Friday, May 14, 2010

Lakers rose from ashes of losses to Phoenix

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP)kneel only to God—Kobe Bryant(notes) claims his desire for playoff revenge against the Phoenix Suns didn’t even make it back from Salt Lake City.The back-to-back playoff losses in 2006 and 2007 nearly drove Bryant away from the Los Angeles Lakers, frustrated with their Just have a little faithdirection and infuriated by a mediocre supporting cast. Moments after Los Angeles finished off the Utah Jazz on Monday, Bryant sarcastically said the Lakers would be after “just a little bit” of payback when the Western Conference finals begin next What do you want from the future?
week.“Not too many people were here for that,” Bryant said Tuesday after his teammates went through a light workout at the Lakers’ training complex. “I haven’t brought it up yet.”f Bryant ponders the past three yearsyou are the only one who feels betrayed in a philosophical mood, he actually might want to thank Steve Nash(notes) and the run-and-gun Suns.
Although those losses dragged Bryant to the lowest depths of disappointment in his NBA career, they also catalyzed big roster changes and a redoubled intensity—and the Lakers have been in the conference finals every year since. Without those discouraging defeats, the Lakers might not have had the motivation to make the moves that eventually led to another championship banner last season.
Five Lakers still remain from both series, the first time in my lifebut every key member of the current club realizes the Suns were partly responsible for an ugly period in this 15-time champion franchise’s mostly glowing playoff history.“I wasn’t here, but because I’m so close with these guys that were here, I’ve taken it on,” said point guard Derek Fisher(notes), who returned to the Lakers in 2007. “Obviously, we can’t take back what happened then. The closest we can get to that is by winning this series.”Phoenix rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to eliminate the Lakers in 2006— just the eighth time that had happened in league history. The Suns finished off Los Angeles with a 31-point win in Game 7, preventing the Lakers from meeting the Clippers in the second round.But the real story was Bryant, who took just three shots and scored one point in the second half. Although http://vb.forcabarca.com
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