Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Lakers vs. Cavs and more! You want to watch this, you do. (Ps – Please ignore the fact that I look like I haven’t slept since the Pearl Jam Ten tour) Enjoy! Share

We, the people of The Lakers Nation, certainly aren

Well, Lakers Nation, we survived a long summer of anticipation. If you

Who says the NBA isn’t scripted? Excluding Kobe’s arctic performance in game 4, the same storyline was present in each game of this series:

Lakers build giant lead.
Jazz come storming back.
Lakers get it together just in time to hang on.

In just five playoff games, the Lakers have shown us an array of potential for greatness, and an equal capability for disaster. From the good to the awful, here’s what we can gauge from the Lakers first round victory over the Utah Jazz.

I’m not sure how I feel about a Lakers, Spurs grudge match on a Sunday afternoon. If I were to make a list of things I really dislike, the San Antonio Spurs would fall somewhere between that sore you get on the roof of your mouth after eating Captain Crunch and watching Lifetime. Aren’t Sunday’s supposed to be relaxing? Last time I checked, there’s nothing peaceful about watching Manu Ginobili flop around like Nemo. However, given the pleasant outcome, I’m not complaining.

Well, sort of…

Another quality opponent, another loss. The Lakers fell flatter than Kate Hudson in the 4th quarter, losing again to the Orlando Magic, 109-103. In the last 1:07 of the game, the Lakers went 1/3 from the line and 1/6 from the floor, including 0/3 from beyond the arc.

Ugh. Can you smell that? It’s the stench of an old rival. Remember them? After there was Boston in 80′s, and before there was Boston again last year, there were the Spurs soaking up all the animosity of Laker fans. As last night’s frustrating conclusion unfolded, all the years of abhorrence for San Antonio came rushing back to the surface.

Christmas is supposed to be a time overflowing with warm memories, family traditions and enough food to feed either a village in Africa or one of Charles Barkley’s faces. Between waking up in the morning and 5:17pm ET, Christmas Day was very similar to what many of you may have experienced. We opened a few gifts, cracked some jokes at each others expense and I personally ate food as though it would not cost me hours and hours in the gym.

I couldn’t decide on a lead-in to this story, so I’m going to write a few of them. This is your chance to be eleven years old again and choose your own adventure. Don’t act like you’re not excited.

My suggestion: Cheat and read them all.

To say the Lakers defense has been bad lately is like saying Rosie O’Donnell is round. Sure, she’s round. Then again, so is the Earth. I feel like I’m watching five poorly dressed door guards check VIP passes. Only, they’re not very good at it. They let everyone inside. Yes, even the semi-cute girl who decided to bring her “friend”. Memo to the Lakers: Staples Center isn’t the Ivar and Lindsay Lohan isn’t wearing a basketball jersey. Roll up the red carpet and close the door.