An Unexplainable Playoff Loss - It's About a Girl

I know what you're thinking. There were reports that Kobe Bryant's wife caused the break-up of Pau Gasol and his girlfriend. The end result was poor play by Pau Gasol, which was one reason that the Lakers did not give the Dallas Mavericks a fight in their playoff series. In fact, you could say that the Lakers looked like they just gave-up and stopped playing. They were even "Booed" by their OWN fans at their last HOME game!

Some say the Pau would no longer communicate with Kobe, and thus led to poor teamwork on the court. Some say that the break-up caused Pau to become depressed and not be motivated to play. Either could be true, we'll never know.

But, this was not the reason that the Lakers lost. No, it was about another girl. Let me explain.

I met this very attractive girl on Facebook. She was a friend of friends I had, and we "met" while commenting on a mutual friend's page. Are you following this? Yeah, sounds dumb, but it's 2011, people meet online all the time now.

Anyway, I had my doubts, I knew nothing about her, and I figured she was just another girl that was too young for me, meaning under 30. Then I decided to contact her via Facebook messaging. But still, I was apprehensive, as who does this anyway. Well, I eventually "friended" her and later on, we started "talking" to each other through Facebook. I found out more about her and was getting interested in her.

I found out that she liked basketball, and the Dallas Mavericks, as she was born in Texas. Both the Lakers and the Mavericks were playing the first round of playoffs against other teams. So, I told her I would take her to a game if the Lakers and Mavericks played against each other in the next round.

Obviously, this happened. Games 1 and 2 were going to be played in LA on a Monday and Wednesday. I knew these were bad days for her, and confirmed it. BUT, Game 7 would have been on a Sunday, and it just so happened to be an open day for her. So, I bought the tickets and I guess I had a date. All I needed, was for there to BE a Game 7.

It wasn't impossible. The Lakers could be unstoppable at times when "running on all cylinders." But they showed some inconsistencies throughout the year and during the playoffs. The Mavericks are a very good team with a deep bench, they could give the Lakers a run for their money. The series could go all the way to seven games.

The Lakers lose Game 1. That's okay, they lost Game 1 in the previous series, and then blew out the other team in 6 games.

The Lakers lose Game 2. Now this is not right. Something is wrong.

The Lakers now have to win at Dallas, which is very difficult to do, but not impossible.

The Lakers lose Game 3. Damn. Now the chances of there being a Game 7 is about as good as me getting lucky with this girl. BUT hey, stranger things have happened. And think about it. What if the Lakers DO win the next 3 games and tie the series, leading to a Game 7 showdown? Not only would it be an exciting game to watch, but to be there in person would be an awesome spectacle.

AND more importantly, by shear Divine intervention, I would have a date with this special girl. Hey, if fate wanted this to happen, there surely would be a Game 7.

The Lakers lose Game 4 in a historic meltdown of play by the Lakers, not seen since the dawn of time.

There will be no Game 7.

Fate did not want me to have a date with this girl. It was not in the cards. It was all my fault. If I didn't fall for this girl, I would not have even cared about the Lakers or their playoff game. I did not care if they won or lost. I don't even like the Kobe Bryant Lakers. I do LOVE the Magic Johnson Lakers, but not the current crop of spoiled brats.

But this was a chance for me. How could it not be? A girl from Texas, the Lakers and Dallas playing against each other at just this time, I was able to get tickets to the game........ Everything was falling in place. But it didn't happen because of the very improbable and inconceivable poor play of the Lakers. I mean really! They played the WORST basketball anyone has ever seen since they invented the game.

So you see, it was about a girl. It's ALWAYS about a girl.