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“His Clutchness” is Back!
Posted on July 13, 2010 | 1 CommentLadies and gentlemen, Fisher is back in the building. The man who has brought you 5 NBA Rings, 2 in a row most recently, has decided that loyalty is greater than all. It took a little persuading from the big man himself (Kobe), but in... -
Lakers Win Title!
Posted on June 22, 2009 | No Comments
Finally, a year after being humiliated by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, the Lakers come back and dominate the Orlando Magic to prove they weren't a fluke. The Lakers struggled throughout the playoffs to play with real heart game
in and game out. In the first round they took care of the Jazz, but it wasn't the easiest series the league had ever seen. After beating the Jazz in 5 games, they moved on to face the tough Houston Rockets. Many thought this would be a tough, grind it out series, as the
Rockets had been just as good a team without their "star" Guard Tracy McGrady, as they had been with him. After taking a 2-1 series lead, the Lakers looked poised after losing the game before. They still had not lost back-to-back games; yet they didn't always
come out completely focused. This trend continued in Game 4, a game the Rockets played without star Center Yao Ming. The Rockets, and Lakers, knew that Ming was out for the season, and the Lakers came out "knowing"
they had already won the series.
Foolish. The tough and gritty Rockets came out focused, and determined to not let the Lakers humiliate them, and in turn, they smashed the Lakers. Although the final score may not have looked so terrible(99-87), the Rockets were up 29-16 after the first, and at one point were up by 30.
Now questions arose. Do the Lakers really want this? Do they already think it’s theirs? Are they so cocky, that they think they don’t even need to try? And on all accounts I think I have to say yes.
