Last night was the opening game for the LA Lakers, in which they played against the LA Clippers. With Kobe being out of commission due to his injury, coupled with the fact that the Lakers have a whole host of “new” players that while young and athletic, are not seen to be quite ready for the prime time per se. The Clippers on the other hand have Chris Paul and Blake Griffen (who I very much a fan of his grit and play style), along with a new head coach in the form of “Doc” Rivers, who is the former arch nemesis cosh of the Boston Celtics. Talk about cross town rivalry!

Well, it may not be the ‘Showtime” magic of my teenage years on display last night, but what took place was nothing short of absolutely unexpected and down right awesome!

The Lakers WON!

The laker Bench which in recent past has been downright atrocious now scored something like 76 points in total!!!???

Chick Hearn is looking down with pride in his purple and gold heart and so am I!

This may turn out to be a one game wonder, a fluke which turned the various NBA analysts and sportswriters in an upside down tizzy, but who knows, stranger things have happened within the wonderful and colorful world of sports. Perhaps the Lakers should not quiet be written off so fast.

Time will tell, but in the meantime, what a victory last night game was indeed!

Go Go Laker Nation!!!