to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy… and to laugh along the way
This should be a game similar to the inaugural In-Season Tourney Finals between Lebron James’ Lakers versus Tyrese Halliburton’s Pacers, who incidentally are both starters in this match. In that championship game, Lebron’s bigger, stronger veterans upended Tyrese’s smaller, speedier youngsters. This All-Star game will pit Team Lebron’s size and experience against Team Giannis’ speed and youth.
It’s halftime, sports fans, for the NBA’s 2023-24 season! There have been some surprises and some disappointments; but by and large, the perennial favorites have
Is Draymond a boon or a bane to the Warriors now? Coach Steve Kerr, in one of his interviews, highlighted Draymond’s loyalty to the Warriors. And he praised Draymond to high heavens for this. But when push comes to shove, will Draymond really be loyal to the Warriors? Or will he be loyal to himself first?
With still 5 months before the real playoff battles commence, the Lakers and the Pacers have drawn first blood. The Lakers are 14-10 and 6th in the Western Conference. The Pacers are 13-8 and currently 5th in the Eastern Conference. Will they be able to sustain their In-Season brilliance? Or will the heavyweights make their presence felt in the months ahead?
The sudden-death winner-take-all format for the finals favors the Lakers. The format takes away the stamina requirement that is a great advantage in a long best-of-seven series. Luck has also played a big role in this abbreviated competition, in that the West’s big guns were all minus some key personnel in their rosters.
This is it, folks, the NBA playoffs in a frenetic college-style no-nonsense knockout affair. Action will be hot and heavy, it will be wet and wild. It will be intense, it will insane. It’s the In-season tournament. Go watch.
Color My World 