The NBA and ABC’s worst nightmare… A Nuggets vs. Magic finals…

by gee-roj on May 22, 2009 11:55 AM PDT

There has been so much hype surrounding a possible Kobe vs. Lebron finals that at this point the NBA and ABC will be losing millions of dollars if it doesn’t work out that way. The viewing audience for a Lakers/Cavs finals would at least be double what they’d get from any other combo (probably triple what a contest between the two 2-seeds would produce) and a result the advertising dollars would be at least double. We’re looking at millions of dollars difference between a Lakers/Cavs series as opposed to a Magic/Nuggets one.

I hate to say but this Lakers/Nuggets series, so far, has gone exactly like the Houston series with the Lakers showing up for every other game. I hope this means we’ll see another 40 point blow-out again in game 5 tonight but I seriously doubt it. The Nuggets have played hard in every game this post season while making great in-game adjustments. It truly would not surprise me to see Denver sneak one in LA again tonight, taking a 3-2 lead back home to Denver for game 6. Then ABC execs will truly be crapping their pants; with the Lakers down 3-2 and the Cavs down 3-1.

I suspect that the Cavs will win game 5 at home but I’m not so sure about game 6 in Orlando on Saturday night. Unlike Kobe, Lebron just does not have any help.

What will be interesting to observe is whether or not that Lakers and Cavs start getting a lot of questionable and favorable calls the rest of the way…

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So far both the conference finals are going exactly as I have foreseen. Muhahahahaha…

I had the Cavs going down 3-1 but coming back to win in 7 while I also saw the Lakers going down 3-2 but winning a nail biter in Denver and coming back to take care of things at home in game 7. The media hype would certainly be off the charts if it were to work out this way; the story being that the dream matchup nearly didn’t happen and from both sides they had to overcome immense adversity.

You just watch and see as this is exactly what will happen. The story tomorrow will be how much of a joke this whole dream match up idea really was with medioits like the Around the Horn crew trashing the Cavs and Lakers and by Tuesday morning next week they will be singing praises and touting it as the greatest finals match up ever.

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by gee-roj on May 27, 2009 7:34 AM PDT reply actions