Quick timeline of the takes surrounding Lakers-Rockets, with a prediction on tomorrow’s.
April 17th: “The Lakers have NO chance. They’ll be lucky not to be swept.”
April 20th: “If LeBron pulls this off I’ll call him the GOAT.”
April 22nd: “The Rockets are frauds!”
April 25th: “The Rockets are the dumbest team I’ve ever seen! Anyone would beat them!”
April 30th: “The Lakers are cooked & LeBron is exhausted. Rockets in 7.”
May 1st: “LeBron is going to blow a 3-0 lead & his GOAT case is over!”
May 2nd: “Yeah, the Lakers won, but it’s actually not that impressive, the Rockets were pretenders.”
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. THE COMEBACK KIDS ARE BACK. HOLY CRAP. JEREMIAH JACKSON. WHAT?! HOW?!? PETE ALONSO FOR THE LEAD?! THEY WERE DOWN 6. WHAT?! YOU CAN JUST FEEL SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THIS TEAM. HAVE A NIGHT BIRDLAND…
PLAY. THE. DAMN. SONG.