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The question after L.A.’s hard fought First Round Series win over Oklahoma City was whether or not the Lakers, forced into full engagement from the start, would be able to carry the kind of effort they were forced to summon to quiet the Thunder heading into future rounds.Spain, the reigning European champions, are among the favourites to take the trophy in South Africa this summer, but Xavi insists there are any number of sides who could come out on top. NBA JERSEYS The team certainly thought it would, and with a resounding 4-0 sweep over Utah in Round 2, the premonition was confirmed: the Lakers looked like the defending champions once again.Mexico have also welcomed the news that Guillermo Franco is set to be fit to make the South Africa clash.He believes any side that is able to boast such world class talent at the heart of their side must be considered contenders.After Utah dispatched of L.A.’s 2009 nemesis Denver in six games, the Lakers became the first team – ever – to sweep the Jazz in a seven-game series.Riding superior size, four games of at least 30 points from looking-healthier-every-game Kobe Bryant, terrific all-around play from Pau Gasol and the same tough defense that led the NBA in field goal percentage against in the postseason, the Lakers silenced the Jazz by a total of 29 points in four games.
Over on the other side of the Western bracket, the Phoenix Suns were impressive themselves in dispatching the San Antonio Spurs with a 4-0 sweep, setting up a South-Western Conference Finals that surely whets a basketball fan’s appetite.He includes England within that group, with the Three Lions having been starved of success on the biggest stage for a long period of time – in much the same manner at Spain had been before they emerged victorious at Euro 2008. Cheap NBA jerseys The Lakers controlled the regular season series between Bryant and Steve Nash’s respective squads, winning by a combined 39 points on November 12 and December 6 home victories, dropping a 118-103 decision in Phoenix on Dec. 28 and concluding with a 102-96 victory in the Valley of the Sun on March 12.The matchup doesn’t begin until May 17, affording the Lakers six days of rest and recuperation before STAPLES Center welcomes what’s sure to be an entertaining series.He added: “England for me is like Spain. They can be one of the favourites in the World Cup but previously they haven’t done much. I think the favourites are the teams who have won it previously.To get you ready well in advance, we’ve included position-by-position breakdowns with declared advantages for either side, a series preview video with assistant coach Brian Shaw and a preview podcast with Lakers Scout/Director of Video Services Chris Bodaken, who began dissecting the Suns on film before L.A. had even finished off the Jazz.
With yet another dagger three that was the difference in L.A.’s Game 3 victory over Utah serving as an exclamation point, Derek Fisher rides into the Western Conference Finals playing – by far – his best basketball of the season. Hot Sale NBA Los Angeles Lakers jerseys He’d quietly picked up his shooting stroke as the season closed, making 42% of his attempts in April, then converting a team-best 46.7% from three in Round 1. England has possibilities, in the players, as well as having Capello. He has demonstrated he is a very good coach wherever he has gone. With Real Madrid he won two leagues and did well in Italy too. The coach is good and the players are too.The final-seconds bomb against a hostile-towards-him-personally Jazz fan base preceded Fisher’s 40-minute, 10-point, 5-rebound, 3-steal series clincher that rounded out his playoff averages to 10.6 points (fourth on the team), with 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals. Open looks from distance come Fisher’s way due in part to his knowledge of where to be within L.A.’s offense as well as the attention mandated by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, and he’ll be able to get his shot off over even a closing-in Nash. Defensively, Fisher held up as well as could be expected against Deron Williams, and will have just as tough a task with Nash. On the bright side, Fisher is among the league’s better guards in terms of understanding pick-and-roll coverages, and can compete physically with Nash.
After an injury-riddled regular season in which he grew increasingly banged up (though still averaging 27 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists),Cheap Louis Vuitton T-Shirt, Bryant struggled to get his legs back in Round 1 while shooting just 40.8% for his 26.3 points per game.He added: “Theoretically you can say that Spain, England, Italy, Germany, Brazil and Portugal are always the strongest candidates. But he began to show positive signs in dominating Game 5 against OKC and posting 32 points in Game 6, and hasn’t looked back since. Against Utah, Bryant tied his own record from 2008 by scoring at least 30 points in four straight games. More importantly, he looked healthy* doing it, efficiently shooting 52.3% from the field and repeatedly attacking the basket in crunch time as he’s done for so many years (he also led the Lakers with 4.9 assists). You can’t live life in fear. You’ve got to go out and take advantage of the opportunities you get to do something special.Those results were achieved by staying compact defensively and choosing our moments to get forward.In the regular season against Phoenix, whom he’s torched for years, Bryant averaged 27.5 points on 54.4% shooting, drawing Richardson in addition to Grant Hill and Jared Dudley. Discount NBA jerseys In addition to Bryant’s aforementioned eagerness to slow Richardson, his off-ball help on Phoenix’s pick-and-roll sets in particular will be notable.