“It is the second game and not the first that dictates the tempo and the mood of the series.” -Brent Musburger before Game 2 after the “Memorial Day Massacre”. A brief history of the Lakers, The Finals, and Game 2. 1984: Gerald Henderson steals the ball. Celtics win in 7. 1985: Kareem has 30 points, […]
Archives for June 2009
Well, That Went Well
I think after the game Pau Gasol and Phil Jackson seemed to almost express surprise at the outcome of the game — not the win but the ease of it. How much they were able to dominate the second and third quarters. Frankly, I sort of was too. But even in the early going of […]
Lakers/Magic Game 1 Finals Chat
Talking, planning, Xs and Os are done — now is the time players make plays. But fans, remember to stop and just enjoy being a fan tonight. We want a specific ending, a destination, but as fans we need to enjoy the journey or the destination will feel hollow. Enjoy the game tonight. (If you […]
Lakers/Magic: When The Lakers Have The Ball
This should be an entertaining side of the ball – the Lakers high powered offense against the best defensive team in the NBA during the regular season. They were the best defensive team in the land in part because they did a good job of funneling penetration right into the NBA’s defensive player of the […]
Lakers/Magic: When The Magic Have The Ball
First a note, I am podcast boy today. You can hear me in a battle of the bloggers on the ESPN daily NBA Podcast and you can catch me, Will Brinson and Brett Pollakoff (a big Lakers fan) talking about the series and taking swipes at the Cavs over at Fanhouse in their Roundcast. Orlando […]
Tale of the Tape
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics” – Twain As we have four days to ponder, evaluate, fret, puff, antagonize, argue, morally lecture – and generally do the types of things fans do when they’ve been walking an emotional tightrope for six months and the end goal is within sight – […]
Gasol vs. Howard: The Gold Medal Game
For all the talk about Andrew Bynum on Dwight Howard and how important that is, there will be times in this series when Pau Gasol will have to cover him man-up. The Lakers don’t want to double in the post, and if Gasol is on Howard while Odom and Ariza are on Hedo and Lewis, […]