Kings also have never expirenced a Game 7 in the Conference Finals before, let lone the Lakers have, and had won a Game 7 w/ a 15 point defecit.
I\'m not eliminating the Kings from a victory, because these are the types of situations each competitor thrives for, the situation where people learn and become better players. Game 7\'s are won by superstars. These are the shinning moments of a superstar\'s career.
Kings have home floor, their home crowd, it\'s their home. They claim they play better on the road, which has proven true, but the Lakers also believe they play better on the road. Lakers haven\'t been blown out of Arco in a long time, they\'ve only lost by 10 or less. I guarentee you that Kobe and Shaq are going to get their games started early on, and then work on their supporting cast. If they want to start off on the right foot, feed Shaq immediately in the 1st quarter early in the shot clock.
What really makes it a diffuclt challenge is that if Kobe doesn\'t strike blood the 1st quarter, he\'ll usually make up for it in the 2nd.
If the Kings get the calls and manage to shoot between 45-50% from the field and use picks wisely, I think they have a solid chance at victory.
BUT, again, if Shaq was as aggressive as he was in Game 6, expect rude awakening.
And I hope the Laker\'s bench aren\'t outscored by Kobe again either :evil: