Can Lakers Be Challeneged By Anyone?
May 4, 2009
The Lakers are on a fast track to the finals and finally the championship. I am not aware of any team that can come close to beating them. The Rockets actually have the best chance of anyone beating the Lakers because they have two of the best one on one defenders in the NBA that they can rotate on Kobe Bryant. Having said that nobody in the league can really guard “the Black Mamba,” so the Rockets better hope and pray that he is having several off nights or this could get ugly.
Yao Ming is going to be effectively shut down. Portland was not a very tough team and they shut him down in the playoffs with the exception of game one. With Bynum and Gasol putting a body of great wall of china I would say that Yao may get 17 pts a couple games. No more than that and he is going to be laden with foul trouble for at least two games. Just watch and see.
This game was over before it started. The NBA finals are going to include a match up between the Cavaliers and the Lakers. That is the destiny of the NBA this year. Its like the 80s when everyone knew the Bird and Magic were going to be seeing each other in the finals. This is no different. All the other 28 teams are just a practice session for the two main champs. Who will win? It depends on the refs I am afraid to say. Who they let go to the line more times LeBron or Kobe will make all the difference. They gave Dwyane Wade a tittle back in 2006 when they put him on the foul line 25 times a game. I think Stern wants Lebron to win. Its would be good for the league and very good for business and his bottom line. So I say the Cavs win it in seven games and LeBron James is going to be crowned the King.
