Kobe or not to be, that is the question.
Thoughts from Tuesday’s NBA Finals Game 3, which the red-hot Orlando Magic won 108-104 over the Los Angeles Lakers:
- Where’s RK? Ryantific opts to hang out with the wifey rather than the boys and the Lakers lose their first game of the series. Coincidence? I think not. At least nobody threw garlic bread at the TV during this Lakers loss. Someone go get this guy out of his bunker.
- Kobe Bryant is the best closer in the game? All those costly turnovers late and missing 12 of your final 16 shots and 5 of 10 free throws ain’t exactly closing the deal if you know what I mean.
- After the first half, Beau C said “there’s no way they (the Magic) keep shooting this well in the second half.” After shooting 70 percent in the first half, they cooled down to a frigid 62.5 percent for the game. Brrrrr. NBA Finals record by the way.
- Somewhat NBA and L.A. related, how about Tim Floyd’s resignation at USC? I guess he’ll be helping out at the Bob Cantu camp this summer after all.
- Speaking of SoCal ball, there’s been a Jordan Farmar sighting, which made Beau C feel cool in his No. 5 jersey for the first time in the playoffs. Those 11 points he scored Tuesday bring his postseason average to 5.1 ppg!
- Speaking of no-shows, has anyone seen Andrew Bynum. Dude’s gonna have to change his name to Andruw if he keeps this up.
- Look, Skip to my Lou is having a series now that his coach finally showed some faith in him. Nice work Stan. Keep up the good work, and keep Nelson on the bench.
- Still, no time to panic L.A. fans. That Game 2 win was huge and will be the difference in this series.
- Slim predictions: Lakers win Game 4, take hold of the series, and close it out in five or six. But at some point between now and then, it’s certain either RK or Beau C will throw a piece of garlic bread at the screen … or throw an empty Sam Adams bottle at my face. One or the other.
