I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. A throbbing headache, Lady Gaga, and an uneasy feeling about the Laker game greeted me as the new day began. It's now 11:22 and the headache and music have subsided. The uneasy feeling about tonight's game, however, has not. I can guarantee these Pesky Pyrites are gonna come out with a level of intensity that the Lakers haven't seen in this series. That being said, there are a two scenarios I can foresee for the start of tonight's game:
a) The Pyrites come out over-hyped--chest pounding, gang sign flashing, and hard fouling--, struggle from the 3-point line, and get in foul trouble,. The Lakers' veterans take advantage of this, get a bunch of fast break points and backdoor cuts, and are up 12 by the end of the first.
b) The Nuggets' intensity manifests itself on the defensive end--blocking shots, dominating the rebounding battle, and holding the Lakers to a sub-40% field goal percentage. The Lake Show becomes the Puddle Show as Kobe is forced to chuck up outside shots late in the shot clock, and the Nuggets lead by 10-18 by the end of the first quarter.
Either way, the game's going to come down to the fourth quarter. There's no way, as far as I can see, that it's going to be a blowout--these teams are too evenly matched. In order for us to put the Nug-jobs away, LO has got to match his game 5 performance, D-Fish has got to hit his open jumpers, and the Lakers have to get the Nuggets in foul trouble (read: attack the basket).
Godspeed Laker Fans,
DB
PS The Dodgers are 5 games better than anyone else in the MLB.....DIrt Nasty
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