Practice makes perfect?!!
Possibly. Kobe Bryant remained on the
floor long after the El Heat beat the Lakers
(barely). He had ball boys with him to give
him the ball when he continued for over an hour
to shoot balls from every angle he could imagine.
The games last three shots, you see, did not do the
Kobe magic as they have done for him in the past.
Pairing off with this Miami team with a constant tie
scoring throughout the entire game, and the final
score giving Miami 94 & Lakers an 88, hurt.
Tough break, but with the Los Angeles Lakers being at
6 ahead at times, it just came down to timing
and the Heat took the win after losing their
last five games prior to playing against the Lakers.
On the other hand, our boys won the last eight
games just before getting that poor score Thursday.
So, lets dwell instead on the game before this last one..
On Tuesday, our Laker team beat Atlanta 101-87.
They looked like the champs that they really are
on the court. The Lakers have changed their method
of operation and defense so good that it allowed them
to be razor-sharp with their intensity high.
At one time the Hawks actually trimmed a 22
point lead down to eight, but our players had
enough brains and brawn to turn the game into
a runaway when it mattered the most.
The ending was nothing like the beginning Tuesday,
when the Hawks chased us all around the Phillips
Arena court and trailed only 29-25 after shooting
60 percent (12 for 20) by the end of first quarter.
Kobe remarked that they started the game hitting
incredible shots & guys that normally shoot low
percentages were instead making them.
Kobe's 3 pointer made it 96-82 with but 3 minutes
and 20 seconds remaining and in all, he made 26 points.
Derek Fisher made 11 points, Lamar Odom scored 12
points and Pau Gasol at 14 points & 11 rebounds.
Now onward and upward to another road game in
Dallas on Saturday and then back home again to
play against Orlando. So, we have more excitement
awaiting us! Are we having fun yet???
Babs Wells
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