Lakers Need To Make a Stand at Staples

2008/06/10 01:56:40 @NBA.com: News

In the LOS ANGELES TIMES, Mike Bresnahan writes "now for the really hard part. The Lakers return to Staples Center, hoping, if not needing, to win three consecutive home games, though history hasn't smiled favorably on the concept. Since the NBA adopted the 2-3-2 format for the Finals in 1985, the home team in the middle games has won all three only twice -- Detroit in 2004 and Miami in 2006. As if being down 2-0 to Boston wasn't enough of a challenge for the Lakers."
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