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dmontzsta
04-27-2006, 07:46 AM
Kobe POSTERIZED Nash, OMG he made him look like a little girl. :) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1121/mvpwned7bm.jpg
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd2/11452/kobe%20nash.gif
:) :) :)

dmontzsta
04-27-2006, 07:48 AM
Here is a little picture ESPN had done up. lol
http://espn.go.com/photo/2006/0427/pg2_quickie_385.jpg
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/quickie

dmontzsta
04-27-2006, 07:53 AM
Kobe sets the tone early for Lakers
Posted by Arash Markazi
As the old saying goes, "We now have a series," but this became apparent even before the Lakers finished off their Game 2 win to snatch home court advantage from the Suns. It happened with 7:58 left in the first quarter when Steve Nash was fouled by Sasha Vujacic and later shoved the Lakers' second-year guard as Vujacic walked over to referee Michael Smith to complain about the call. As soon as Nash lashed out, Kobe Bryant stepped up to Nash and, among other things, shouted, "Nash, don't do that. Settle down." As Nash tried to explain himself, Bryant waved his finger like Dikembe Mutumbo and patted Vujacic on the head and on the behind and told him he did a good job.
While Vujacic isn't necessarily a fan favorite, his scrap with Nash is one of the biggest reasons he's been a team favorite, especially to Bryant, who has taken the Slovenian under his wing since he was a first-round draft pick in 2004. Vujacic looks like a high schooler who's in way over his head as he sticks on opposing players like a nat. He's just as annoying as he complains about every call that doesn't go his way with a "cry baby" face that hasn't been seen in the league since Danny Ainge. It's usually only a matter of time before the player he's defending snaps and gives him a cheap shot or an unnecessary foul. For the Lakers, they'd be more than happy to lose Vujacic if it means the Suns lose Nash.
The scrap was certainly one of the game's most picturesque moments, but it certainly wasn't the reason the Lakers won. That credit goes back to Phil Jackson for sticking with the same game plan that nearly netted them a win in Game 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, wearing his Steven Segal jacket, told the Lakers after Game 1 that if they played like that again, they were going to win. Well they did, and they did.
Actually, the Lakers were better, shooting 50.7 percent from the field as opposed to 42.2 percent in Game 1. They also hit 9-of-16 from beyond the arc as opposed to 5-of-21 on Sunday. Bryant scored 29 points on 12-of-24 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists. In Game 1, Bryant scored 22 points, making only 7-of-21 shots, including 1-for-6 from 3-point range. The difference for the Suns in Game 2 was that they hit only 9-of-27 from beyond the arc after making 9-of-20 on Sunday and attempted only 18 free throws after getting 35 in Game 1.
A team as battle-tested as the Suns won't be rattled going to Los Angeles for the next two games with the series tied, but there has to be some cause for concern in Phoenix. The Lakers have been a different squad than the one that had lost to the Suns seven straight times before winning two of the last three. They are more together and more confident than they have been at any point this season and fully expect to win this series even if no one outside Los Angeles thinks they have a shot.