Damntoni is gone from the Lakers
Remember when he used to play for us?
Congratulations gentleman. Your team is so cruel, giving them hope like that... lol.
A W is a W however. Doesn't matter how you slice it or dice it. Good work.
They sure as hell didn't make it easy for themselves, but like you said, a W is a W. Look forward to another close one on Friday.
In the name of due respect I won't call that... lol... but I had a feeling before this game that the Raps would make a statement and gather the W. What I couldn't have forseen is that they would have such a lead and make it interesting towards the end. Perhaps.. in a way... this is a very, very good thing for them. Scared them a little. Not entirely a bad thing, even if the fanbase was practically going Elvis & shotgun on their tvs towards the end.
Exult, Raptor fans! Now they're on the run.
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I thought about that too as I was beginning to come down from that tense 4th. A young playoff team is going to make bonehead mistakes and they've made plenty this series. Having just won barely after riding so high is good to keep their ego in check for game 6. Having said that, it could also do wonders for the Nets. I've been saying all along that the combo of Deron, Johnson and Teletovic are the Wraptor killers but they rarely played together for a long stretch. They did it in the 4th and almost won Brooklyn the game...makes me wonder if Kidd has figured it out. Regardless, these games have been so close. I don't expect anything less from either team.
I hear you. I was really nervous about my team facing the Bulls, but I fully admit your team has had their hands full with these Nets. They are just deep enough that any team out there in the East would have had conniptions with them. I don't care how loudly they thump their chest and cry otherwise... deep down, you know it, I know, they know it.
For the sake of your team and, hell, maybe even my team, I'm hoping Kidd figures it out too late this postseason. Which I'm thinking is gonna be the case. Doesn't mean next year won't be a real interesting thing keeping tabs on them with their window of opportunity.
Haha.. but that's next year. Raptors are too good for the Nets to win a home-and-away series at this juncture. They had their chance tonight. It's gone.