Game 6- WCF

I can't stress how huge this game is for the Lakers. There are some teams (ie. Rockets) who you can take to a game 7. Denver isn't one of those, mainly because they are so up-and-down. LA should do whatever it can to end it tonight.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: Lakers came to play...took the early lead with everyone contributing...Ariza is locked in, thats a great sign. Melo, Billups- they all are sort of flat so far. In a way that's great, but you know in the second quarter that bench is going to get the building rocking. If the Lakers win the second quarter, they will win the game. LA 25 DEN 20.

8:41 Second: Exactly what I felt was going to happen...JR Smith is invovled, not a good sign for LA fans...their energy is picking up...the starters need to come back in ASAP Denver 31-30

By the way, this Kobe/Shaq Where Will Amazing Happen? commercial is CRAZY...

7:45 Second: Can a role player make a three...The Machine and Farmar missing wide open looks...the bench is doing what they do in the Pepsi Center, still they only up 1

1:00 Second: Wow, a good Lakers team showed up for a road game...Denver looks real shook/timid...they are flat, no doubt about it...without a dozen Lakers TO, it would be a 15 point game right now

Kobe just banged a rainbow corner 3 and then blocked Melo's runner at the buzzer...its 53-40 LA at the half...I said if we won that quarter, we will win. I can't see LA blowing this.

3:15 Third: Bill Walton's son is playing huge. Making open Js, took a huge charge on Smith...Kobe hitting, so is Gasol and Odom is active...you couldn't ask for more right now if you are an LA fan...Smith just hit a 3, Denver is on the edge right now- LA 79-64

END OF THIRD QUARTER: It is 83-67 LA. The Lakers just survived the final two minutes with the Mamba out after Kleiza and Smith had hit threes for an 8-0 Nuggets run...Denver made a couple of stupid fouls; one by JR Smith and one by Kenyon Martin where he just lost his mind for a second. The Machine w/ 4 big FTs to push it back up to 16. All they gotta do is finish this.

9:30 Fourth: The real Lakers are finally back...that dunk by Walton might've just sealed it...it is 90-69...it seems like they have taken the Nuggs hearts

8 Fourth: Denver just isn't even trying on defense...Kobe just walked down the left elbow for a dunk, seemed like it was over, but Denver just hit 3 pullups in a row (Smith & Anthony w/ a three and long two)...but KB just stopped the bleeding w/ an easy layup...LA 98-82 w/ 6:30 left

Two straight buckets for the best player in the game...KB eyed-up Smith and just wetted a corner three- it's 101-82 with just over 6 minutes left.

4:17 Fourth: It's over...3 straight Shannon Brown FTs and then a Smith missed 25-footer...108-85, ball game, two straight Finals Appearances...let's go, new ending this year...