LaLaLand

After their crummy season, I’m happy for the Cavaliers. I was starting to feel really bad for them during their losing streak, and the fact that they broke that streak on the Lakers was pretty gratifying as well.

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# Cavaliers

# Draft

# Lakers

# NBA

What We Were Created For

This has been mulling around in my head for a while, so I thought I would share it.

Every time I go to a sporting event, or just watch a really important game on TV (The Super Bowl, playoffs games, etc…) It’s always fascinated me to see everyone’s reaction and how the viewers get so caught up in the moment.

The excitement and tension in the room is palpable, and every new moment bring a visible reaction from everyone present.

When I was at a sports bar watching the Mavericks sweep the Lakers in game 4, it was a full house, and our table alone had over a dozen people all there to cheer the Mavericks on. People were chanting “Let’s Go Mavs” and “Beat LA” and “4-0”. We clapped at every basket made and cheered for every stellar play. The farther along the game went the more rowdy our reactions became. We were screaming at the top of our lungs, throwing our hands in the air, and when the game neared the end, the entire place was on their feet. People who had never met before had camaraderie simply from cheering on the same team. Everyone walked out of the place with grins plastered on their faces (Except for the few Lakers fans present…*ahem*).

The more I see such occurrences, the more I feel like that display is what humans were created for. We were made to cheer, yell, scream, and jump for joy. We were made to have a connection with other people who share in that joy. We were created to get caught up in the moment a victory can bring, and the feeling can last for days. We were absolutely made for that. We were made to worship.

The Mavericks Fourth Game against the Trailblazers: The best loss we ever had

My dad and I were talking about this last night when Dallas had outscored the Lakers by 20+ points in the first half.

We were happy, but we weren’t comfortable. We can’t forget that second loss against the Trailblazers. You know, the one where we ended the third quarter 67-49 only to lose the game 84-82. The one where we outscored by 20 point by the Trailblazers in the 4th quarter.

Yes, we won’t forget that loss any time soon, and neither will the Mavericks.

I think that was demonstrated really clearly yesterday. Even when they were ahead by nearly 30 points, they didn’t stop bringing the heat. Given, the Lakers appeared to have given up by that point, but we sure hadn’t taken that opportunity to take a breather and relax. It totally paid off for them, and if they keep that spirit going in to the Western Conference Finals, I will look back to game 4 against the Trailblazers that I just KNEW we would win, and when my Dad and I were torn away from our hotel television by my mother to go eat dinner with my brother and his friends, we did it knowing that we could check the scores and see a win.

I was so shocked when I checked the scores during dinner that I reloaded the page on my phone 3 or 4 times. I couldn’t believe it. How could we play so well only to blow it in the 4th quarter, the time when the Mavericks are supposed to bring their A-game.

I’m not going to forget the devastation of that loss, and I pray that the Mavericks won’t, either. That loss was absolutely worth the lesson learned from it.

# Mavericks

# Trailblazers

# LAkers

# Western Conference Finals

Is this wrong?

So today in the anniversary of VE-Day, signifying the end of World War II in Europe in 1945.

Today, the Mavericks beat the Lakers in a 4-0 sweep by simply dominating them in every way possible. A great victory.

Is it wrong that I see a connection, here?

# Mavericks

# Lakers

# World War II

My dad and I said “FAIL” in unison. A great father/daughter moment.

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# Lakers

# FAIL

# Mavericks

How sweep it is (SportsDay DFW - Dallas Morning News)

Even more satisfying than I would have imagined to sweep the Lakers.

You may notice that my broom is dirty. That’s what happens when you sweep those dirty Lakers.

As my dad put it, they were playing like “thugs”

Oh well, we have time to rest now so poor JJ’s ribs can heal :-(

# Western Conference Finals!

Alexandria: “No, for the simple fact they are capitalizing on what we’re not doing...

dustnotdirt:

“No, for the simple fact they are capitalizing on what we’re not doing right,” said Brown when asked if the Mavs are better. “We’re messing up, we’re beating ourselves and we’re losing games and losing leads and we’re giving it to them because we’re not doing what we’re supposed to be doing….

This is really well put. I would agree that the Lakers aren’t playing at their best. However, the Mavericks are really showing their stuff when they capitalize on that. 3 games in a row is never a fluke.

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# Mavericks

# Lakers

# The playoffs

Balls&Lipgloss: TAKE YOUR FIVE RINGS, AND...

ballsandlipgloss:

Ok, so I’m very confused. Since when do people root for a team that they don’t like? If I’m not a Lakers fan, why the hell would I be sad about their loss? This isn’t to say that only Lakers fans do this, but they’re the ones doing it tonight. It’s ok to admit that your team isn’t playing as well…

Well said.

Had a guy who’s been saying an awful lot about past championships.

I say: It’s 2011, baby. I live in the present.

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# Mavericks

# Lakers