The Los Angeles Lakers win again! With Kobe on the court there’s no hope! The Lakers win against the Utah Jazz by 11 (109-98). Kobe Bryant dominates once again with 38 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Pau Gasol had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lamar Odom had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. Kobe Bryant had 23 foul shots and made 21-23 of them. Kobe know he had to bank them free throws:
“You’ve got to be able to knock those free throws down. They’re open looks,” said Bryant, “It’s my responsibility to knock them down.”
The Boston Celtics regained their mojo back with the final win of the series against the Atlanta Hawks(4-3). The win the seventh game by 34 points (99-65). It’s been a good seven games for the Hawks though winning every home game they played. Atlanta Hawks’ coach Mike Woodson said at the finish of Game 7:
“I wish we could have played all of our games in Atlanta,” said Woodson, “Nobody thought we had an opportunity to even win a game in this series. We battled them right to the end. We just didn’t have it today.”
(Photos: Getty Images) The New Orleans Hornets take the win against the San Antonio Spurs(101-82). New Orleans Hornets’ Chris Paul went into this game ready and excited about being so close to the Finals. Seeing the rings Hornets’ coach Byron Scott gained with previous team, Los Angeles Lakers, Chris Paul responded after the win last night:
“It sort of gives you goose bumps. We understand right now we’re on that same journey and we feel like we can get there.”
Paul had a total of 17 points, 13 assists, and 4 rebounds. Top scorer of the night was David West, who had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 rebounds. Tyson Chandler racked up 10 points and 15 rebounds.
The Cleveland Cavaliers take the victory of the series against the Washington Wizards in the sixth game (4-2). LeBron James scoring his 3rd-career playoffs’ triple-double in game 6 with 27 points, 13 rebounds beating the Wizards’ by 17 (105-88). The Cavs has had a great season and now they’re advancing closer to the Finals. Cavaliers’ teammate Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. LeBron was happy to see his team coming closer to the Finals stated at the end of Game 6:
“Cleveland is advancing. We won the series 4-2. That speaks louder than me saying anything about the fans here, anything about DeShawn Stevenson ,” James said, referring back to when he called him “overrated”. “Cleveland is advancing. That’s all that matters.”
The Boston Celtics take the win at home leading the series now (3-2). Blowing the Atlanta Hawks out by a 30-point win (110-85). Kevin Garnett had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Ray Allen had 19 points. Paul Pierce had 22 points and 6 assists. Boston Celtics’ coach Doc Rivers is proud of the win at home but is still second-guessing the Celtics in the upcoming game in ATL:
“We still haven’t won a road game, guys,†Rivers said. “We have to do it again. We have to do it on the road now. We have to go in there and play like tonight.â€
The Phoenix Suns played their final game (1-4) of the series in the playoff last night losing to the San Antonio Spurs by 5 (87-92). Tony Parker had a total 31 points, 8 assists, and 3 rebounds. Tim Duncan who never doubted they’ll defeat the Suns boldly said after the game:
“Just happy we’re done with them,” he said. Really, was there ever any doubt?”
The L.A. Lakers climbed up the playoff ladder like it was as easy as taking candy from a baby. Kobe Bryant dominated last night’s game against the Denver Nuggets with a total of 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, ultimately winning straight games against Denver (4-0). Last night’s final score resulted at (107-101). Pau Gasol had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists last night. Lakers’ teammate Luke Walton tells how happy he is to have K.B. on his team:
“He is unbelievable,” Luke Walton said of Bryant, his teammates and one of the MVP favorites. “It’s always so comforting knowing you have the best closer in basketball. They were making huge plays down the stretch, but Kobe came right back to do whatever it took: huge plays, steals or an incredible shots like that fadeaway over Kenyon Martin from the top of the key. He wanted it badly tonight and we followed his lead.”
It looks like the Atlanta Hawks stepped their game up literally. The series are now tied against the Boston Celtics (2-2). The won last night’s game by 5 (97-92). Josh Smith had 28 points, 7 blocks, and 6 rebounds. Joe Johnson scored a high 35 points in Game 4, scoring the last 20 in the fourth quarter. Johnson talks about the victory after the game:
“We took care of our home court,” Johnson said. “Now we’ve got to go up to Boston and somehow steal one.”
Orlando Magic take the victory of the series with a total of (4-1) wins to losses against the Toronto Raptors. The final score of game 5 was (102-92).  Dwight Howard leads Orlando to the Eastern Conference for the first time in 12 years. Howard scored a total of 21 points, 21 rebounds, and 2 assists. Opponent Chris Bosh never underestimated Howard and even congratulated him with his recent success in the series. Bosh states:
“He’s a phenom; he’s the best center in the league,” said Raptors star Chris Bosh, who was guarded by Howard all game. “He’s probably the strongest guy in the league, and he knows how to use his body. It doesn’t surprise me at all. I’ve seen him play this whole series, I’ve seen him play this season.”
