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Insider Sitelines
ESPN Radio Audio
'Right In His Kitchen!'NBA on ESPNRadio: Hear Mark Jones and Tim Legler call two big Laker plays in the clinching win over the Spurs.
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'From The Top Of The Key!'NBA on ESPNRadio: Hear the call of Tim Duncan's seeming game-winner by Jim Durham and Dr. Jack Ramsay in Game 5.
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'The Lakers Win It!'NBA on ESPNRadio: Hear the call of Derek Fisher's winning shot by Jim Durham and Dr. Jack Ramsay in Game 5.
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A Best Player's DutyMike and Mike: Bill Walton says Tim Duncan needs to inspire his teammates to deliver a higher performance. "Your job is to lift everybody's spirit up," he says.
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'What A Shot!'NBA on ESPNRadio: Hear Jim Durham call the biggest plays by Spurs G Tony Parker in the Game 1 win over the Lakers.
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Lakers vs Spurs
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Because Fish saved L.A., the Lakers could reel in the title.Stein Line: Spurs had the plan, but flawed shot
The Spurs were halfway there to beating the Lakers. Instead, San Antonio's troubleshooting for next season begins -- with a go-to shooter.
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May: Jackson's second sense of urgency A potential breakup of a dynasty has Phil Jackson making one last run, just like he did in 1998. |
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Whitlock: Kobe's no hero So Kobe can fight Spurs and rape charges on the same day. What's heroic about that? |
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| Kreidler: May Madness in the NBA? Buzzer beaters, wild comebacks and a Cinderella team? Yes, the NBA has had quite a tourney in May. |
| Stein Line: Freaky May 13th strikes again Same day. Same situation. A year after having the ball rim out, L.A.'s shot dropped to stun the Spurs. |
| Lakers-Spurs Game 5 highest-rated of playoffs The Lakers' last-second win over the Spurs in Game 5 was the highest-rated game of the playoffs for ABC. |
| Spur-ned: NBA denies Spurs' protest of Game 5 The NBA ruled that the game clock 'started appropriately' on Derek Fisher's winning shot. |
| Bryant gets rare rest with travel day Kobe Bryant wore a look of exhaustion Wednesday, some 15 hours after a most amazing performance. |
| Stein Line: The return of timely Tim Unlike the Lakers, the Spurs are confident that their superstar will show up on time at Staples Center. |
| Stein Line: L.A. swarms Duncan As great as Tim Duncan is, he can't beat the double team of Kobe and Shaq by himself. |
| Lakers hope intensity will emerge The Lakers would like even the series after Sunday's win. Perhaps San Antonio was due for a loss, but expect the Spurs to be focused Tuesday. |
| Stein Line: Which Lakers will show up? After the Lakers won Game 3 so easily, who would be surprised if they switched off again and relaxed? |
| A reversal of fortune for Spurs' dynamic duo Tim Duncan and Tony Parker went from dominating duo to also-rans against the Lakers' defense Sunday. |
| Glove fit: Payton seethes over L.A. blame game Gary Payton unleashed an emotional torrent, expressing frustration with his teammates, coaches and the media. |
| Legler: Adjustment period for Lakers, Nets The Lakers and Nets need to make some quick fixes if they want to stay alive in the playoffs. |
| Stein Line: Spurs' unfunny punch line The Spurs can keep joking about their free-throw woes, at least until they're no longer a laughing matter. |
| Stein: L.A. nears diaspora After two losses in San Antonio, the Lakers' soap-opera season is firmly on the brink of an early summer. |
| Report: Shaq's stepdad rips Kobe for selfish play The Lakers' problem: Kobe Bryant. At least that's how Philip Harrison, Shaq's stepfather, sees it. |
| Walton: The savior of Los Angeles The fate of the Lakers against San Antonio now rests on the weary shoulders of Karl Malone. |
| Lakers need Payton, Malone to play better Karl Malone and Gary Payton were outplayed by Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in Game 1. |
| Kreidler: When defense becomes offensive The prospect of the Pistons and Spurs meeting in the NBA Finals is enough to already put you to sleep. |
| Stein Line: Lakers' work cut out for them If the Lakers are going to have this much trouble scoring, the playoffs' marquee matchup won't last long. |
| Hughes: Payton vs. Parker? No contest The matchup at point guard in the Lakers-Spurs series will be a lopsided affair. In favor of Tony Parker. |
| Dr. Jack: How Lakers can beat Spurs If Shaquille O'Neal isn't active on defense, the Lakers won't move past the Spurs in the second round. |
| Bucher: Reading between Lakers' lines L.A.'s public comments that it's looking forward to seeing the Spurs couldn't be further from the truth. |
| Friend: 8 Ball The Lakers can't win without Kobe Bryant, but they don't much like playing with him, either. |
| Hughes: Trying to compare Spurs, Lakers No All-Star spats. No media horde. San Antonio is nothing like L.A. and that suits Robert Horry just fine. |
