WCF: LA Lakers vs. San Antonio - Series LAL wins (4-1)

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How will this series fare the rest of the way?

Lakers will close it out in game 5
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75%
Spurs will take Game 5 but lose game 6
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Spurs will take game 5, 6, and 7
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Post#761 » by Iggyemu » Fri May 30, 2008 3:58 am

There you go. Its official. Gratz to the Lakers. Absolutely the best team in these playoffs. Some things will change for them in the Finals but these guys seem like they are very good at handling any type of scenario. Gratz to Kobe. Some may not like the man but I know if he plays your team...there is a fear that run through you when he puts up a shot. He is the best wing player since Jordan. IMO he is sitting right next to Jordan. I will never say he is better than the man but he is equal right now IMO.

Lets see if the Lakers can close the deal.
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Post#762 » by Buck You » Fri May 30, 2008 3:58 am

I can't wait to watch Kobe dominate the finals.
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Post#763 » by AdamTheGreek » Fri May 30, 2008 3:59 am

Anyone else get a chuckle at some of the idiots behind Marv and Doug? :rofl:
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Post#764 » by Chubby Chaser » Fri May 30, 2008 3:59 am

Who'd of thought Utah was a tougher matchup... CONGRATULATIONS LAKERS on the WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS.. Well Deserved....
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Post#765 » by HarlemHeat37 » Fri May 30, 2008 3:59 am

Splitter is a pussy, we don't need him..

the nucleus is intact..Pop is still around..next year there won't be Horry, Finley, Vaughn or Stoudamire..Thomas might not be around..Mahinmi will hopefully get some burn..it's gonna be Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, Barry, Bowen, Oberto with some younger, more athletic players around them..it's also an odd year..Lakers will obviously be the favorites though with Bynum, but nobody knows how he's going to respond to another injury..

Kobe has to win that ring though..nobody remembers if you lead a team to the finals and lose..everybody forgot Lebron did it last year, and they even forgot that Wade actually led a team to a title 2 years ago..
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Post#766 » by magicfan4life05 » Fri May 30, 2008 3:59 am

SEE YA MARV AND DOUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post#767 » by Young_Star11 » Fri May 30, 2008 4:01 am

They're surging, and Bynum's not even playing. That's really scary.
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Post#768 » by Palmeirense » Fri May 30, 2008 4:01 am

HarlemHeat37 wrote:Splitter is a pussy, we don't need him..

the nucleus is intact..Pop is still around..next year there won't be Horry, Finley, Vaughn or Stoudamire..Thomas might not be around..Mahinmi will hopefully get some burn..it's gonna be Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, Barry, Bowen, Oberto with some younger, more athletic players around them..it's also an odd year..Lakers will obviously be the favorites though with Bynum, but nobody knows how he's going to respond to another injury..

Kobe has to win that ring though..nobody remembers if you lead a team to the finals and lose..everybody forgot Lebron did it last year, and they even forgot that Wade actually led a team to a title 2 years ago..


Are you kidding me???i bet you haven't even watched the guy play to call him a pussy.
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Post#769 » by hsb » Fri May 30, 2008 4:02 am

Congrats to Lakers, winning in five against this team is no easy task.

Spurs, well, I expected more from them. Its weired how the series played out. Too bad they couldn't repeat.


But man, no more TNT. They are done for the year. :(
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Post#770 » by Iggyemu » Fri May 30, 2008 4:03 am

HarlemHeat37 wrote:Splitter is a pussy, we don't need him..

the nucleus is intact..Pop is still around..next year there won't be Horry, Finley, Vaughn or Stoudamire..Thomas might not be around..Mahinmi will hopefully get some burn..it's gonna be Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, Barry, Bowen, Oberto with some younger, more athletic players around them..it's also an odd year..Lakers will obviously be the favorites though with Bynum, but nobody knows how he's going to respond to another injury..

Kobe has to win that ring though..nobody remembers if you lead a team to the finals and lose..everybody forgot Lebron did it last year, and they even forgot that Wade actually led a team to a title 2 years ago..


Yea bro. Its very easy to put together a championship roster when you have your nucleus intact. The Spurs will get younger. And they'll be back. This year its been the Lakers. From when that trade was made...up until now. Its been there conference to lose.
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Post#771 » by shobe_81 » Fri May 30, 2008 4:03 am

This series was much like the Spurs v Suns match!

Game 1 took the Suns completely out of it!

Much like Game 1 of that series, I think the Spurs lost it because they had a heart breaking loss in game 1.

Much respect to the Spurs though, see ya next year in the playoffs.

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Post#772 » by magicfan4life05 » Fri May 30, 2008 4:03 am

magic is crying
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Post#773 » by Flash3 » Fri May 30, 2008 4:06 am

'Gratz to the Lakers and their fans, but still one more series to go before the real celebration starts.

But, I never though I'd see the day Kobe LEADS his team to the Finals, but he has. -- Simply Awesome!
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Post#774 » by magicfan4life05 » Fri May 30, 2008 4:06 am

ZOMG BRYANT WITH ONLY 3 ASSISTS SELFISH!11!1
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Post#775 » by NO-KG-AI » Fri May 30, 2008 4:06 am

you really couldn't see Kobe getting to the finals as the best player on his team?
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Post#776 » by YiYaoYue » Fri May 30, 2008 4:07 am

we have a historic moment of a possible boston vs lakers matchup and ABC is going to ruin the event with country music, screamin A, and soap opera actors.

The only positive is that bill walton will probably be there.
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Post#777 » by Texas Longhorns » Fri May 30, 2008 4:07 am

Let's see if Kobe can pull of a Dwyane Wade performance against one of these two top defensive teams. He probably will need it since both of these teams are equal or better than the Spurs on defense.
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Post#778 » by Flash3 » Fri May 30, 2008 4:08 am

NO-KG-AI wrote:you really couldn't see Kobe getting to the finals as the best player on his team?
At one time I did, but the way the off-season started, I quickly changed my mind and especially how wild the West is; anything can happen!

But, with the moves they made, and as the season went on and they got better and better, it all worked out for them.
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Post#779 » by jman3134 » Fri May 30, 2008 4:08 am

What would have happened if the Suns were in full force?
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Post#780 » by Chubby Chaser » Fri May 30, 2008 4:09 am

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