I don't think they're good. We'll have a tremendous amount of things to overcome. It will definitely be 8 vs. 5, we've all already accepted that. Kobe is due for a great game, we are a great defensive team, and we did shut down LeBron and have limited Kobe to this point. However in a 7 game series a great player will solve a great defense at least once, just like LeBron did in Game 7.
We do have things going for us though. We are 4-0 against the Lakers this season. For most of the playoffs we've been on the bad end of the FT differential so we'll be used to that. We won the game that LeBron went off, we can do it when Kobe goes off as well. The home crowd in LA is nothing compared to a normal playoff or NBA Finals atmosphere. They're late-arriving when the game starts at 7:30, when are they gonna show up when the game starts at 6? The fourth quarter?
Well I just talked myself into liking our chances a little better. We still will have to play one of our best games of the year, but Paul, Ray, and KG can smell those rings, the Lakers will be desperate tonight, but so won't we. We can make it 3-0 tonight, a chance for these great players ot be ONE GAME AWAY FROM THEIR DREAM. I'm fired up, can't wait for this one to start. Overcome it all, bring our game to another level, a championship level.