It seems unlikely but the Lakers are a single win from regaining home court advantage in the NBA final. Yep, if they can win tonight, something they haven't seemed capable of doing since the halcyon days of victory over Minnesota, then the Lakers merely have to hold home court advantage to win the title.
In other words, the Detroit Pistons better make history tonight in order to avoid becoming history in more ways than one. The historical precedent the Pistons would set tonight is becoming the first team to win the middle three games at home in an NBA final. Never has been done. Should be done tonight, if only to avoid the Smirk Waiting for A Camera to Happen having yet another night to show off his juvenilia. Let's hope a jury in Colorado wipes that smirk off The Adulterer's face permanently.
BUT, if the Lakers pay heed to Shaquille O'Neal's warnings tonight and decide to force-feed the Pistons a dose of Shaq-Fu and keep doing it until Detroit screams Uncle Larry, the Lakers could win. And one win could beget another and then ... well, can anybody say "Tampa Bay Lightning?" It would be an historical first for a team to cough up a 3-1 furball, but it worries me that women still find Jack Nicholson sexy. There's something ominous around the Lakers.
Enough with the paranoia. Pistons in five. Just like I told ya'. Yeah, right!
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