Andrew Bynum matchup among best NBA Finals stories

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Andrew Bynum matchup among best NBA Finals stories
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There went that Kobe-LeBron mini-series of a marketing campaign, to great snickering from central Florida. Or at least that's what it sounded like over the crying jags around the ABC offices.
It's Lakers-Magic in the end, not Lakers-Cavaliers, Presented by Nike. on Thursday for Game 1. A best-of-seven series that remains star driven in the absence of LeBron James should still be captivating,[url=http://duveticaitaly.albirank.net/][b]Duvetica online[/b][/url], and definitely will have its own storylines.
No flukes here. Kobe Bryant is great, Dwight Howard is in the constellation, the Lakers have been a predictable representative for the West since training camp and the Magic so convincingly dispatched the supposed best team in the East that Cleveland's elimination is an emotional bruising for an entire city.
And, look. There's Shaquille O'Neal.
Yes, there are still storylines. Among them:
Road trip! The Lakers have home-court advantage, which coach Phil Jackson said all along would be an important factor in the title pursuit. They wouldn't have had it against the Cavaliers, and this way get Games 1 and 2 and,[url=http://goedkopemonclerjassendamesheren.olimx.com/][b]http://goedkopemonclerjassendamesheren.olimx.com/[/b][/url], if necessary, 6 and 7 at Staples Center, thereby avoiding the potential of two long hauls. back to Cleveland for the closing block.
Except that the Magic are very good on the road -- 27-14 in the regular season followed by the series-clinching win in the first round against the 76ers, followed by the Game 7 win in the second round against the Celtics,[url=http://billigtmonclerdunjackastockholmrea.olimx.com/][b]http://billigtmonclerdunjackastockholmrea.olimx.com/[/b][/url], followed immediately by the Game 1 win in Cleveland. Orlando went to Staples on Jan. 16,[url=http://monclerjassenherenoutletnederland.olimx.com/][b]http://monclerjassenherenoutletnederland.olimx.com/[/b][/url], scored 65 points in the second half and won 109-103.
Andrew Bynum, now more than ever His play, or lack thereof,[url=http://www.duveticajacketsjp.com/][b]デュベティカアウトレット[/b][/url], affects the Lakers' chances and the Lakers' rotation and the Lakers' depth. No surprise. needs him. The Jazz were without Mehmet Okur for three games in the first round, Yao Ming is more shooter than crushing inside presence and he missed the last four games of the second round anyway,[url=http://duveticaouterwear.blogspot.com/][b]http://duveticaouterwear.blogspot.com/[b][/url], and Nenê is the fourth or fifth option for Denver, depending on who's on the court.
Howard, though,[url=http://duveticaitaly.albirank.net/][b]Duvetica Shop[/b][/url], embarrasses people. People like Bynum.
Dec. 20 in Orlando: Howard had 18 points (he took only six shots,[url=http://peutereyparkaonlineshopwomen.olimx.com/][b]peuterey parka online shop women peuterey jacken herren outlet[/b][/url], making four) and 12 rebounds in just 31 minutes. Bynum had three points and one rebound in 12 minutes, though that was long enough to get five fouls. Magic win.
Jan. 16 in Los Angeles: Howard had 25 points and 20 rebounds in 40 minutes. Bynum had 14 and three in 33 minutes. Magic win,[url=http://cheapnikesoccercleatsmercurial.webmium.com/][b]http://cheapnikesoccercleatsmercurial.webmium.com/[/b][/url].
The Lakers can talk all they want about a size advantage with Bynum,[url=http://billigeparajumpersjackendamen.albirank.net/][b]http://billigeparajumpersjackendamen.albirank.net/[/b][/url], Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom playing together. But if Bynum gets rolled again, they're out of true centers at the very wrong time.
Kobe Bryant vs. his legacy Three championships, but zero without O'Neal. (Not that Shaq would ever mention it.) Bryant has always wanted to put his mark on history. Doing that requires a title as The Man. The next few weeks are not all on him, but what happens will partly determine how he is viewed the next couple of decades.
A team has to lose in the Finals before it can win in the Finals Simply. Not. True.
It's a myth,[url=http://newkevindurantshoes2012.blogspot.com/][b]http://newkevindurantshoes2012.blogspot.com/[/b][/url], a reach of explanation on why some newcomers have lost. A cop-out.
While the Lakers having played last June -- sort of -- is undoubtedly an advantage in experience,[url=http://duveticaitaly.albirank.net/][b]Duvetica Coats[/b][/url], the Magic are not in a deep hole because they're here for the first time with this group. The Celtics of 2008, the Heat of '06,[url=http://duveticaitaly.albirank.net/][b]Duvetica Piumini[/b][/url], the Pistons of '04, the Lakers of '00 all won without first losing.
Phil Jackson vs. history Nine titles as a coach for Red Auerbach,[url=http://www.duveticajacketsjp.com/][b]デュベティカ店舗[/b][/url], nine for Jackson. As if anyone who's ever driven through Boston wasn't already rooting against the Lakers.
Jackson could break the record or could be about to walk away. He said just before the playoffs that "I have every expectation to return,[url=http://billigamonclerjackadamsverigeonline.albirank.net/][b]http://billigamonclerjackadamsverigeonline.albirank.net/[/b][/url]," but has not said officially he will exercise the 2009-10 option, and there is no reason to think an announcement would come during the championship series. Unlikely or not, it has to come into play on some level that these could be the final games for one of the all-time great coaches.
The potential return of Jameer Nelson Forget that the All-Star point guard would not be in game shape and, in the real concern, that this is the absolute worst time for Magic coach Stan Van Gundy to be blending players into the lineup. If Nelson does play for the first time since Feb. 19 shoulder surgery -- the Orlando Sentinel reported the Magic are exploring the possibility in a switch from the original timetable that he was done for the season -- imagine the emotional lift.
Beating the more-experienced Celtics in a Game 7, making the Cavaliers look like the underdog, reaching the Finals six years after finishing with the worst record in the league and getting Nelson back? One energy boost after another.
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