It's Super Bowl XIII, the FLorida sun is beating down on the stadium, fans are crying out in the stands. They want blood, they want action, the want play action and up-the-gut glory. You're a Pittsburgh Steeler, and on the other side of the field the Dallas Cowboys defense is already deployed.
Terry Bradshaw comes into the huddle with the play.
"Alright boys. You linemen block, you running backs run and you receivers look over your shoulder to see if I'm throwing. Ready BREAK!"
Of course this didn't and never would happen at the Super Bowl, so why in the NBA Finals did the LA Lakers and Celtics fall apart in the latter part of the third period?
Things started off well, both teams were executing offensive and defensive maneuvers, screening, passing, blocking and supporting. But something happened after the Celtics one point defecit weakened.
Both teams began rushing back and forth across the court in swarms. No formations, no coverage, nothing but a mob. It wasn't long before Cassel threw Lakers' guard Vujacic on the floor wrestling for the ball.
For a game that determined the outcome of the Finals, the play was decidedly poor. Only the performance of Paul Pierce made the game remotely professional in caliber.
Luckily the refs finally got into the game. The following was overheard in the bar of a remote Alaskan outpost. "They're calling fouls left and right now. Before they were letting men get knocked over, stomped on and flushed down the toilet. What a joke."
The series continues now in Boston, where only a miracle will save the Lakers from a stomping. Expect bedlam in the streets.
In other basketball news WNBA player Becky Hammon is labeled a traitor for joining the Russian olympics team. Hammon enjoys a dual citizenship between Russia and the US. The last time I checked NBA players return to their original countries to compete in the olympics (think Yao Ming) and none of them are called traitors. Please.
Rox
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