Guys, the Lakers are in turmoil. Check out this article about the Lakers and how Rice, his wife(of all people), Jackson and the team are dealing with team harmony. This is bad news for the league because if you look at the article, Rice is not going to follow the script tonight!! Rice has to be big for the Lakers to keep it close and there is no way the refs can help them out that much if Rice doesn't score some. We all know Kobe is not 100% and he will not be able to perform like NBC/NBA wants. They need Rice to score a little and focus so that the refs won't stick out so much when they start giving the Lakers the calls down the stretch. Or else, the Pacers will have no choice but to go on their own and win. Man, this is looking ugly! But, the show must go on! http://www.cnnsi.com/basketball/nba/2000/playoffs/news/2000/06/13/lakers_pacers_pre_ap/ ------------------ [This message has been edited by Almu (edited June 14, 2000).]
I hope this isn't another NBC plot twist to boost ratings. I'm getting too paranoid. ------------------ I AM SPARTACUS
Did you see the part where Jalen says "WHEN we win game 4"?? How does he know that, eh? Huh? Right! That right there proves that the NBA/NBC has already geared the game towards the Pacers!! The refs will give the Pacers the game because NBC wants a tie series for ratings!!! ------------------ [This message has been edited by Almu (edited June 14, 2000).]
