Published 11/29/2008
by Keith Grieve
at Bleacher Report - NBA
Anyone happen to catch that Laker-Mavs game last night?
Anyone else notice another game the Lakers were trailing in and somehow come out with a win?
Yeah, I know they were at home and Dallas is a team that no one really knows what to expect from, but they were on a five game winning streak coming in.
Next up Toronto on Sunday. Let's see if this is a let down or Kobe and Company keep the business as usual mindset they seem to have so far. The Pistons game is the only exception I have seen. Any thoughts?
Speaking of let down, have you seen the schedule for the next week or so? After the Raptors come to town, they travel to Indiana, Philadelphia, and Washington before coming home to face the Bucks. They then take a jaunt to No-Cal for a game against the Kings before facing off against the Suns on December 10.
If this team is for real, then nothing less than winning all 6 of those games should transpire.
In fact, I see no more than three (counting the Suns) possible losses between ...
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