Those who foolishly predicted the demise of the Lakers (Bill LAMEBEER, Jim Rome, etc) have forgotten the same thing that Bob Costas, Magic, Marv, and others discounted when they dismissed Hakeem and the Rockets in 1995 when they were facing the Shaq and the Orlando Magic -- "Never Underestimate the Heart of a Champion" -- and that has nothing to do with Shaq or Kobe in this case, it is Karl Malone and Derrick Fisher. Just proves that without Jordan, Karl would have been a champion many times over. He turned the San Antonio series single-handedly and allowed Kobe to dominate. He will handle Garnett and the Lakers will sweep the "number one seed". The NBA playoffs were over after the Spurs series. Stop wasting everyone's time, give the trophy to LA, and let everyone else play for second place.
Game 1 was a complete joke. LA played around with Minn for 3 quarters and then decided to put them away. Kobe never broke a sweat!
Game 1 was a complete joke. LA played around with Minn for 3 quarters and then decided to put them away. Kobe never broke a sweat!
