Game 2 had the worst lopsided officiating I have ever seen. Even Phil Jackson concurred during the press conference that followed. This game makes me think back to last year’s NBA scandal where referee Tim Donaghy confessed to betting on over 100 games he officiated. Perhaps one of the referees involved in this year’s Finals is also involved in some sort of gambling ring?

Besides shady officiating on the offensive side, the Lakers played horrible defense. If the defense or lack thereof persists the Lakers will have no chance whatsoever of winning the series even if the officiating evens out. One a good note, I am very glad to see Pau Gasol going hard to the basket. I jumped out of my seat in excitement when I saw Gasol dunk over Garnett in the 1st quarter. Hopefully in Game 3 the Lakers go through Gasol more on offense and have him run it the same way Shaq used to.