Fortunately there was Kobe

Kobe Bryant took a nasty thorn in the Lakers up by leading his side in Denver during Game 1 of the Conference finals in the West (105-103). The Nuggets may be wanting.

The status of favorite Lakers in the West had already been severely shaken by the Rockets in the previous round. The Nuggets have confirmed at the first match of the finals of the Conference that Phil Jackson men were "prenables. If Denver is left the Staples Center Wednesday with a defeat, it has been very little. Primarily from a lack of control in the money-time. Because until then, everything had worked on casters.

Melo to go
Eager to do battle, while the Lakers were still on the floor Sunday to defeat Houston teammates Carmelo Anthony to start strong (14-27) with 16 points Melo in the first quarter. "We are not returned to the game with good energy, guys éraient a little tired," confided after Kobe Bryant. Not in their plate, Californians recovering in the saddle with their knives seconds (VUJACIC, Brown, Farmar, Walton) and viraient leading at the break on a three-point buzzer to Fisher (55-54). Dominated by nine points in the second quarter (32-23), the Nuggets get back into the heels of Anthony (39 points in 14/20) to take 7 steps up to 7'28 to the end (82-89 ). Nene (14 points) and Andersen (8 points) neutralizing Gasol (13 points, 14 rebounds) and Bynum (6 points) in the racket, the Lakers were on the exploits of KB24 (18 points in the last quarter) and address found the best time Ariza (6 points) and Fisher (13 points).

Bryant in the money-time
Three points, two local players allowed to stay in the game while Bryant was responsible for French-throws (12/13). This is where the decision was made. Anthony entered its final points with 3'25 of the term (92-96), and Los Angeles took the hands on a Fisher three points (97-96). Billups (18 points, 8 assists) returned fire but winning crucial Gasol and Bryant did not shake on the line (103-99). Billups, too, maintained the suspense on a new three lectures to 6 seconds of the siren (103-102) but Bryant (6 points in the last 30 seconds) finished work for shots (40 points, 13/28) and by capturing the rebound on the last shoot raté Smith (105-103). "It'sa good victory, an important victory. As I told the guys, it's a different set. It was put in the disk by starting slowly. I told them to forget this is a different set, "Kobe repeated, the man of the match. Next meeting on the night of Thursday to Friday, always at Staples Center.