15.6.04
LAKERS LOSE.
And big: 100-87.
Which means that this will also be a great offseason, with a lot of fascinating questions - will Phil stay? Where will Kobe be next year - Memphis, or prison? Will Shaq make good and retire to become a cop - or get angry and dominate the league as never before? Was Gary Payton's Finals performance the most disastrous and tragic end to a career ever suffered by a great player?
The only person I really feel sorry for, though, is Luke Walton, who is destined to go down in history as having one great quarter in his entire NBA career.
Which means that this will also be a great offseason, with a lot of fascinating questions - will Phil stay? Where will Kobe be next year - Memphis, or prison? Will Shaq make good and retire to become a cop - or get angry and dominate the league as never before? Was Gary Payton's Finals performance the most disastrous and tragic end to a career ever suffered by a great player?
The only person I really feel sorry for, though, is Luke Walton, who is destined to go down in history as having one great quarter in his entire NBA career.