- LA takes a 3-1 lead....Kobe had a ho-hum (if not, inefficient) 32 points on 31 shots, Trevor Ariza was ENORMOUS with 16 points in the 2nd half, and Derek Fisher hit 2 enormous threes late in the game to give them the victory... I was highly impressed with Ariza down the stretch, and it was an old-school flashback for Fisher with 2 huge daggers (although the 2nd one was hugely aided by some terrible defense from Jameer Nelson up by 3)... For Orlando? There were the same questionable coaching things (Jameer playing the entire 4th and OT, not fouling/guarding for a 3 up by 3 with 10 seconds left, Courtney Lee only playing 7 minutes, etc.)...Dwight Howard was huge with 16 points, 21 boards, 9 blocks and was his superhuman self...but it wasn't enough to overcome Rashard Lewis's 2-10, 6 point outing.... The biggest indictment was the last possession of the 4th, however, with a failure to get Hedo or Lewis a shot and instead having Pietrus hurl the ball at the rim...bad times.... To me, this series is over... I know that's not a limb at all, but there is simply no way Orlando is beating LA both times at Staples....I'll tune in..but the lights are dim...
- Donovan McNabb's deal gets restructured....Well, this should end the trade talk for him as Philly has given him a raise in $ and with that, a stamp of endorsement... I agree with this move for Philly as Donovan is certainly a top-10 QB
- The Yankees can't beat the Red Sox...normally I would never mention this... but at 8-0 for the year, it becomes news...
- And I'll talk about...Soccer? Yes, soccer.... Real Madrid (a soccer club in Europe for those that have no idea) has paid $131 million dollars JUST for the rights to Cristiano Ronaldo... This is a world-record (by a large margin no less) and absolutely ridiculous money just for the right to pay the guy $15 million a year... I know he's the World player of the year...but wow...this was pretty shocking to me
More later...
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