by Brett Edwards
There are a few times during the NBA season where the outcome of a game seems to be pre-determined...destiny, if you will. And tonight's contest between Dallas and the Lakers seems to be one of those games.
The Lakers went into Dallas last week and handed the Mavs one of their 6 losses of the season. We discussed this (3rd one from the bottom) at the time, basically the Lakers played reeeeally well, and Dallas had players returning from injury and looked out of sync.
We know that NBA teams need things like revenge as extra motivation during the long 82-game season. Especially upper echelon teams that need to win 55+ games to affect their playoff seeding. DAL had a similar situation where Memphis beat them at DAL, then the Mavs easily won in Memphis a week later, which sent the then-hot Grizz into a tail spin. Before that game the Grizz had won 6 in a row; including/since they've dropped 4 out of 5.
But I digress. Tonight DAL is at full strength, it's the first game of a short road trip, and it's payback. Take out a second mortgage and head to Vegas...it's time to Drop The Hammer.
I disagree... The season is too long and NBA memories are too short. I think Dallas wins the game, but it's won't be a blowout. Dallas has a TNT game on Thursday that will be more of their focus. The Lakers are no longer a "circle the calandar" team and Dallas won't bring their "A" game.
Posted by: Craig | December 20, 2005 at 04:19 PM
Not saying blowout, just guaranteeing a Dallas victory. So basically, you agree with me.
Posted by: Brett | December 20, 2005 at 04:33 PM