My prediction. An email I sent out 2 minutes ago.

I predict that Rick Fox and Bryan Russel will drop a combined 40 on the Pistons tonight, Shaq will make 14 straight free-throws, Payton will lead the team in rebounds, and Kobe will have 4 points, 20 assists, and no turnover.

Karl will lose his knee brace and his right shoe on a lay-up attempt, which will hit Rasheed in the eye and sideline him for the entire game. Hamilton's mask will fog up and his blurred vision will cause him to run into a pick and breaking his nose in the 3rd quarter. Kid Rock will spill his beer and Chauncey will trip on it, breaking his tailbone. Luke Walton will dunk on Ben Wallace, and as a result both Walton senior and Phil Jackson will have to be escorted out by security for excessive celebration and excessive reference to John Wooden, respectively.

And in the end, they will probably still lose to the Pistons.

Which is just as well, I would never share a championship with all these fair weather band wagon fans in LA anyway. Fuck them. Tell them that Yankees still have a shot and their hats are on sale.

After watching all the Lakers' pre, regular, and post season games, I knew from the beginning that this was going to be a tough series, despite all these basketball gurus annointing Lakers in 5. Somehow, recognizing all the flaw in my team makes me feel like the one true Lakers' fan in the world.

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