Lakers,Sixers,Rockies,ect

Hey its Ryan again filling again..lets jump into what happened friday night

• LA closes out Denver on the road 119-92..and for a close out game 6,I was expecting alot more from Denver.They had no energy as a unit and honestly I thought they quit..and at home no less.JR Smith and Carmelo carried the team scoring 24 and 25 but Billups turned into the Billups who just loves to simply be in the conference finals instead of win conference finals.He had 10 pts(2-7 shooting),9 asts and 5 turnovers...a night he would like to forget.Nene had a similarly bad stat line and that is 2 of your starters mailing it in..you cant win like that.Kobe on the other hand had "that" look in his eyes,and it showed during the sequence of the last play of the 1st half.He shot a corner 3(wide open,no less) and on the following play Carmelo was driving the lane and laid the ball up and Kobe blocked it as the half ended,take notes everyone.He had 35 pts,10asts and 6rebs..it was arguably one of his greatest games in the playoffs.The supporting cast helped alot;Pau added 20pts,12rebs and 6asts,Odom added 20pts of his own even Luke Walton(!) chipped in 10 of his own...it was about as well as the Lakers could play from the regular contributors and it showed in the 4th when the lead pushed to 20+,they now have a week off to rest for the Cavs or Magic.

Elsewhere....

• Phillies pitcher Brett Myers is having hip surgery for his torn labrum and could miss the rest of the season.The pitching staff was already in shambles for the most part and losing pitchers to injury isnt the way to solve that answer.It would be amazing to see Philly to make any kind of push like they did last year.But that was mostly off the bats.
• Rockies fire manager Clint Hurdle.I never understand how these things happen.The GM doesnt stock the team with talent that is capable of winning,yet the manager gets the ax for going 18-28.I actually think 18-28 is about right for that talent level,so why are people losing their job?...is anyone going to do better?...I doubt it..were they like the D-Backs and underacheived?...nah not really..I just dont understand
• Sixers hire former Wizards coach Eddie Jordan.I like the move for the most part,it will be interesting to see how he can include Elton Brand into the offense that didnt really need him this year.But with the status of Andre Miller up in the air,it may be harder than advertised