CURTAIN FALLS ON NBA SEASON: As the Nets get swept and the Lakers win the title yet again. From the Joe Netsfan site, here is Champagne's gracious-in-defeat wrapup of the final game. Kenyon Martin had 35 points to lead all scorers in the losing effort. And what was up with his tongue? Kobe channels Jordan sometimes in that way; Kenyon was like mainlining him.

Anyway, the Shaq-Kobe combination remains unstoppable until proven otherwise, with Shaq providing the meat of the offense, and Kobe taking them through at crunch time. Kobe should be doing the Nestle's Crunch ads. It's not like Shaq disappears at crunch time, you'd just rather give it to Kobe then.