Howdy Y’all<\/p>\n
Well all I can say is I was wrong.<\/p>\n
On the opening night of the NBA Finals, Los Angeles showed up.<\/p>\n
Usually in this 2009 NBA Playoffs the Lakers would have phoned the game in and frustrated millions of fans.<\/p>\n
Instead, they took their cue from Kobe Bryant and never lost focus on the job at hand.<\/p>\n
Bryant should start to clear room off on his mantle for a Finals M.V.P trophy after his 40 points last night.<\/p>\n
Orlando was never in the ball game and picked a fine time to go cold from outside the arc. Going eight of 23 from three-point land won’t win you many games.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles did a great job on Dwight Howard who was one of six from the field and scored 10 of his 12 points from the free-throw line.\u00a0 That is a Lakers defense getting it done.<\/p>\n
I still don’t see Los Angeles cruising to a four-game sweep, but my prediction of Lakers in six stands.<\/p>\n
In the Stanley Cup Playoffs it appears that series will go the distance.\u00a0 Pittsburgh has managed to win a pair of home games they desperately needed to get back into the Cup finals and tie the series.<\/p>\n
Last night it was the future of the Penguins getting to the older Detroit squad as Jordan Staal, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby each had a goal.<\/p>\n
The Redwings look wore down and tired.\u00a0 It showed in that six minute stretch that saw a 2-1 lead turn into a 4-2 deficit.<\/p>\n
Don’t look now but the Dodgers lost to a good team last night.\u00a0 Of course, they could get swept by Philadelphia and still have a huge lead in the NL West.<\/p>\n
In Anaheim, the Angels are a 25% probability to make the playoffs according to some software.\u00a0 After winning two of three against Toronto, they inched to within 3 1\/2 games of first.<\/p>\n
Problem with the Angels is they can’t beat the AL Worst (West).<\/p>\n
I know I am getting old when I watched Randy Johnson start for Montreal when I was a Junior in High School.<\/p>\n
Now 21 years later he is a 300 game winner.<\/p>\n
On The Couch appears Wednesday – Sunday at www.midvalleysports.com.<\/p>\n
Andy’s Rants appears Monday at www.midvalleynewsonline.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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