Kobe; Stupid Spurs; Celtics need to win.

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Kobe needs to have a big game tonight. Game 6 in Utah is bound to be hostile and a tough place to play. However Kobe needs to go for 35+. He can't have another game when he just takes 10 shots. He has to be aggressive for 48 minutes and must control the game by scoring and facilitating for them to win on the road. Utah will come to play hard and with only 5 home losses all year (including playoffs) it's very hard to pick against them, but I'm going to go with the Lakers in game 6 by a slim margin.

The Spurs won again. I hate it. They are a great team and deserve the success they have had in the past 9 years but I really want the Hornets to win. As good as the Hornets have been at home it's still really hard to pick against Tim Duncan and the Spurs in game 7. I am not going to go with the safe pick though. You know why? Because Chris Paul is the man. The Hornets will stun the Spurs and pull off the slight upset and get ready to head to LA, monday for game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Celtics need to win on the road in Cleveland tonight. They can't just keep depending on their home-court advantage to keep advancing. I'm no expert or analyst but it seems to me that the Celtics look flat when the play away from the Garden. They don't have any intensity and have no motivation but when they are in Boston they have the passion and the pride and play at a high level. Lebron is a great player and may be too good to depend on a game 7 to beat him. So I'm calling it now if the Celtics don't win tonight the Cavs will win game 7. As much as I hate to say it, it's true. Let's Go Celtics!