SPURS vs LAKERS - Game I

Much to my amazement, I watched a rather "rested" and prepared road team dominate said game for 3 & 1/2 quarters.  Then, TNT cameras panned the crowd for the obligatory "celeb watch" and I noticed Jack Nicholson – grinning behind his Ray-Bans.  The Joker's  yellowing veneers masked the pain he must surely have felt at that moment.  So, it was with heavy heart that I felt it necessary to do something about this (Hollywood is still suffering from the writers' strike and I'm not so sure, how much more they could endure?).  I called up Pop and told him that, "although it feels good….right now…this just isn't right.  These here California folk paid up to $3,300.00 per ticket and we are robbing them of a good time on the very first night.  It just would not be courteous to hurt them so."  I went on to further explain that the media would not view this transgression highly, either.  "We have to make this a series or else, the NBA is going to crash and burn.  We have to at least, make them think that there will be a Lakers-Celtics matchup.  We must not steal their hopes and dreams."  Pop assured me that he'd lease up a bit and make it interesting.  About 38 seconds later, he called a quick timeout.  From there on out, Bruce Bowen started giving Kobe a little more room…trying to make him feel loved, again – because he was most certainly, not getting love from his team-mates.  The trouble is, once you open the spigot, it's difficult to just turn it off.  Some may even try to use the cliché, "stop the bleeding.." but, as the score indicated, there wasn't much bleeding (Lakers score 89 points?!?).  Although it was my hearts desire to just barely win this one – and we lost it – I do feel a great deal of satisfaction in knowing that SP + 1DR < V-4P (where SP = "Sleeping on Plane, 1DR = "1 Day of Rest", V = Victory, and -4P = minus 4 Points).  My initial prediction of Spurs in 6 – remains in effect.

 

We will not be so merciful, Friday!

 

GO SPURS, GO!