Then you would know this year's Laker team almost NEVER:
1) takes advantage of their size on a consistent basis
2) jumps on a team early and keeps their foot on the gas (that 5pur5 game was an aberration)
3) destroys a team they should easily beat
4) comes out with a sustainable effort, i.e. play the full 48 minutes
The Lakers are the biggest Jeckyll / Hyde team ever.
I fully expect the Hyde team tomorrow, especially when you have guys like Bynum say after losing to the Jazz 86-85, "We expected them to roll over by the 3 and they didn't." <shrug>
Yeah, that shit.