Jim, c'mon... you state you're a Lakers historian.
OK, does 1993 ring a bell?
There, the Lakers, an 8 seed, won the first 2 games in Phoenix in a best of 5. The Suns would win the series in 5.
Spurs are down, but it's the first quarter.. Using that "logic", the Suns should be down 1-0, cause they were down 12 late in the 3rd quarter in Game 1.
As for the Kings winning ugly, the Jazz do that to teams, but a win is a win. Kinda like Game 6 or Game 7 last year in the Kings-Lakers series a year. You're saying the Lakers won pretty?
You'll say who cares? Lakers won, didn't they? Isn't that all what matters?
Exactly.
So why knock the win by the Kings? They won and didn't play anywhere close to their best (except Webber surprisingly).
That's why it's amusing to see Lakers fans grasp at straws from Saturday's close win by the Kings. Look up last year's 1st Round and you'll see the Kings win a 3 point win in Game 1 vs the Jazz, lose Game 2, and win by single digits in Games 3 and 4.
That REALLY made them play like crap a month later vs the Lakers, didn't it? You really kicked our arses but good a year ago...
