Well the GHE gang got their wish and it looks like the Lakers in 6 will be the correct call. After needlessly padding their predictions with a game in each of the first three rounds, the law of averages finally came to save them. Lakers in 6 it is.

Time for Frank Vogel to shut down this misplaced fascination with trying to make JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard somehow heros in the era of the modern NBA. No freakin’ excuses that we need Dwight to protect AD or convoluted reasons for continuing to play into the Heat’s hands and start Howard. It’s like Trump pimping Putin for Christ’s sake.

The Heat’s pluck and luck is going to run out Sunday night. No more miracle shots banking in as the shot clock goes off, deflected passes bouncing to open shooters ala Robert Horry, and no more zebras looking to get paid for another playoff game. Jimmy and his troupe of eager overachievers go down in flames. Ef em all. No mercy, no respect, no taking the foot off the gas. Time for Mamba mentality.

Vibrant discussion among all participants. I think we talked Gerald off his ledge but nobody can talk LT down from benching the centers right off the bat after a loss, lol.

Kidding aside, I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this and appreciated everyone’s input. Good stuff.

LOL You know we would never leave any Lakers fan behind despite how much I tease Gerald.

Join Gerald, Rafael, Sean, and me for another Lakers Fast Break roller coaster as Gerald tries to bribe his way back on the Playoff Rondo train, I complain about how the series has revolved into a series of boring blowouts, Gerald tries to keep the convos on track, and we all have a good time frstrating him by digressing. Lots of laughes and good times for Lakerholics. Give us a listen and that five star review. Thanks.

Join Gerald, Rafael, Sean, Jamie, and me for a fun and rambunctious podcast where we debate whether the Lakers or Heat have a better bench, whether there’s anything Miami can do to comeback, whether LeBron or AD is going to win Finals MVP, and a host of other Lakers centric subjects.

Bottom line, things don’t look good for the Miami Heat and the fellows are unanimous the Lakers are going to be hard to beat in these playoffs. Join the fun. We haven’t been in this position for twn years so excuse the early celebrations and death verdicts for the Heat. Like the Blazers, Rockets, and Nuggets, the Lakers are in the process of killing their playoff dreams.

13 down, 3 to go. #17 is getting closer and closer!

Fun podcast despite my effing Internet issues. Bottom line, Rafael has Lakers in 7, Sean, Jamie, and Gerald Lakers in 6, and yours truly Lakers in 5, just like I had the Lakers vs. the Blazers, Rockets, and Nuggets. Let’s hear what your takes are on the NBA Finals. Lakers or Nuggets and in how many games?

Good stuff from Gerald and Rafael. Join us Tuesday night for a preview of the Lakers and Heat in the NBA Finals.

Super podcast. We’re slowly working on getting Gerald to buy a ticket on the Playoff Rondo Bandwagon before the Finals so he won’t miss all the fun. Gerald and Sean still thinking Nuggets are going to win Saturday so series goes to 6 games. I still have the Lakers in five (with a brief road bump detour to a sweep) so I’m looking to keep up with the Heat and celebrate the semis before moving on to the Finals. 11 down, 5 to go. Lakers 2020 Champs. All hail the Bubble!

Great BALLS TO THE WALLS spiel by Sean you’ll need to hear!

Done dropped it! Sorry I missed out, was watching the game late and had to handle home stuff. It happens when you got a 2-and-three-quarters-year old running things.

Wow! Rafael now has Gerald doubting Lakers are in charge even though they lead 2-1 and almost came back from 20 to win Game 3 after being overconfident. He and Rafael think the Lakers gave the Nuggets confidence? Watch tonight as we snatch that away from them. Big mistake underestimating LeBron James and Anthony Davis, guys. Embarrassing.

Whether it was over-confidence, the shell zone or the greatness of the Nuggets’ superstars. The Laker bench struggled in general against the Nuggets. It’s funny how McGee’s 8 minutes can sink or swim a ball game…lol. Dwight won’t make it 20 minutes in a playoff series guarding Jokic and the Nuggets pick and roll. In 14 minutes he picked up 4 fouls. Whether he deserves them or not or if other guys would get those fouls isn’t really a debatable point. If you want him to be on the floor when the game matters you need 10-15 minutes of JVMG. While not stellar minutes I don’t think they’re terrible.

Nuggets outworked us, tip the cap and move on. There are plenty of minor tweaks we can deploy: drop that zone earlier and mix the looks up you give Jokic and Murray on D, stop Grant from getting easy buckets on rim rolls and try and activate Kuzma. You could start Dwight but I worry about his late-game availability/effectiveness.

What a sweet set of replays. Love the TV call but the purity of in arena call of Threeeeee…Annnnnnthony is pretty cool. Man, THT took a hit in the post shot scrum. Perfect lead bounce pass by Do.

Yessir! Amazing bucket.