All Good Things

They say all good things must come to an end, and so it was tonight. As the moon disappeared from an eclipse, the Lakers saw their dreams of a fourth title fade away at the hand of the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs were hot for most of the game, but just burst into flames in the third and fourth quarters to extend their lead past the 20-point mark. It became clear that there was no coming back from this one. There would be no last minute run, no athletic alley-oops, and no buzzer-beating heroics for this game. I congratulate the Spurs on a well-played series and retire my Lakers jersey to the closet until next year. Lastly, if we can't win it, neither can the Kings--go Mavs! Peace.