Thursday, May 22, 2008
{ 11:01 PM }
from nba website..Through 24 minutes of basketball on Wednesday, it looked like the league’s MVP was taking the “I'm happy just to be here” approach. Kobe Bryant, electing instead to defer to teammates, came within a minute and a half of recording his first scoreless half in the playoffs since the 2004 Conference Finals, before saving himself with a late second-quarter finger roll. With fellow veterans Derek Fisher and Lamar Odom struggling on the way to a combined 12 points on 4-of-21 shooting, Los Angeles relied on role players like Vladimir Radmanovic and Ronny Turiaf to keep the team within eight at the half. Coach Phil Jackson even joked that he thought Bryant might have been lost in the Bermuda Triangle rather than the Lakers’ sideline triangle. Los Angeles continued to stumble after halftime as San Antonio’s lead grew to 20 points in the third quarter before Kobe seemed to find his rhythm. Once he found the right gear, the Spurs didn’t have an answer. After scoring just two points in the first half, Bryant finished with 27 points and nine assists and Pau Gasol added 19 points, seven rebounds and two timely blocks. sounds damn 精彩right!they won despite a 20 points trail at one point of the match! that's so cool lar!final score.. 89-85 to lakers! =))