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"The Heatles"
So last night, Comedy Central's latest edition to its prestigious Tuesday night lineup, Onion Sportsdome, aired for the first time. I'm not sure if any of you actually watched it attentively, or watched it at all (for those of you who didn't, it's basically fake sports stories), yet amidst the National Meth League updates, and sarcastic soccer analysis, there was one "story" that caught my attention. It featured the Big 3, or the self-labeled Heatles; yes I am talking about Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Lebron James. Although there is a large story in their under-the-radar climb to the top of the NBA's Eastern Conference as of late, the focus of tonight's piece actually relates more prevalently to last night's Onion Sportsdome episode.


During a hilarious, though fake, story about the Big 3, proposing changes to the rules of basketball, including a zip line to the hoop and a light show throughout the game, a rule was presented involving the banishment of 12-time NBA-All star Kobe Bryant. Labeled a "punk" by the report, his mention alone shows a lot about the calliber of talent present in the aformentioned player. However, all of this really will only serve as a vessel for me to talk about the Lakers systematic destruction of the Lebron James-despising Cleveland Cavaliers.

To set a backdrop for last night's game, you must know that less than a month ago, Kobe was called out by head coach Phil Jackson, for being a "ballhog", following an unusual string of losses for the twice-defending Champion Lakers.

(Showing some respect)
Let me stop there and say that if there's anything I hate, it's the idea of a dynasty. Living in the Bay Area, and rarely having any scent of victory (other than the Giants incredible World Series run this year, which I don't count because I hate the Giants), I despise the championship filled cities of L.A., N.Y., and Boston, which rarely have to worry about an "off-year". I often wonder what it must feel like to live in a championship city, and just wish they would share once in a while.

Anyway, back to the story. Kobe, as we all know, scores, and scores often. Yet, after a three-loss streak, Jackson condemned Kobe's antics, and needless to say, the message stuck. As I mentioned earlier, the Lakers spent 48 minutes dismantling every facet of a depressing Cavaliers team. Coach Byron Scott was even quoted at halftime as saying that his team "look(ed) scared to death".

Though no Laker played a dominant game, their defense held strong, holding every Cavaliers' starter to under 10 points en route to a 112-57 victory. Previous to last night's game, people wondered if the Lakers were strong enough to '3-peat', and have questioned if they're getting too old, yet I believe a performance like yesterday's will quiet the nay-sayers. It's a perfect example of a team that came to play, as even without Kobe, the team still would have dominated, and it seems as if he made all the adjustments Phil had hoped he would've by this point, as Kobe even managed to dish out 8 assists in an attempt to balance his game. So although the Lakers play my Warriors tonight, and I would hope the Warriors never lose (although my hopes haven't changed anything in the past), it will be interesting to see if the Lakers can continue to dominate this season, and maybe even double their opponent's score at some point (as they came so close last night).
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