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LA Lakers +6 (-107)
Here's my thinking. If this was last year and the coach wasn't Phil Jackson then we could prolly see a situation where Kobe tried to take over early and often and lost it for his team. No doubt in my mind. That being said, I think Phil will have a great plan for the Lakers in Game 7. Kobe will have to be ultra-patient and hopefully his teammates can handle the early pressue and perform. The Suns have to deal with the pressure as well. Those jumpshots are gonna be tougher with the jitters flowing. Any game 7, its tense early. That favors LA with Phoenix not getting off and running.
Lets simplify this:
-The Lakers will get Kwame/Lamar inside early
-Bryant will involve team early and often then try and win it for them in 4th
-Phoenix attack slowed early by jitters
-Game 7's usually will tend towards the under. Phoenix has scored over 100 in all 3 wins
This is gonna be a tight game IMO, and it could go either way. We will say that its all execution really. Me thinks the best clutch swingman in the world gets it done late.
Lakers 101-99
Here's my thinking. If this was last year and the coach wasn't Phil Jackson then we could prolly see a situation where Kobe tried to take over early and often and lost it for his team. No doubt in my mind. That being said, I think Phil will have a great plan for the Lakers in Game 7. Kobe will have to be ultra-patient and hopefully his teammates can handle the early pressue and perform. The Suns have to deal with the pressure as well. Those jumpshots are gonna be tougher with the jitters flowing. Any game 7, its tense early. That favors LA with Phoenix not getting off and running.
Lets simplify this:
-The Lakers will get Kwame/Lamar inside early
-Bryant will involve team early and often then try and win it for them in 4th
-Phoenix attack slowed early by jitters
-Game 7's usually will tend towards the under. Phoenix has scored over 100 in all 3 wins
This is gonna be a tight game IMO, and it could go either way. We will say that its all execution really. Me thinks the best clutch swingman in the world gets it done late.
Lakers 101-99