This Lakers team has a five-year window considering how young they are. Their ability to bounce back after such a devastating loss was huge as far as the big picture is concerned.
Despite the Celtics ability to come back after falling down by big amounts, having to constantly play come-from-behind basketball still takes it's toll on a team.
This series is not over. The Celtics have a huge advantage going into Game Six. But should the Lakers manage to steal a win then all of the pressure will be on the Celtics in Game Seven.
The Lakers already have their backs against the wall knowing that one more loss means their season is over. The Celtics have to treat Game Six as if they are in the same position since the Lakers, by contrast, are 3-0 in these playoffs with an opportunity to close teams out.
Bonus note:
If you want to read a really bad article, check out RedSox Maniac's response to my article about Game Three. Rather than just respond to my article in the comments section like everybody else did, he decided to use my name to get people to read the article and wrote a paragraph-by-paragraph response to everything I wrote as his own article.
I've made every attempt throughout the series to analyze things as unbiased as possible. I hope I've done a good job of that. I've given the Celtics credit when it's due and criticized the Lakers when they deserved it.
By writing a biased response to my article, and using my name and words without at least asking for my permission, RedSox Maniac (aka Marquis Hunt) has made it look as if I've been writing from the same biased point of view as someone who refers to himself as RedSox Maniac.
He even has the audacity to write:
"My criticisms are amazing, and will only make you a better writer. Catch up."
It's not up to me to determine who the better writer is. All I know is that if I had a penny for every read that he's had for his collection of so-called articles, I still wouldn't have a dollar.
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