Better to Not Lose

Magic learned a magical lesson in Hoops last night. It's better to try to win than to try not to lose. They had the game in hand and were unsure of two things: 1) who their best players were, who they wanted on the floor at the end and 2) could they make a free throw, which of course they could not.

In the end the Lakers just tried to stick around and stick around hoping for something good to happen. Fisher's 3pter was the type of shot that he is paid to make. Here is where having Phil Jackson helps --- he knew he needed Fisher's experience during the playoffs and at the end. SVG doesn't even know he wants to play down the stretch of games. It doesn't help that his best player can't make a FT and shouldn't be in there.