Article: Leslie leads Sparks into conference finals

Article: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW; [1] Los ...
The Washington Times;  May 19, 2009 ;     643 words ... ... No. 5 Houston 4-3 Coach: Phil Jackson (ninth year in Los Angeles, 18th overall) Why they will advance: The Lakers are led ... without Yao Ming for four games and Tracy McGrady entirely. If Los Angeles, which has an inconsistent bench, displays similar hot ...

Article: NBA PLAYOFFS: CONFERENCE FINALS; Pacers yes, Lakers ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... matched the output of Los Angeles' entire bench. "For ... NBA SCOREBOARD Western Conference finals L.A. LAKERS, portland ... Lakers 93 - Sunday: at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Conference finals INDIANA def. NEW YORK ...

Article: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MATCHUPS DENVER NUGGETS ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ...POINT GUARD Chauncey Billups vs. Derek Fisher: Billups already has outplayed New Orleans' Chris Paul and Dallas' Jason Kidd in the first two rounds of the playoffs. So it's doubtful the Denver star will be worried about going up against Lakers veteran Fisher, who has looked a step slow during the

Article: San Antonio Spurs vs. [1] Los Angeles ...
The Washington Times;  May 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... chances of a shorter series. If the Spurs can take one in Los Angeles before heading home, they ease the pressure on them. KEY ... Fisher must slow his drives to the basket in order to help Los Angeles take San Antonio out of its rhythm. Fisher is also key to ...

Article: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS / DENVER NUGGETS VS. L.A. ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... reached the NBA conference finals, he was the ... top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, beginning ... on Sunday in Los Angeles. The Lakers ... against him in the conference finals. J.R. Smith ... games against Los Angeles, including ...

Article: Los Angeles Sparks overpower Utah Starzz 103-77 to ...
AP Worldstream;  August 25, 2002 ;     488 words ... ... 00-0000 Dateline: LOS ANGELES Lisa Leslie led five ... with 25 points and the Los Angeles Sparks overpowered ... to sweep the Western Conference finals and advance to the ... topping the 101 points Los Angeles scored against Phoenix ...

SACRAMENTO, CA - Sacramento's Hedo Turoglu walks off the court dejectedly ...
KRT Photos;  May 18, 2002 ;     366 words ... ... following the King's 106-99 loss to Los Angeles in the first game of the 2002 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California ... Keywords |SPORTS BASKETBALL NBA KRTNBA LOS ANGELES |LAKERS SACRAMENTO KINGS ...