The Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday battled through a 20 point Spurs lead to win Game One of the Western Conference Finals 89-85. Game two is tonight at the Staples Center in LA. Can the Lakers win again? Will the Spurs bounce back with a veteran vengeance?
Yes, no.
If there is one thing that the Spurs will do it will be play old. They only have one player under the age of thirty, and they showed the viewers Wednesday they cannot stop Kobe Bryant who will put the Lakers on his back if he has to in order to win the series.
Bruce Bowen is the Spurs best defensive player, and although he yielded only 2 points to Kobe and a 1-3 FG % in the first half still let him go 10-18 from the field with 25 pts. in the second half. Kobe led the charge for the comeback, something that the Spurs cannot allow.
Blowing a 20 pt lead in the first game doesn't bode well for any team, but considering that Phil Jackson is undefeated as a coach when his team wins Game 1 of a series also sinks San Antonio's ship.
I predict the Lakers win 102-96 tonight and take a 2-0 lead into San Antonio.
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