Re: Seize the early lead.

"Donkeydode" <lal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Ken Cheng" <kencheng@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I've observed that during the Lakers' playoff series against both
>> Denver and Utah so far, the team that jumps out to an early lead wins
>> the game...even if the opposing team succeeds in erasing most of the
>> deficit or even tying the score sometime during the middle of the
>> game.
>>
>> If the Lakers want to win this series, I think it's imperative to
>> seize the early lead because so far, nobody in the series they've
>> played has had much success in coming from behind to win.
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> I think early 4th quarter lead is the key, which is why I was so 
> discouraged to see Mbenga starting the 4th in game 4. As soon as they
went 
> down 4 points in the OT you knew it was over since they have yet to 
> overtake them if they have had any kind of lead

I didn't think a 4-pt lead was any killer in OT -- they'd won a couple OT 
games this year down that much even later than that.  Difference this time

was Kobe's back.  Just wasn't going to happen.

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