Can MVP Kobe Bryant lead Lakers to a win in Utah? Can MVP Kobe Bryant lead Lakers to a win in Utah? By: J.J. Jack Phase three of what could be a surprising sweep of the Jazz resumes on Friday. With the Lakers holding a commanding 2-0 lead over the Jazz in this best-of-seven second round series of the 2008 NBA playoffs, Kobe Bryant will be looking to accomplish probably the hardest task to do this year, beat the Jazz at the EnergySolutions Arena. Sure, the Houston Rockets already won one there, coming up with a surprising 94-92.Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers tickets.

NBA Names All NBA-Team NBA, The Associated Press report.ed Thursday that the NBA announced the All NBA-Team for the 2007-2008 campaign. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was the only member of the squad that was an unanimous choice by the voters. The remaining players honored were New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, and Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard. The second All NBA-Team featured Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, his teammat.

Thursday Bullets Thursday Bullets May 8, 2008 12:25 PM Holy small sample size, Batman! But for what it's worth, if you compare Chris Paul's first seven playoff games to every othe.r great point guard's first seven, Paul's just about the best ever.TrueHoop reader John.".There has been all kinds of talk about matchups in this Lakers/Jazz series. Fisher-Wlliams, Kirilenko-Kobe, etc. The most entertaining for my money has been Millsap-Turiaf. These guys are both going insane against each other; it's a blast to watch. Basketball.

We Forgot About the Franchise Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers, We Forgot About the Franchise By Dime Magazine Photo. G.Land Really? We have to be honest, we didn't think of Steve Francis once this year after he shut it down? Tags: Houston Rockets, Steve Francis, Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming .

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Back To The Rack: Five-on-Five With CelticsBlog's Steve Weinman Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers ticket broker, Although it's been five months, I just found out a few weeks ago that Steve Weinman left MVN for CelticsBlog.com. You remember Steve: he was the author of ?Taking it to the Rack? here at MVN, a site that caught on very, very quickly. Weinman quickly etched a name for himself in his brief 10-month tenure here at the Network, and now he has taken his act over to CelticsBlog, where he has been since December. We all remember Steve for his harsh comments on Cavs GM Danny Ferry - which I echoed.

Steve Francis exercises option with Rockets tickets for Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers, Steve Francis elected Wednesday to pick up the option on the final year of his contract with the Houston Rockets.

Game 2 thoughts, mine and otherwise links, Clearly I'm not going out on a limb when I say tonight's Game 2 is absolutely massive for Utah. Good as they are at home should they fall behind 2-0 to the Lakers, the idea that they could rip off four.e next five seems a little far-fetched. Could it happen? Sure. Would I put any money on it? Maybe your's, but not mine. With that in mind, expect the Jazz to come out hard from moment one, and keep the pressure on LA all night. A few things to look for: Pau Gasol: The Jazz beat.

T! True Hardwood Story: Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway Before LeBron, before Kobe, and before A.I. there was Penny. Michael Jordan himself said that if he was to pass the torch down to anyone it would be Penny Hardaway. But instead Penny never was there at the relay, the torch of greatness was left sitting there as Kobe, Lebron, AI supporters all fight saying who should hold the coveted .".greatest since Jordan.".title. Needless to say had it not been for the injuries, Stephon Marbury and of course the inevitable thing called aging, Penny could. Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers info.

McGrady Has Knee, Shoulder Scoped NBA tickets,                                        It was without a doubt a long and grueling season for Houston Rockets swingman Tracy McGrady, and the physical wear-and-tear apparently showed; according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, McGrady on Tuesday underwent some arthroscopic surgeries to remove some loose bodies from both his knee and shoulder and to repair a slightly torn labrum in the same shoulder.  Based on input from Rockets team doctor Tom Clanton, they found no structural dama.