Monday, November 5, 2007

Is it possible to cancel the season after 3 games?

The Lakers have played flawless basketball for 2 straight games, and should have won the first game if it weren't for 18 missed free throws and an improbable own-basket. The bench has been outstanding, Derek Fisher has made an instant impact, and Andrew Bynum has played up to where everyone expects him to be by this point. I know it's 3 games, but if they keep playing like this, the Lakers can do some serious damage.

Two plays basically summed up the last two games. First was Ronnie Turiaf's thunderous dunk on Brian Skinner during the Phoenix game. The Lakers have needed something like this for the past 3 years or so, a monstrous dunk by a high energy guy that just gives the team a lift and a bit of machismo. I know Kobe has posterized some people during that time span, but they needed someone else to do it to give the rest of the team that little bit of extra confidence.


The second play was Kobe blocking a Kirilenko dunk during the game against Utah. Talk about a confidence boost, Kobe went up mano-a-mano with AK47 and rejected him at the rim. Kobe showed his passion for winning and the bench took note and won the game in the 4th quarter. Now only if the Lakers can play with this much passion and energy for the rest of the season, they will be a force to be reckoned with.

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