Shaq vs. Kobe became Heat vs. Kobe
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Prior to Kobe-Shaq I, there were as many expectations as to what would transpire as there were interested spectators. Would the Corvette get mashed by the Brick Wall?
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The Memphis Grizzlies took their lumps against the Lakers in Los Angeles when Shaquille O&#39;Neal was around. Now it&#39;s just Kobe Bryant by himself, and the difference was dramatic.
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Christian Laettner wanted to play close to his home and for a winning team. The Miami Heat was an obvious choice, even before they traded for Shaquille O'Neal.
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The two superstars wanted to guard each other in the final moments: Kobe on LeBron. LeBron on Kobe. It had to end like that.
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Kobe Bryant scores 33 points as the Lakers beat the skidding Heat 104-94 Sunday in th first game of Miami's post-Shaquille O'Neal era.
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Shawn Marion's debut was strong. It just wasn't enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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It is one of sports&#39; greatest tragedies now that the Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant marriage couldn&#39;t last longer than the eight turbulent years that it did.
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Near the end of the third quarter of the Miami Heat&#39;s 103-93 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, Shaquille O&#39;Neal leaned against the scorer&#39;s table in AmericanAirlines
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The brick wall came tumbling down Saturday. But that didn't stop the Miami Heat from beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Shaq vs. Kobe I. With Shaquille O'Neal watching from the bench after fouling out late in the fourth quarter, Dwyane Wade and Eddie Jones scored four points each in overtime and the Heat beat the Lakers 104-102 to extend their winning streak to 11 games, equaling a franchise record.
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And then are the nights like this, when life with Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Dwyane Wade isn&#39;t such a carefree joy ride. Caught in the fast lane that is the Dallas Mavericks&#39; offense, the Heat crashed and burned
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The Heat might have to wait a while for Shaquille O&#39;Neal to start devouring the competition. Limited to 21 minutes by a strained left hamstring as well as the need for little more against
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Â· Only once more this season will Heat center Shaquille O&#39;Neal see an opponent willing to play him pretty much straight up.
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We know by now there are three Shaquille O&#39;Neals, only one of them formidable. There is the unguardable Attack Shaq, the original.
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Kobe Bryant took a moment to ponder the persistent questioning, and the words came tumbling out. "I sat back, I reminisced, I stood at the window, I saw two birds chirping. ..." And then, he laughed. Bryant just can't take Shaq vs. Kobe too seriously.
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The brick wall came tumbling down Saturday, but that didn't stop the Miami Heat from beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Shaq vs. Kobe I.
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Everybody is used to seeing Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal trade barbs, but Phil Jackson's indictment of Byrant is a stunner.
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By now, the Heat should be accustomed to opponents sending out small lineups and multiple post defenders to counter its Shaquille O&#39;Neal-centered offense.