Questions, Answered.

If the Lakers still had any frustration from the first four games of the Conference Finals, it was gone after last night's game. Lakers took every one's questions about their passion and toughness and answered it in Game 5. Though in my opinion still didn't play to their full potential, did just enough to beat out the Denver Nuggets.

The Lakers for once in this series beat the Nuggets without getting outplayed. Because let's face it, their first two wins they almost didn't deserve. And this time around Kobe didn't have to carry this team towards a win. It wasn't even a starter who was the hero in this story. It was none other than the Lakers' sixth man Lamar Odom who came into the game aggressive and ready to play.

But you can't give Odom all the credit, though he didn't score much, it was Shannon Brown's monster dunk over the "Birdman" that lit the stadium up and sparked a Lakers run to take the fourth quarter, in which every quarter before the 4th ended in a tie. A game that resulted in a tie the first three quarters hasn't occurred since 1964. The Lakers clicked offensively and at one point had a great defensive spurt holding the Nuggets 1-12 in field goals from the end of the 3rd to the beginning of the 4th.

Even with a win and a well played game, the Nuggets still look for reasons why they lost. I used to have respect for Denver coach George Karl, but that fat fucker is annoying me. "I thought they got the benefit of the whistle," said Karl. It's our home court of course we go the benefit you idiot. It's also funny that the Nuggets(and only the Nuggets), seem to be the only ones complaining about the calls in the game. Even when every other analyst called it a great game.

Hopefully this win for the Lakers not only gives them confidence, but also lowers the self-esteem of the Nuggets(which I doubt). Either or, Denver is going to respond and come out hard in Game 6 and the Lakers need to be ready to respond back.