Just got done watching the Lakers and Blazers, and I'm pretty sure LA does NOT want to face Portland in the playoffs, because they did everything in their power to lose that game. Down by 1 point, Bryant, an 80-something % free throw shooter, misses both. Then Fisher, an 86% free throw shooter, clanks 1-2 to tie the game with 4 seconds left.
On the next possession, on a borderline desperation 3 by Webster, Fisher inexplicably grabs him by the elbow and sends him to the line, where Webster hit all 3 for the win. Coming out of the timeout, with all the brain farts and stupid plays that had just occurred, Bryant and his goons come out of the timeout smiling and not seeming to care.
And the icing on the cake, is that LA has one chance to tie the game with a 3, and they draw up a play... for Pau Gasol behind the arc.
Seriously Lakers? I understand you're afraid of Portland cuz you've beaten them once in the last 5 years on the road... but damn, that was just embarassingly obvious.
On the next possession, on a borderline desperation 3 by Webster, Fisher inexplicably grabs him by the elbow and sends him to the line, where Webster hit all 3 for the win. Coming out of the timeout, with all the brain farts and stupid plays that had just occurred, Bryant and his goons come out of the timeout smiling and not seeming to care.
And the icing on the cake, is that LA has one chance to tie the game with a 3, and they draw up a play... for Pau Gasol behind the arc.
Seriously Lakers? I understand you're afraid of Portland cuz you've beaten them once in the last 5 years on the road... but damn, that was just embarassingly obvious.
afterwards. I was just baffled at the thought of a team, even one as cocky as the Lakers, planning solely for the finals, without first thinking about the first round. Kind of like researching universities for your 3 year-old before picking a pre-school...
