Lockdawg recaps the big come from behind home win by the Lakers over the Denver Nuggets 95-89 in the battle for Western Conference supremacy!! GO LAKERS!!
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May 29, 2009
Avalanche in Denver, LA Demolishes Nuggets 119-92, take series 4-2
The Los Angeles Lakers are going back to the NBA Finals.
The arms of destiny pummeled the upstart Denver Nuggets from start to finish. Nuggets fans watched helplessly as their team crumbled 119 - 92, against the relentless pressure of the Lakers, before a capacity crowd at the Pepsi Center Friday night.
When LA was thrashed about by 19 points in Game 4 against the Nuggets in the same arena, many in the media and press thought the Lakers were vulnerable to the athletically talented Denver squad.
Playoff coaching legend Phil Jackson all but chuckled after the Game 4 blowout loss, because he knew his team had the upper hand. Denver had awakened the sleeping giant.
Kobe was pissed.
Bryant summoned the best from his Lakers team in Game 5 leading the charge to victory taking hold of the series at 3-2 and setting up the feast that would come in Game 6.
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May 24, 2009
Lakers Bust Nuggets 103-97 Take 2-1 Series Lead In Western Conf Finals
DENVER - The Los Angeles Lakers arrived to the Pepsi Center with their minds focused on one thing. Regaining the home-court advantage in the Western Conference Finals.
Kobe Bryant, A*K*A the "Black Mamba", was visibly drained and fatigued by game's end but still managed to torch the Denver Nuggets for 41 points on 50% shooting, leading his team to the six point Game Three victory over the Nuggets 103 -97 at the Pepsi Center. It was the ninth time he has reached the 40-point plateau in his illustrious career.
The Nuggets loss was their first in 16 straight home games including the playoffs.
The Lakers' defense helped Carmelo Anthony return to earth holding Denver's only significant scoring threat to 21 pts on 4-13 shooting, ending his consecutive game streak of 30 + points at five games.
Playing in their first Western Conference Finals home game in 24 years, the Nuggets were full of emotion and high energy but, too often their emotion was negative ultimately leading to three costly technical fouls that amounted to three huge points for the Lakers.
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May 22, 2009
Denver storms back 106-103 ties series
LOS ANGELES - Carmelo Anthony has officially arrived and the Denver Nuggets found a way to get tough down the stretch making a resounding a statement tying the best-of -seven Western Conference finals series at one game apiece with a 106-103 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
Carmelo out dueled his Olympic teammate Kobe Bryant tonight, with his second 30-point game of the series, scoring 34 points on 12-29 shooting. After the Lakers ran out to a fast 14-point lead in the first half but the offense of the purple and gold stalled, stiffened and sputtered in the second half.
They appeared to get cold feet with poor offensive rotations, costly turnovers and poor free-throw shooting ultimately making enough mistakes to lose the home-court advantage.
However, the Denver Nuggets' defense had a lot to do with the come from their behind victory, forcing three huge 24-second shot clock violations. The Lakers led the Nuggets in almost every statistical category, shooting 45.5 % from the field, 40% from 3-point land, forced 14 Denver turnovers and controlled the paint with 52 points (though 40 of those points came in the first half) but when it counted they could not hit the easy ones.
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