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Kobe Bryant's 34pts,8reb MVP vs Jazz Game 2 Playoffs 2008
LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2008 (AP) -- Kobe Bryant couldn't have asked for a better way to celebrate his first MVP award. He had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists Wednesday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 120-110 to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals and remain the NBA's only unbeaten team in the postseason. Bryant received his Most Valuable Player trophy from NBA commissioner David Stern in a brief ceremony before the game. "I'm at a loss for words, I don't know what to say," Bryant said as the Staples Center crowd of 18,997 roared its approval and chanted M-V-P. "I love you guys so much. We're going to play until June. Let's get this party started." The 29-year-old Bryant was a runaway winner, receiving 82 first-place votes and 1,100 points to far outdistance New Orleans' Chris Paul in the voting of 126 media members. The results were announced Tuesday. Following the presentation, Bryant's wife and two young daughters gave him with a bouquet of flowers at center court. "It was an emotional night for all of us," Bryant said after the game. "We haven't seen Staples Center this electric. It gave me goose bumps. You want to ride the momentum, and we were able to do that." The Lakers made their first six shots, and after falling behind 13-12, Bryant scored six points during a 13-0 run that put them ahead for good. "We were never able to gather momentum in the second half, but we never really had that point where we felt threatened in this ballgame," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We felt that the offense was going well, we were doing things we wanted to do." The series shifts to Utah for Games 3 and 4 on Friday night and Sunday. The Jazz had an NBA-best 37-4 home record this season, but one of the losses was by 11 points to the Lakers on March 20. "No expectations, no disappointments," Jackson said regarding the games in Utah. "We've got to control the tempo, we've got to control the pace. That's big in Utah," Bryant said. "We're a pretty good road team. We're really looking forward to it." Derek Fisher, who played for Utah last season, added 22 points, Pau Gasol scored 20, and Lamar Odom had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 57.4 percent from the field and made 35 free throws -- 22 more than the Jazz. "We can't foul them," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "We've put them at the line 89 times [in two games]. That's way too many. That was the difference in the game, free throws." Seven Utah players scored in double figures led by Deron Williams, who had 25 points, including three 3-pointers in the last 33 seconds, and 10 assists. Paul Millsap added a career playoff-high 17 points and 10 rebounds, Mehmet Okur had 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and five blocked shots, and Andrei Kirilenko scored 14 points. Okur and Kirilenko both fouled out in the final minute. Carlos Boozer was held to 10 points -- all in the second half. He played less than seven minutes in the first half because of foul trouble. "We feel like we've been in both games, we just haven't been able to get over the hump," Utah's Kyle Korver said. The Jazz outrebounded the Lakers 58-41 in Game 1, but lost 109-98. They won the battle of the backboards again 41-37, but shot 44.6 percent while attempting a season-high 101 shots -- 33 more than Los Angeles. "There's no need to panic, but they're definitely in control right now," said Williams, who scored three points in the first half. "We've got to protect our homecourt. These next two games are must-wins. If we're down 3-1, it's going to be tough to come back from." The Jazz outscored the Lakers 11-4 to get within five points with just under six minutes to play. But a jumper by Sasha Vujacic, a 3-pointer by Fisher and a free throw by Gasol extended the Lakers' lead to 105-94 with 4:26 left. A three-point play by Kirilenko made it 107-99 before Bryant fed Gasol for a dunk with 2:40 to go, and the Jazz weren't closer than six points after that. "It's a great day for us today," Odom said. "We just fed off the crowd." The Jazz drew within nine points early in the third quarter before Bryant outscored them 9-4 by himself to make it 82-68. A 3-pointer by Williams with 1.5 seconds left in the third quarter trimmed the Lakers' lead to 93-83. The Lakers led 55-40 before Williams made a 3-pointer for his only points of the first half. It was 63-49 at halftime, and it might have been worse for the Jazz had Millsap not scored 13 points -- three more than his previous playoff high. Tags: NBA Kobe Bryant KB24 34 play dunk shot 3pt spin moves crossover pass clutch MVP Lakers Jazz Playoffs 2008 |
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MVP kobe bryant 34 pts 6asts vs jazz game 2 playoffs
My computer froze , I was not able to record the full ceremony, kobe bryant recieved the MVP trophy at the beginning of the game from the nba commissioner david stern. lakers played a great offensive game, but the same problem as game 1 , utah jazz are getting too many offensive rebounds. lakers need to get more rebounds going into the next games. kobe bryant was great, he had an MVP performance with 34pts 8rebs 6asts . he has his best quarter in the 3rd quarter. in the 4th he did not shoot a lot , but he passed the ball and got to the ft line. derek fisher was huge in this game, he deserves lots of credit for his offense and for his defense on deron williams in the first half . lakers lead series 2-0 , next games at jazz on friday on espn Tags: kobe bryant 34 points vs jazz game mvp ceremony lakers dunk alleyoop lebron james deron williams slam chris paul kg |
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Laker Kobe Bryant attempts massive stunt...and succeeds! Real?
When an Aston Martin is coming at you at 50 miles per hour, what else can you do but JUMP! That's what Kobe does, but is it a special effect or is he that talented? Tags: laker kobe bryant massive stunt aston martin jump over car real special effect |
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Kobe Bryant's Top 10 Plays of 2007
Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Watch Kobe Bryant defy gravity and dazzle defenders in his top 10 plays of 2007! Tags: nba highlights amazing kobe bryant top 10 |
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Kobe Bryant 81
All 81 of Kobe Bryant's Points. Tags: kobe bryant 81 points los angeles lakers la toronto raptors |
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Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal fear NBA commercial
Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal fear NBA commercial Tags: Shaquille O'Neal Kobe Bryant Suns Lakers NBA |
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Kobe Bryant - Lord of Destruction
greatest kobe bryant mix video ever made Tags: kobe bryant nba los angeles lakers espn |
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Kobe throws towel at ladys face
Bryant throws a towel at a womans face. hahaha Tags: Basketball Kobe Bryant Towel NBA Funny Lakers |
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Kobe's ridiculous pass
Not even X-MO can do this justice. Wow. Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ed5qgg Tags: kobe bryant los angeles lakers memphis grizzlies behind the back pass no look vladmir radmanovic nba |
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Kobe - exclusive!
Kobe Bryant shares with Elie Seckbach The Embedded NBA Correspondent some exclusive information Tags: seckbach esnews elie nba lakers los angeles bruce lee jeet kune do matrtial arts all start 2008 אלי זקבך |
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There Can Only Be One: Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
There can be only one NBA Champion. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal embrace fear. The NBA Playoffs begin April 19. Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more NBA video. Tags: amazing highlights shaquille o'neal kobe bryant lakers suns playoffs nba champion |
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Kobe biting MJ
Video of Kobe's swagger jacking Tags: MJ Kobe Jordan |
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The Kobe Show
Kobe's career highlights. His adidas commercial dunks,his return to rucker park, his record breaking 12 3-pointers game, his 81 point game vs the raptors, and his all time great dunks. Tags: basketball kobe bean bryant nba laker lakers sports highlights show |
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Kobe Bryant Redemption
Another Kobe Vid Tags: Kobe Bryant Redemption |
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2008 MVP Kobe Bryant Posts 34 in Game 2
Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Kobe Bryant had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists leading the Lakers to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Tags: nba amazing highlights kobe bryant lakers |
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Kobe ejected, nears mandatory suspension
Kobe Bryant picks up his 15th ejection of the season, now just one technical foul short of serving a mandatory one-game suspension. It seems like the referees were particularly whistle-happy, giving Luke Walton a technical just minutes after Bryant left the court. Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/yveof0 Tags: kobe bryant los angeles lakers technical foul ejection 15 charlotte bobcats mandatory suspension nba |
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Kobe Bryant Scores a Smooth 38 Points
Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Watch Kobe Bryant light up Staples Center with 38 points in the Lakers' second-round opener against the Jazz. Tags: nba amazing highlights Kobe Bryant |
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Kobe Bryant Throws Himself a Pass Off the Glass for the Two-Hand Smash
Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Kobe Bryant splits the double team and throws himself an oop off the glass for the two-hand dunk. Tags: nba amazing highlights kobe bryant lakers dunk |
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kobe bryant 41 pts vs suns in shaquille's debut.mvp!! mvp!!
high quality video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m24t-OTBvI&fmt=18 kobe scored 41 points not "31" points . sorry i was in a hurry so i typed it wrong ,if you see at the beginning of the video i wrote down 31 points but it is 41 points. kobe bryant 41pts(16-25)5rebs 3ast 2stl 2blk lamar odom 22pts(9-17) 11rebs 2ast 1blk pau gasol 29pts(13-19) 3rebs 2assts 1blk lakers were great on offense but not so much on defense . suns got a lot of offensive rebounds and amare and shaq played good . but kobe took over the game , he owned raja bell and everyone who tried to guard him. kobe bryant passes david robinson for 27th on all time scoring list . kobe bryant streak of 50 straight free throws made , got to an end after kobe missed a free throw in the second quarter. lakers got the tiebraker over the suns. they have beaten the suns 3 times this year . lakers took over the pacific division lead , they play clippers next. Tags: kobe bryant 41 50 points vs suns lakers shaquille oneal debut dunk tomahawk block raja nash pau gasol lebron james |
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Kobe 62 points in 3 quarters
Kobe 62 points in 3 quarters against Dallas Mavericks Tags: kobe bryant basketball nba lakers mavericks |
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Watch All of Kobe's 81 Points in 3 Minutes
Download it at http://download.nba.com/ProductDetail.aspx?searchID=NBA1033@4319 to watch the full performance by Kobe Bryant on Jan. 22, 2006 as the Lakers defeated Toronto, 122-104. Tags: nba amazing highlights kobe bryant 81 points lakers raptors january 2006 three minutes |
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kobe bryant 27 pts vs jazz. 2 facial dunks . mvp indeed !!
HQ video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoHbZlGw9kA&fmt=18 kobe bryant is simply the most valuable player of the nba. no andrew bynum , no pau gasol , no chris mihm no trevor ariza , and kobe bryant leads the lakers to beat the utah jazz who are almost unbeatable at home , they have won before this game 19 straight games at home. kobe came up big in the 4th quarter, he silenced the crowd and killed the jazz momentum. great job by lamar odom , he was spectacular tonight . the bench also did a good job. kobe bryant proved himself as the mvp of the nba , its finally time to give him his due . lakers play sonics on friday at staples center. kb24 for mvp !! Tags: kobe bryant 27 52 points vs utah jazz dunk lakers deron williams lalousse24 alleyoop lamar pass lebron james tmac kg mj |
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Kobe Bryant Explodes for the Monster Jam
Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Kobe Bryant drives through the teeth of the Utah defense for the huge righty dunk. Tags: nba amazing highlights kobe bryant lakers dunk |
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LeBron James - "Kobe Bryant passed me the torch"
HD LINK: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501940/introducing_lebron_james_a_bruce_blitz_video/ This is a mix that I created in the spring of 2007. (this is why LeBron is MVP: http://kb24overrated.com/2008_mvp_race_kobe_vs_lebron) LeBron is the youngest to score 10,000 points by a mile. He wears #23 in honor of the former #23 in Chicago Michael Air Jordan. Jordan's legacy now lives on in the proper fashion, in the good hands of LeBron James. I now declare LeBron James to be the best "MJ inspired" player in the NBA. Kobe had held that title until 05-06 when LeBron put up 31+ppg 7+reb 6+ast 48% shooting and his defense wasn't exactly embarrasing. LeBron will have a season where he averages 35+ppg 8+reb 8+ast 2+stl 1+blck 48+%fg when he peaks out. LeBron is on the threshold of having a 30+ 8+ 8+ season right now on the back of great defense, improved shooting skills and an efficient all around game. LeBron handles the ball more than any 3 in the NBA and he has less turnovers than most starting 2's. The fact that people still don't consider LeBron to be the best is proof that you are not watching him intensely. Sportscenter and 7 minute youtube videos will not give you a proper perspective. Most of those videos only show you scoring. To hear about why I think LeBron is so underrated go here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=07eWtVIul5E ============================ EDITED BY BRUCE BLITZ ============================ Tags: Kobe Bryant pass the torch to LeBron James its his turn now vs Dallas Mavericks Mavs Sacramento Kings Chicago Bulls Sha |
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Kobe Bryant Scores 49 Points
Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers to another playoff victory over the Nuggets, going up 2-0 in the series. Tags: nba amazing highlights |