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sorry lebron… maybe next year smirk

lebron james hugs d-wade after losing to the dallas mavericks in game 6 of the nba 2011 finals, with a score of 105-95 favoring the mavs, who won their first title in franchise history with a series win of 4-2. dirk nowitzki won his first finals mvp, and jason kidd also won his first nba championship after reaching the finals twice with the new jersey nets.

congrats dirk & kidd.

kobe bryant and the lakers win their 16th championship, and the 5th for kobe, 83-79. boston celtics couldn’t pull through, and after all the stats, history, and expectations going in, the purple and gold came out victorious.

gg, sorry all you haters, anti-kobe, and anything-but-lakers bandwagoners, its done and done. peace, see you next year in the tri-peat!

kobe bryant and the lakers spanked the boston celtics tonight with a 89-67 game, the largest lead in the finals series this year and the lowest scoring output by the celtics so far. when kendrick perkins went down in the first quarter, the lakers had a clear advantage throughout the rest of the game (officially diagnosis: sprained knee) and showed it with a huge blowout win.

kobe bryant went 9 for 19, with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals, pau gasol went 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 assists, lamar odom went 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks, artest had a good game with 6 for 11 shooting and 15 points. the lakers had help from sasha vujacic (who i hate, but he did have a great game today) with who had 9 points off the bench.

rajon rondo, who has been playing as a mvp the whole nba playoff season, went an abysmal 5 for 15, 0 for 2 free throws, with 5 rebounds and 6 assists. normally that’s an okay stat line, but considering the 10 misses were a large majority of open looks and lay-ups. the lakers are letting him shoot, and its showing why he isn’t a consistent player enough to carry the celtics. the rest of the bench went 12 points to the lakers 25 points off the bench. the glasswork was superbly controlled by the lakers, with 52 rebounds to the celtic’s 39.

with history on the lakers side, and momentum being carried by them, watch and see kobe bryant and the rest of the lakers close out and win their 16th overall final, and bryant get his 5th ring. thursday can’t come any sooner.

kobe bryant, lakers vs. boston celtics. game 6 starts at 9 pm est, on abc/espn/tsn, and its do or die for the lakers.

this will be the last chance for kobe and co. to show them why they were predicted the heavyweight choice to win it all at the beginning of the season, and to show why they are the best team in the league right now. pau gasol, lamar odom, and ron artest will have to bring their “a” game to even make this game competitive. kobe can’t do it all alone, like we saw in game 5…

as long as the refs don’t blow any more calls in the last two minutes, the lakers will have this one in the bag as long as they play as a team…

i’m so antsy for this game to start, aghhhhhhhhhhhh

“just run another play, the hell is the big deal? i don’t see it a big deal, if i have to say something to them, they don’t deserve to be champions. down 3-2, win one game, and you go onto the next one. simple as that.”

kobe bryant on game 5, where he scored 38 points on 13 for 27, with 4 for 10 on 3 pointers, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, and his lakers counterparts scored 48 total. this game was essentialy one vs. five, and no matter how good you are, you can’t beat five people.

lakers will need to step it up and play defense and score, and cant afford having derek fisher, ron artest, andrew bynum, lamar odom, and pau gasol all have a poor night. it can happen once in a while, but not now, not when the moment matters…

but the referees have blown two calls thus far - the charge on paul pierce (instead he got the basket and one) in game 4 in the last 2 minutes of quarter 4, and the shot clock violation when ray allen airballed a shot in game 5. both were momentum changing, game enders, as the lakers had no chance after that. both times, the lakers were within 5, and had a more than realistic chance to catch up and tie/end the game.

if the lakers don’t show up (and the refs ruin it…again), get ready for a long, horrible, tuesday night.

game 6 is at the staples center in l.a., airing at 9 pm est on abc/espn/tsn.