NBA 2009 Playoffs
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Ok, so the Rockets "pull a stunner" and even the series in this HEAVILY favored Lakers team. My beef is the Rockets are not gettingthe credit they deserve even losing T-mac, Deke, Yao. Just because LA has Kobe doesn't mean that we don't stand a chance. I'm sick of the media overlooking better teams. Rocket's should win this series because they are the better team.
Of course I am biased because I live in Houston, but not neglecting that I conceded to defeat to the better team our past first round exits the past several years.
Kobe is a phenom but we have had probably the 2 best defenders making it difficult for him. Aaron Brooks and Lowery run circles around Fisher. Gasol is a gem, but Chuck Hayes and Luis Scola have matched well with him. Odom has not been a factor really. Ariza, walton, farmar have been streaky at best.
If Rocket's lose, it will be tough to take since they are the better team despite missing their best players. We have talent, just not the names people have heard of in the league and that's fine with me. We leave everything on the court and we play with heart. Same cannot be said about the Zen master and he Lakers who just thought that this would be a 4-5 game series on their way to Finals, not so fast.
No team deserves to go the finals if they play lazy half ass defense no matter how potent their "star" may be. The bail is going to be set too high for Kobe to bail out the Laker's this time.