The Good, the Bad, the Kitchen Sink
Updated: April 21, 2003, 9:43 AM ET
By Terry Brown
Bank!
There, I called it. Somebody had to call it.
Dirk Nowitzki set a franchise record on the first day
of the 2003 NBA Playoffs. Tracy McGrady set a
franchise record on the second day. Kobe Bryant scored
39 and this is the last time we're going to mention
his name as we begin the third day because some tall,
skinny kid in a Phoenix Suns uniform lifted up his
right arm and refused to lower it until the ball he
shot bounced off the glass and into the net to send
that particular playoff game into overtime.
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