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| Vujacic scores career playoff high 20 in Lakers win |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Sasha Vujacic, of all people, came to the aid of Kobe Bryant where his more prominent teammates mostly failed. With that, the Los Angeles Lakers got the victory they had to have. Vujacic, a sharpshooter from Slovenia, came off the bench to score a career playoff high 20 points including a crucial 3-pointer with a little under two minutes remaining, and the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of the NBA finals. The victory trimmed Boston's lead to 2-1 in the b |
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| Bryant, Lakers lead Game 3 at the half |
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06/10/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant leads all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting, and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 43-37 lead into halftime of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Sasha Vujacic added 12 points in 14 minutes off the bench for the Lakers, who are trying to avoid falling into an 0-3 hole in the series. Ray Allen leads the Celtics with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, making all three three-pointers he attempted. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett scored only two points each on a combined 2-of-16 s |
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| Ex-NBA referee: playoff series manipulated |
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06/10/2008 |
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| to ring up bogus fouls to manipulate results but discouraged them from calling technical fouls on star players to keep them in games and protect ticket sales and television ratings. Speaking before the start of the NBA finals Game 3 featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, NBA commissioner David Stern called the allegations baseless. ``All I can say is that he's looking for anything that will somehow shorten the sentence, and it's not going to happen,'' Stern said. The allegations were containe |
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| Lakers lead 43-37 at half |
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06/10/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Kobe Bryant scored 19 points, got some much-needed support from Sasha Vujacic, and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 43-37 halftime lead over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night in Game 3 of the NBA finals. Much more assertive back on his home floor, the NBA's MVP was on pace for his best game of the season against the Celtics, who had defended Bryant well while winning the first two games in Boston. Bryant was 7-of-12 from the free-throw line - two more foul shots than the Lakers attempted in |
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| Bill Walton shows up to watch his son play |
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06/10/2008 |
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| fore Game 3 of the NBA finals. ``This is my first event. A week ago, I did a social outing. A few days ago, I went to a restaurant. Every day, I do more. I am doing better all the time. I'm going to make it.'' Luke Walton, a backup forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, said his father told him a couple days ago he'd attend Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics, for whom he played his last two NBA seasons before retiring in 1987. ``I'm just glad to hear he's doing better,'' the younger Walton said. ``I |
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| Celtics, Lakers resume NBA Finals in LA |
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06/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics attempt to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals, as they visit the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at the Staples Center. On Sunday, in what had been a blowout with under eight minutes remaining, the Celtics denied the Lakers one of the most incredible comebacks in playoff history, holding on for a 108-102 win at TD Banknorth Garden in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Paul Pierce showed little affects of a knee injury, scoring 28 points, including hitting two big free throws in |
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| Lakers-Celtics has L.A. cheering again |
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06/09/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -It's almost summer in Southern California and the car antennas are in full bloom with purple and gold. That can mean but one thing: the Los Angeles Lakers are in the hunt for an NBA title. Lakers fans may appear to be a laid-back bunch much of the year, but that changes when the team lands in the NBA finals - especially against the Boston Celtics. Lakers pennants go up on car antennas from the streets of Beverly Hills to the barrios of East L.A., and names like Magic and Bird and Wilt and |
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| West: Don't count out Kobe and Lakers |
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06/09/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Don't count out Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers yet, Jerry West advises. ``Everyone wants to look at him, `Well, he's not shooting very well.' Boston is limiting his opportunities, has done a heck of a job on him,'' the Hall of Famer said. ``They're making people shoot that they probably want to shoot. But this series is not over, by any stretch of the imagination. ``He provides everything for the Lakers. He provides the energy, the toughness, the heart and soul of this team. He's |
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| Lakers face must-win situation in Game 3 against Celtics |
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06/09/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Home better be sweet for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA finals or they'll be faced with a challenge that's never been met. Yep, they're in a must-win situation, any way you cut it. After their Kobe Bryant-led fourth-quarter comeback from a 24-point deficit fell just short Sunday night, the Lakers headed home from Boston trailing the Celtics 2-0 and aware that an NBA team has never recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series. Fact is, only three teams have bo |
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| Person within NBA: Bulls offer coaching job to Del Negro |
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06/09/2008 |
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| Chicago after the Bulls won the draft lottery and a shot at Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley. The sides publicly acknowledged interest and said there would be more talks once Collins' broadcast duties with TNT were finished. That happened when the Los Angeles Lakers beat San Antonio, but a potential deal unraveled. Collins told Reinsdorf to look elsewhere June 6. ``I called Jerry this afternoon and said, 'Let's move forward and make sure we stay the friends that we have been for 25 years,''' Collins said at |
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