Lakers-Warriors: The Best and Worst of the NBA

For anyone who watched the Los Angeles Lakers-Golden State Warriors game last night, you got to see what is great about the NBA and what continues to drag the sport down. First, the great. I almost went to sleep, but was glad I stayed up because for the first 52:56, I was rewarded with a playoff-atmosphere, back-and-forth game featuring two talented and well-coached teams. The Lakers and Warriors were playing the second of back-to-back games against each other.   On Sunday night, the Warriors edged LA at the Staples Center 115-111.  In the rematch on Monday night at Golden State, the Warriors had an 11-point half-time lead only to see the Lakers come back with a 35-point third quarter to lead by one going into the fourth.    After a Lamar Odom hoop increased the Lakers lead to 110-101 with 2:36 remaining, it appeared that L.A. had the game in hand. But back came the Warriors, ultimately tying the game with three seconds left on two Baron Davis free throws. The ... (link)