ly wish the series would have gone a little differently.Don't get me wrong, I love the Lakers. I'm happy Kobe got his redemption and Phil got his 10th championship. That being said, this series, and particularly game 5, left a lot to be desired in the drama department. Game 5 was like a superhero movie where the villain is captured in the first 20 minutes. You're forced to watch the rest of the movie because you payed 12 dollars, but as the movie goes on, the sense of triumph slowly deteriorates until you feel apathetic about the whole thing.
The game was decided, in my eyes, after the 16-0 run in the late first and early second quarters. The big lead was incredibly satisfying, if only for a couple minutes. After that I began to wish that the D-Fish thriller had actually been game 5. I wished that we were beating up on the Celtics or the Cavs--teams that, quite frankly, are more relevant in the public eye, and would've been more competitive. I wished that the game had taken place in LA. The victory just lacked the excitementt that series clinchers are supposed to have, and there was no real sense of accomplishment in the blowout.
All that being said, the victory is sweet and a boring series sure isn't going to stop the flipping of cop cars and the looting downtown.
I'll see ya'll at the parade.
DB
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