... I forgot about the NBA Finals. I completely forgot that the Celtics and Lakers were playing last night until I saw the ticker on ESPN.
Well, luckily, I apparently didn't miss a whole lot, but at least the Lakers were winning.
I was watching the US Open until 10:20 and was cheering for Rocco to win it, and then Tiger made that birdie shot.
"Unbelievable. I knew he'd make it. I knew it."
That's all Rocco Mediate had to say after Tiger Woods drained the putt on the 18th hole to force an 18-hole playoff later today.
Anyways, I pick Rocco to win by 2 shots over Tiger today.
Now, back to the story. It was 10:30 now. I ran to the cupboard and got some potato chips and a pop and watched the game. I was in a state of happiness for some reason. It just seemed like nothing could go wrong, absolutely nothing.
Well, it did rain, but barely. And there was some really cool flash and ground lightning going on. Or, it might have been the kids two doors down flashing their toy lightsabers up that tree...
Anyways, I can hardly complain about the rain when the Lakers eventually won, but there were some slight bumps along the 3rd and 4th quarters. Our defense looked tired and unhealthy again, but at least for the first time in the 2008 NBA Finals, the Lakers won the 3d quarter, outscoring the C's 24-18.
Well, now that the series is back in Beantown, I don't think the Lakers can win 2 against Boston on the road. I was talking to my Dad yesterday wishing him a Happy Father's Day and he brought up the Lakers.
He asked me "Is the beatdown tonight?" I said "No, not 'til Tuesday" My Dad said "Oh, the Lakers aren't playing tonight?"
Not a trace of sarcasm, either. (sigh)
I would definitely worry if I'm Kobe or Phil (Jackson) or Jack (Nicholson), but I actually think we'll be able to pull one off in Boston. It obviously has to be Game 6. It'll be tough, but somehow I thnk that Phil is gonna do something in practice (We' talkin' 'bout practice -A.I.) this week that gets our defense palying like an NBA team, not a bunch of kindergarteners.
Lakers win Game 6. Celts win Game 7. Let me hear your thoughts.
In Game Two, they came back from 24 down showing the Celtics they are resilient even when their opponents have a 28-freethrow advantage.
In Game Three, they won by six when they should have won by 16 (missed free throws)
In Game Four, they had a 24 point lead and dominated the first half before forgetting what got them there.
In Game Five, they had a 19-point lead before relaxing again but this time they held on.
The lesson learned? Play 48 minutes of basketball with energy and passion.
But this team is young and resilient. They know they should be up 3-2 right now. In fact, if the Lakers were a little more aggressive and got to the line more in game two, they might have won the series 4-1.
One game at a time. Take care of business tomorrow and if it goes seven games, you feel great because you have Kobe.
last night's game might have been different if the Celtics had had Perkings. The Spurs series might have been different if Ginobli had been healthy. The ifs go on and on and mean nothing.
But the Lakers are 2 games from the championship. Seems they did OK without Bynum.
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