Tag Archives: basketball

Postscript to Rockets-Lakers

Posted 19 May 2009 | By | Categories: Sports | No Comments

As it turned out, the Rockets-Lakers series did not turn out to be the art versus science showdown that I’d been hoping for.  The key game turned out to be Game 2, in which the Lakers – having lost its home court advantage in Game 1 – simply decided to fight.  As Ron Artest demonstrates [...]

Rockets-Lakers: A Tipping Point For The NBA?

Posted 03 May 2009 | By | Categories: Sports | No Comments

As a Golden State Warriors fan – and admittedly a fair-weather one – I could not have found the 2008-09 NBA season much duller or depressing. The play of this uninspired, oft-injured squad and its possibly insane coach drove me well away from following the team despite a raft of discount ticket offers. My inner [...]