Lakers Steal Game One

Wow!!! What an incredible comeback by those cardiac kids. The Lakers, down by as much as 20 points with a quarter and a half to go did the unimaginable. Mount a monstrous comeback against the Defending Champs by starting the rally with a 14-0 run. Kobe Bryant who was too busy in the first half playing possum, turned on the jets and played more like , hmm Kobe? The MVP? The Lakers seemed to be rusty to start the game more than the Spurs seemed tired after having their plane stuck on the tar mac in New Orleans. However, by the end of the game the old tired legs of the Spurs showed and the Lakers polished off the rust and looked like the longer, faster and more athletic team.

This could’ve been a disaster for the Lakers to give back home court advantage after one game but, instead it may be a demoralizing game for the Spurs. Not that Duncan didn’t do his part, wound up with 30 points and 18 rebounds only to be outdone by Bryant who came on to score 25 of his 27 in the second half.

I don’t know what to think about the Lakers lately, they get seemingly destroyed on the glass in the first two rounds by the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz and still win pretty easily. Tonight , they fall behind to the champs by 20 in the second half and get little contribution from Lamar Odom and Derek Fisher yet pull it out again. One thing for sure, this team is resilient!

The next game will be a game of adjustments and well see what Spurs coach Greg Popovich has under his sleave. One thing he wont be able to use is the “Hack a Shaq” on the Lakers like he did to the Suns.