Game 1 thoughts

There was a time last night when the Lakers were down 20 halfway through the 3rd and I almost wanted to fast forward on my dvr to see if they eventually got it close. Boy I'm glad I didn't do that! Kobe brought the Lakers back from the dead, and had an incredible second half after only scoring 4 points in the first half. Tim Duncan played a hellava a game with 30 and 18, but GINOBILI had an awful game, scoring 10 on 3-13 shooting. This game was all about the MAMBA putting his team on his back in the final 17 mins of the game, and willing them to win. Even with Kobe's great performance the Spurs had a chance to win the game late with a GINOBILI three, but it was not meant to be. Lakers took game 1 89-85, I was one point off on the spread, hooray for me.

Lakers Spurs Game 1 Preview

We've been here before, sure the faces have changed, but when two teams have won 8 of the last 9 championships, it's a big enchilada. Can Derek Fischer stop Tony Parker from getting into the lane? Is Bruce Bowen still capable of guarding the MAMBA in a best of 7 series? Has Gregg Popovich surpassed Phil Jackson as the best coach in the NBA? These are just some of the questions surrounding this huge series. All I do know is that the people who hate the Spurs obviously do not like basketball, or have no idea what the hell it's all about. With that said, I like the Lakers tonight in a nail bitter, 101-98. For the best of seven series prediction, well its defiantly going 7, who wins... flip a coin.