Lakers couldn't have asked for a better situation.
Miami is in shambles right now, as the coach should be on his way out, Kleenex brand should be looking to sponsor a Chris Bosh-tissue box night, LeBron James doesn't know whether to shoot the ball or drive with it and Dwayne Wade has no clue what he got himself into by enticing these two to join him in South Beach.
It's gotten bad.
In less than two weeks, Miami has lost five in a row on the wood and seven straight to the books.
It has plummeted from the top of the Eastern Conference to third place, it hasn't won a game, intra-state rival Orlando is on its heels to overtake the third slot and because of Crygate in American Airlines Arena, Wade has stated he refuses to watch the nation's No. 1 television station for sports.
On the other hand, the Lakers look stupendous, and much like the two-time defending champs right now.
The Lakers are officially the league's hottest teams, having won eight straight, five of which have come by double digits. They've also covered seven of those games.
I had a conversation with one of the handicappers on this site yesterday, and told him straight out, whichever team the oddsmakers install the chalk in this game - that's the play we make.
After all, you'd have to wonder why in the hell they would even think about making Miami the chalk if they did, and in my opinion would have been that they were begging you to take a trap play on the Lakers. But, they've rightfully made Los Angeles the slim favorite on the road.
But the Purple and Gold are going to roll in this one, and I mean roll big!
Look for a potential double-digit blowout.
Miami is in shambles right now, as the coach should be on his way out, Kleenex brand should be looking to sponsor a Chris Bosh-tissue box night, LeBron James doesn't know whether to shoot the ball or drive with it and Dwayne Wade has no clue what he got himself into by enticing these two to join him in South Beach.
It's gotten bad.
In less than two weeks, Miami has lost five in a row on the wood and seven straight to the books.
It has plummeted from the top of the Eastern Conference to third place, it hasn't won a game, intra-state rival Orlando is on its heels to overtake the third slot and because of Crygate in American Airlines Arena, Wade has stated he refuses to watch the nation's No. 1 television station for sports.
On the other hand, the Lakers look stupendous, and much like the two-time defending champs right now.
The Lakers are officially the league's hottest teams, having won eight straight, five of which have come by double digits. They've also covered seven of those games.
I had a conversation with one of the handicappers on this site yesterday, and told him straight out, whichever team the oddsmakers install the chalk in this game - that's the play we make.
After all, you'd have to wonder why in the hell they would even think about making Miami the chalk if they did, and in my opinion would have been that they were begging you to take a trap play on the Lakers. But, they've rightfully made Los Angeles the slim favorite on the road.
But the Purple and Gold are going to roll in this one, and I mean roll big!
Look for a potential double-digit blowout.
Got rained on the last 20 hours I was there on foot.
