Friday, May 28, 2010

The Unlikeliest of Heroes


Just a few minutes after taking a horrible shot with 23 seconds on the shot clock and a 3 point lead with less than a minute left, Ron Artest, the defensive stopper, hit a game winner off the glass as time expired. Staples Center followed with an absolute frenzy, and the Lakers escaped with a Game 5 win before heading back to Phoenix. Did anyone see his interview right after with Craig Sager? After Sager mentioned the bad three pointer he launched, Artest says, "Well there was once a time when I shot 40 percent from the three point line in this league." This was an extremely irrelevant point made by Artest. Hey Ron, that time is not now! You are now a miserable three point shooter, and that erroneous heave almost cost your team the game. Kobe said it perfectly after the game. "I'm glad he made that shot." Kobe looked like the most furious person in the building after that shot, and if the Lakers had lost you would have heard about it from him. Once again the Lakers survive a game they easily could have lost, they have now gotten away with a game in each one of their three playoff series. The Suns made a valiant effort and played just about to their maximum potential, but too much talent is on the floor in the form of Kobe, Pau Gasol, and Lamar Odom.

3 comments:

  1. Between taking that 3 with 23 seconds on the shot clock, and than defending it by saying he once shot 40% from behind the line, all i gotta say is, QUEENSBRIDGE

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  2. In his interview after the game he made Craig Sager say Queensbridge.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtS-IPGjrKQ

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  3. Hahaha that was great, Sager, they mite not play with a shotclock in QB, but trust me, they definately shootin

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