OK... this should be good. I Want to say, first of all, that I am more than happy to have been wrong about the Hawks not providing any resistance for the Celtics. I hope they win today. I'm pretty sure that it would be the first time a 65 win team lost to a team with a losing record in a seven game series... It's starting now!!!
...Well, a couple minutes into the game and the Celtics are up by 9. Make it 11. This is going to be rough...
...Up by 16 now. I'm not even watching this game anymore. I'm gonna have me some breakfast...
... What the heck!?!?! The Hawks are down by 137 points in the fourth quarter. I think I'm gonna need a shot of something strong.
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...OK, finally, the Lakers game!!! I like Lisa Salters as a sideline reporter. A lot more than Michelle Tafoya. And don't even get me started on Craig Sager. Lisa has really been a great pickup by the ABC/ESPN Team.
...Utah jumps out to a 4-0 Lead, my friend says "I Told you the Lakers wouldn't walk over the Jazz". For the Record, I never said the Lakers would "walk all over" the Jazz, like they did to the Nuggets. Just that they will win. But they could still walk all over the Jazz. It's only four points.
... Lakers on a 9-0 run, score 9-4. Redemption.
... Second Quarter now and the Lakers are really starting to hand it to the Jazz. I didn't think that this could happen, but I'm actually getting tired of all the "Kobe4MVP" talk. Speaking of which, I kind of like waiting for the actual announcement. I don't like to know who's getting MVP before I know. "Boo" to the Los Angeles times for reporting that Kobe would win. I feel kind of like Russel Crowe at the Oscars. He already knows that he's going to win, so he spends a week and a half being happy, then when he actually gets it, he's all Happied out. But he still has to feign surprise and happiness when he gets it. And I'll have to act happy and write a "Kobe Finally Wins his Long Overdue MVP" column in this space. Even though I'm already tired of thinking about it.
...Okay, I'm a little confused. If you get fouled on an inbounds play before the ball is inbounded, you get two shots plus the ball. So when Kobe got fouled before he got the ball, he got two shots. But shouldn't the Lakers have had the ball with 3.3 seconds left? I mean, he hadn't gotten to the ball yet. .
... Kobe just gave an interview in which he described the Lakers teams of the early part of this decade as "A little dysfunctional". I seem to remember an incident where Kobe Socked Samaki Walker in the eye once. That's "A Little" dysfunctional? I'd hate to see what happens when they're "severely disjoint."
... Seriously, is Jerry Sloan Skelator's brother? Cousin? Uncle? Grandfather?
...Great third quarter by the Jazz. And this is why the Lakers won't just walk all over the Jazz. Great Offensive rebounding. Hell, great Defensive rebounding too, for that matter. It's such an underrated part of the game. But if you can get one offensive rebound for every 2 misses, then you will score almost every time down the floor. That is HUGE! Especially if you can shoot over 40% from the floor.
...Well, the fourth quarter was pretty uneventful. The lead from the end of the third quarter went from 7 to 9 on the first play and hovered around there until the game ended.
This was pretty fun. I should blog my thoughts as I'm watching games more often. Next time, I'll get someone to blog with me as we watch.
Until Next time loyal fans,
-Eric
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