Ouch

Date: 5/27/2010
Watching: Lakers vs. Suns, Game 5, Conference Finals
Well, now we get to see what this whole Steve Nash rah-rah chemistry is made of. Because that was as gut-punching of a loss as I've seen in a long, long time. Fighting your way back, grabbing two offensive rebounds on your last possession to tie the game with 3 seconds left, force Kobe into a bad shot, and have Ron Artest get a putback as time expired? And the only reason the Lakers won was BECAUSE Kobe was so off balance; if he'd missed close, it would have bounced up or out and time would have run out. It's only because he airballed it that the Lakers won. So, can the Suns still go out there and really believe that they can win Game 6 AND 7? We'll find out.

Note: I would just like to point out that I am a little skeptical of myself, feeling so convinced that this is a battle between good and evil when the good guy is white and the bad guy is black. But it's how I feel. I don't think that one can ever say that you are being totally unprejudiced, it's just a part of human nature. All I'll say is, if it's there, it's subconscious, and I have plenty of conscious reasons to hate Kobe and love Nash, if just for the classic underdog aspect to it. (Not to mention the raping. But I hated Kobe before that.)