a postgame dinner late Sunday night and ran through the disappointments of Game 3 further. “We…
May 26, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Pre-Orlando Mock Draft, Part v. 1.0: The Lottery
2008 NBA Mock Draft I’ll update the mock from time to time as the process unfolds but I wanted to get something up prior to Orlando and team workouts. This mock is less a prediction and more a record of what I would do as the GM of each team. Although I anticipate that trades will [...]
May 26, 2008, 10:15 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
It’s all tied up
I say this without hyperbole: last night’s game was the most entertaining playoff game Detroit’s played in years. It was competitive throughout, the big names on both teams showed up and it came down to the very end. (And, of course, the Pistons won.) But of all the things that went…
May 26, 2008, 09:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Billups isn’t ready to sit … but should he?
As much as I’d like to pretend otherwise, it’s officially time to ponder whether Chauncey Billups is healthy enough to make any kind of sustained impact in this series. I thought he turned a corner in Game 2, but in hindsight it seems more likely that a) Game 2 was a mirage; b) he…
May 26, 2008, 09:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
First quarter: Lakers 21, Spurs 16
The Lakers followed up a stirring trumpeted rendition of the national anthem by Flea with a decidedly different tune from Kobe Bryant. Bryant had eight points on 4-for-6 shooting and backcourt mate Derek Fisher added seven as the Lakers took a 21-16 lead after the first period. Fisher had seven of…
May 26, 2008, 02:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers 101, Spurs 71
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register LOS ANGELES - There were no excuses about rust and fatigue to fall on for the Lakers and San Antonio in Game 2: The Lakers looked that good and the Spurs that beaten. The Lakers thoroughly outplayed the Spurs on both sides of the ball for a 101-71 victory…
May 26, 2008, 02:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Ariza to play tonight?
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register LOS ANGELES - Lakers forward Trevor Ariza will be dressed for tonight’s game and could play, Coach Phil Jackson said. “There’s a chance,” Jackson said in his pre-game press conference. Jackson said “I don’t know”…
May 26, 2008, 01:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Third quarter: Lakers 74, Spurs 57
Lamar Odom came alive and the Lakers pushed San Antonio to the brink with a flurry of offense and timely defensive stops. Odom scored 11 points and sparked the Lakers to a 74-57 lead after three periods. The Lakers took a double-digit lead at 52-41 and never let the Spurs get close. San Antonio,…
May 26, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Game 3: Spurs 103, Lakers 84
SAN ANTONIO – The Spurs’ big three of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker had quite a homecoming party to take Game 3 of the Western Conference finals pretty easily. That’s because the Lakers’ big three wasn’t much after Kobe Bryant’s 30 points. Lamar Odom swung dramatically from his big Game…
May 26, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Spurs and Lakers and even keels
LOS ANGELES — Let’s give some props to the Spurs for the way they’ve dealt with a really bitter defeat. They’ve dealt with it like the champs they are, really. That kind of not-too-high, not-too-low mindset while doing the job is what got them to be champs in the first…
May 26, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Game 3 halftime: Spurs lead, 49-39
SAN ANTONIO — So getting back to what Kobe Bryant was saying Saturday about Manu Ginobili missing some easy shots … Ginobili actually is hitting some pretty tough ones now. He is 5 of 6 from 3-point range and 7 of 11 overall from the field, and his 22 points have lifted the Spurs to a…
May 26, 2008, 00:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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