2008 Playoffs

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No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 8 Denver Nuggets

Los Angeles wins, 4-0

Series Recap
Game 1: April 20
	L.A. Lakers 128, Denver 114 Pau Gasol established playoff highs with 36 points and eight assists and had 16 rebounds as well, as the Los Angeles Lakers took command early in the third quarter and beat the Denver Nuggets 128-114. --AP GameCenter \| Recap \| Video
Game 2: April 23
	L.A. Lakers 122, Denver 107 Kobe Bryant had 49 points and 10 assists, and the Lakers beat the Nuggets to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Pau Gasol and Luke Walton both scored 18 points for the Lakers. --AP GameCenter \| Recap \| Video
Game 3: April 26
	L.A. Lakers 102, Denver 84 Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and the Lakers took a 3-0 lead in the series by routing the flustered Nuggets. Denver's Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson struggled from the floor, finishing with 16 and 15 points. --AP GameCenter \| Recap
Game 4: April 28
	L.A. Lakers 107, Denver 101 Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 31 points over the final 6 minutes, leading the Lakers to a sweep of their first-round series. Pau Gasol added 21 points in the Lakers' first sweep of a playoff series since 2002. --AP GameCenter \| Recap \| Video

Momentum Tracker
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Player of the Game: Game 4
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, SG
	Points: 31 Rebounds: 7 Assists: 6 Minutes: 41 FG: 12-24 FT: 4-10

Season Series
Los Angeles wins, 3-0
Date	Result
Nov. 29	Los Angeles 127, Denver 99	Recap
Dec. 5	Los Angeles 111, Denver 107	Recap
Jan. 21	Los Angeles 116, Denver 99	Recap

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Photos

Game 4: Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers stand together in Game 4. (Getty Images)

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Ville4real

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April 17, 2008 8:43 am

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On what planet........

Am I the only one who thinks that the Spurs are in trouble?

Check your history......when Shaq and Duncan have equal help---Shaq's team wins. Especially when Duncan has to spend much time playing low post defense.

The Spurs should have lost on purpose then the Mavs and Suns (which are the two teams that cause them the most problems) would have been on the other side of t ...(more)

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Cleveland1

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April 23, 2008 6:39 pm

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second round series

this thread will focus on a possible second round matchup, considering things continue the way they are going. Cavs and Celtics.

what are your thoughts?

cavs have the reg. season series with 2-1, and a win in boston

boston has only 1 losing record to a team this season, it is to the cavs

Boston played the best basketball.

because i am a cavs fan i hope t ...(more)

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kac824

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April 18, 2008 11:44 am

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Wizards are relatively healthy...

They will beat the Cavs and go on to win the east...

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JBANK

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April 28, 2008 5:29 pm

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FINISH EM!

Tonights game will tell you a lot about these Lakers. IF they are truly ready to make a title run, then they will take care of business tonight. Have the Lakers learned that killer instinct that is so important in the playoffs? Denver is on the ropes down 0-3 and mentally dejected and withdrawn from the series. The Lakers have taken their hearts and now must finish the job ...(more)

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