Did anyone really think this series wouldn't go seven games?
I'm not saying there's anything fishy going on, but really, the television ratings for each game are through the roof. There's a lot of money at stake here.
I was talking with my friend, a huge Lakers fan, at the start of the series and I mentioned that I believed it would go seven games with at least one game being a blow-out.
At the time, he argued that the Lakers would win in four, maybe five, games. It was possibly his bravado about his team that led him to this statement. But, he did call me after last nights game to concede that I was right.
It should be noted that the 2008 championship series between these two teams went six games and the championship series last year, in 2009, went five games with the Lakers beating the Orlando Magic.
Again, not saying there is any cheating or 'game-throwing' going on here, but it does seem a bit coincidental that a series between two large market television cities, and one that is a huge rivalry, somehow goes to seven games with a game late in the series being a total blow-out.
For more specific information and ratings figures, check out this article from Variety: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020703.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=4749
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