ANOTHER BONEHEAD PLAY!

I can make this lay up. You can make this lay up. Heck, my 10 year old son can make this lay up.

So why can't a man being paid millions of dollars a year make this lay up?

ARIZA VS VUJAVIC!

There's nothing like a home victory to cement the bond between teammates, forge a closeness that is almost as thick as blood, meld them together like...Wait. 

What the hell are Ariza and Vujavic doing in the middle of a Lakers victory over the Bulls?

Lover's quarrel, anyone? 

MVP TRUMPS SPURS

There's a reason Kobe Bryant is the MVP.

And the Spurs just got reminded why.

After scoring just two measly, un-Kobe-like points in the first half, the reigning MVP scored 25 pts after halftime, including the go ahead shot with about 20 seconds left in the clock.

The Lakers trailed for most of the game, going down by as much as 20points. But Kobe simply refused to give up, leading the Lakers to a scintillating comeback for the playoff record books.

On an aside, I guess we can safely proclaim the Pau Gasol project to be a resounding success. The Spanish conquistador battled Tim Duncan gallantly, scoring 19points, grabbing 7 rebounds and logging 2 blocks against the Big Fundamental's superb game stats of 30points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.

The surprise of the night? Sasha Vujavic playing good defense against Manu Ginobili.

The question now is whether the close score here is an indication of the Lakers' vulnerability or whether the Lakers were just shaking off the rust from having the weekend off.

Game 2 is in two days time. Let's find out.