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Yet another team has teased me with the promise of immortal, championship glory, only to be replaced by bloodcurdling sounds of strangulation, and the body of my team found face down in a ditch.

First it was the Trojans, who dug deep and found a way to end their 35-game home winning streak to Stanford in October, losing their #1 ranking along the way.

Then in January my beloved ‘Boys pissed away a 13-3 season and home-field advantage in the playoffs by losing to the fucking Giants of all teams (a team they throttled twice in the regular season).

Last night the Lakers decided to make their own bid for Biggest Chokes Ever by blowing a 24-point lead in the first half and losing at home to the Celtics.  They’re now down 3-1 in the NBA Finals and would have to win every single remaining game to win the series.

With the way they played yesterday though, they should simply forfeit Game 5 at Staples.  The Lakers deserve to lose this fucking series.

“We just wet the bed,” Kobe said.  “A nice big one, too.  One of the ones you can’t put a towel over.  It was terrible.”

Hopefully that big wet spot keeps the Lakers from sleeping during the off-season.

About five minutes after the Lakers game, my roommate and I could hear sporadic cheers around the neighborhood, which is normal, considering how emotional and intense the game was.

Then we heard two gunshots — followed by more cheers and yells.

We don’t fuck around in L.A., baby, even when we’re happy:)

From the LA Times. King fans: have a nice off-season!:)

SACRAMENTO — Never in the past three years had the Lakers been tested like this.

Extended to overtime in a Game 7 on the road, the two-time defending champions did what they do bestthrived when the pressure was at its highest.

Flinch? Not a chance.

Shaquille O’Neal and Derek Fisher came through when it mattered most on a night when Kobe Bryant didn’t have a field goal in the fourth quarter or overtime, sending the Lakers back to the NBA Finals with a 112-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

“I think it was kind of a gut check,” Bryant said. “Last year we kind of swept through the playoffs, and to be tested like this right here, right now, and to respond the way we did, it gives us a lot of momentum and a lot of confidence.”
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