Well, just when we thought we may have an epic series on our hands, that could go the distance and provide us with classic moments for the ages, Kobe and his group of flunkies managed to piss away a 24 point lead, at home, in the most critical of Finals games.
In, what could be, one of the most pathetic displays of playoff fortitude I've ever seen, the Lakers managed to score 33 points in the second half after dropping an absurd 34 in the first quarter. I think the Lakers had us collectively wondering if we'd been wrong about which team had more potential, them or Boston. But when you have Lamar Odom remember that he is a career underachieving bum, "The Gasman" Pau Gasol remember that he is still a soft-ass, Euro mid-range stooge and Kobe Bryant perform like a WNBA role player, admittedly, it's tough to win -- even when the other team basically spots you 25.
Once the Lakers lose this series I hope the Kobe-Jordan comparisons can be immediately placed on hold. I'm pretty sure MJ never blew a lead like that, in the Finals, while allowing himself to completely disappear at times finishing with a dismal 17 points.
Kobe needed to will that team to a win last night and, in the end, he just couldn't do it. I guess that magic "switch" that Kobe claimed to be able to turn on at will, at least for last night, was short circuited by Paul Pierce's defence.
Game four was almost exactly like watching the tortoise and the hare -- that is if the hare was notoriously soft and fully expected to eventually be run down by the gritty and stubborn tortoise, even if, for a few minutes, he made you believe he was going to sprint away with the race.
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