Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Last season when the Lakers met Miami Heat on 19th December 2008, the Heat won the game 89-87. With less than three seconds remaining on the clock, Kobe Bryant made the final shot in which the ball circled the rim and somehow failed to go in. The win helped the heat snap out of their three-game losing streak they had experienced. As Kobe was leaving the court he was just shaking...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP)— Kobe Bryant (notes) banked in a 3-pointer over Dwyane Wade’s (notes) defense at the buzzer, ending the superstars’ sensational duel and sending the Los Angeles Lakers to their eighth straight victory, 108-107 over the Miami Heat on Friday night. Bryant scored 33 points, but his off-balance bank shot from straightaway over Wade’s outstretched...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Kobe Bryant’s pass hung in the air for a moment, and then it was gone, disappearing into Andrew Bynum’s giant hands just long enough for him to viciously flush the ball through the rim. The Phoenix Suns ’ center, Channing Frye , had raked Bynum with a foul, but no matter. On this night, Frye, like all of the Suns, could only stare hopelessly up at the Los Angeles Lakers...
Inside the NBA (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The Sporting News did a neat project recently, polling a variety of current and former players and current and former NBA executives, to rank the top 50 players in the league. Here's the link, if you're interested: http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Baseline/entry/view/46066/nbas_top_50_players_all-star_panel_picks_kobe_bryant_no._1_over_lebron_james That's some...
