The Lakers or Spurs have represented the Western Conference in eight of the last nine NBA Finals, winning seven of the last nine NBA championships.
While the cast of characters has changed somewhat since the early 2000 battles, Lakers guards Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant have faced off against Spurs forwards Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen, and guards Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili plenty over the years.
Los Angeles and San Antonio met one another in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
The Spurs won in 1999 and 2003 and won the NBA championship in both seasons.
The Lakers won in 2001, 2002, and 2004. Los Angeles won the NBA championship in 2001 and 2002 and fell to the Detroit Pistons in 2004.
Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan took part in all five matchups. Tony Parker and Bruce Bowen arrived in 2001. Manu Ginobili was instrumental in San Antonio’s 2003 victory.
Los Angeles and San Antonio met four times in the 2007-2008 regular season and split the season series 2-2. [Read]
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May 21st, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I’d take Tim Duncan over Kobe Bryant any day of the week.
Spurs will win this in six, if not five.
The Hornets were young and fast as hell. That was also a very physical and borderline dirty series. That matchup was tough for the Spurs.
But the Lakers? Yawn. The regular season is over.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:22 pm
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May 21st, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Train,
I’d take Tim Duncan’s career up to this point and I’d probably take him three days out of the week.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 12:25 am
Lakers with a miraculous comeback!! woot woot!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
good preview. good game.
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