Triple Crown Upset

The Final Leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, was a tremendous disappointment on Saturday. Big Brown was going for the first triple crown in 3 decades. But, he shockingly pulled up lame, and finished last due to a muddy track or the heat or simply because the Belmont (at a mile and a half) is traditionally a difficult race where odd things can happen. I was at the race and can tell you that I've never seen so much anticipation for a Triple Crown winner. When the race ended with Big Brown clearly out of the money (not in the top three), you felt the energy at the track completely sapped.

NBA Finals: Celtics up by 2

Uh-oh -- after two games of the NBA finals, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves down 2-0. Many expected this series to got to 7 games, and it still might, but with the Celtics jelling in the first two games, they have to feel pretty confident heading to LA.

Paul Pierce led the way in Game 1, even though he suffered an injury that took him off the court -- completely sucking the life out of Celtic fans. He came back out mid-way through the 2nd half, and went on a scoring tear.

In game 2 Sunday night, it started off a neck-and-neck battle, but the Celtics pulled away in the second half led by one of their bench players -- Leon Powe. The Lakers led a late game resurgence, even pulling within 2, but they didn't have enough to complete the comeback, and fell 108-102.

The Celtics just seem to be one cohesive unit. They've had chemistry all season long, and have been relatively lucky in the injury department. So, come finals time, they know each other's styles thru and thru. Not to take anything away from the Lakers, but their other star player, Pau Gasol, joined the team late in the season. Ever since they traded the #5 pick in the 2007 draft, and picked up Ray Allen, and then landed Kevin Garnett in a monster trade - it just felt like it was the Celtics year. And perhaps it is.

However, this year's playoffs has sung the tune of the HOME TEAM. Teams can't seem to win on the road, and almost always win at home. Therefore, don't think that Kobe is going to go quietly. Throughout the season and playoffs, he has escaped the grasp of his critics -- playing unselfish team ball. But -- it might be time for Kobe to become old, unstoppable Kobe, and just take over the entire game. It might be time for 81 point Kobe.

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