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I\u2019m not sure why anybody would have paid 41,000 dollars for a courtside seat to the Lakers-Heat game on Christmas Day. Honestly that\u2019s what was reported that they were going for.<\/p>\nI\u2019m not sure why anybody would have paid 41,000 dollars for a courtside seat to the Lakers-Heat game on Christmas Day. Honestly that\u2019s what was reported that they were going for.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Christmas and neither team really wanted to be there anyway. Especially the Lakers who were content to sleep walk through the entire contest. It didn\u2019t surprise me that they got blown out. They performed the same way last year on the holiday in a huge loss to Cleveland. Did the fan shelling out that kind of dough really think he was going to get his money\u2019s worth?<\/p>\n
These Lakers have made this a habit the last couple of years. They coast through the regular season and sometimes even in the playoffs. They turn it on when they have to and as a result have won two straight NBA titles. But on Christmas Day? No they don\u2019t care.<\/p>\n
Apparently nobody was more stunned than Bill Plaschke of the LA Times.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the Lakers can\u2019t find the heart or intensity to win a marquee game against an evolving superpower in December, how are they going to handle the Heat in six months when they\u2019re even better?\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
Uh, Bill they just did last year. The same thing happened. It\u2019s December not June.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the last three years haven\u2019t the Lakers always found their focus for games like this?\u201d<\/p>\n
he stated in his Sunday column.<\/p>\n
Uh, err, no Bill they haven\u2019t. Including last year\u2019s debacle the Lakers are now 4-8 on Christmas. They had to win the last two games at home to beat the Celtics in the Finals and have always been a team that plays hard only when its back is against the wall.<\/p>\n
You haven\u2019t figured that out yet as an LA sports writer?<\/p>\n
When the Lakers win the title this summer, Plaschke will be writing his usual love letter to Kobe and company.<\/p>\n
The highlight of the day was seeing LeBron James jawing with Kobe as they both walked down the floor late in the game. Hey LeBron get a ring first and then come back and talk to him.<\/p>\n
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No I can\u2019t get excited about the Lakers in December. I can get excited about the NFL though. With one week left in the regular season, the playoff picture is becoming much clearer. While the Jets were backing in, the Chargers were backing out with another embarrassing loss \u2013 this time to the Bengals.<\/p>\n
As Norv Turner lets another season slip away, Marty Schottenheimer isn\u2019t looking too bad right now.<\/p>\n
Mike Singletary\u2019s intensity paid off on the field, but after an unsuccessful two year run as the coach of the 49ers, it doesn\u2019t seem to pay off on the sidelines. His heated debate with Troy Smith after Smith threw an interception on Sunday sealed his fate. He was canned Monday.<\/p>\n
Michael Vick is a nice story but is there any doubt that Tom Brady is the MVP? 4800 plus yards, 50 touchdowns and no interceptions in his last 319 passes? Those numbers are almost unheard of. He\u2019s only thrown four picks all year. Peyton Manning threw that many in one game on two different occasions this year.<\/p>\n
Everyone knew that a quarterback named Matt from USC would lead his team into the playoffs. It\u2019s just that they thought his last name would be Leinart, not Cassell.<\/p>\n
Yes, the Kansas City Chiefs are the AFC West Champs for the first time since 2003. And the Raiders are out. Speaking of\u00a0 Turner, how long does Tom Cable get to keep his job?<\/p>\n
Speaking of USC, how are Pete Carroll\u2019s Seahawks playing for an NFC West title next Monday night with a record of 6-9?<\/p>\n
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The city of Monrovia took our advice. There will be a parade for the CIF Mid-Valley Champion Wildcats on Thursday January 6. We can talk about the NFL, Lakers and everything else but the story of the year is Monrovia Wildcat football. They\u2019ve painted the town green.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s my principle.<\/p>\n