The LA Lakers celebrated the NBA Western Conference Championship with all the fans at the Staples Center Thursday night with a 100-92 win over the Spurs.  Bryant wanted the ball in the 3rd quarter and when Bryant got it, he did exactly what the rest of the Lakers knew he would, he scored 39 points for the game and just took it over.  “We all share in this,” Bryant said after the Lakers' 100-92 victory. “It is not me at the forefront. That's just not how we roll.”   They have now a week to rest as NBA Finals start on June 5th.  “The better team won,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “You get a seven-game series, you win four games, you’re the best team.  The oddsmakers at sportsbook.com currently have the LA Lakers +3 underdogs to Boston heading into this NBA Playoff betting matchup

In Game 5, down by 5 points and the Lakers' ball with 10 seconds to go in the game, the Spurs decide not to foul and let the game end.  Lakers' Sasha Vujacic's throws up a 3 pointer and hits it and there was no need to do that as the game would have been over.  Makes you think why would he do that?  The Lakers won by 8 points, and do you know why the line was for the game?  How about LA -7 favorties so that 3 pointer meant everything in Vegas.  Vujacic just shows how classless the Lakers are... their fans being a close second.  Kobe needs to publicly and literally kiss owner Mitch Kupchack, the man he so trashed, so disrespected, so hated, pulled off the trade that made this possible.

You have to congratulate San Antonio on a great season.  They don't have to hold their heads down and this series just proved that the the rivalry still lives on between the two teams.   It wouldn't surprise me if the same two teams played in the Western Conference finals next season.  A lot of talk now is that Kobe could be better then Michael Jordan?  Kobe hasn't come close to passing Jordan yet, did people live in the 90's?  It would take at least 3 more rings and 4 more MVP's to even be in the discussion.  The Western Conference should be scared for a long time to come...the Lakers only get better with Bynum next season.   They're gonna dominate for a long time to come, unless New Orleans gets another big player to help Chris Paul out.

NBA Finals Basketball at sportsbook.com

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