...are the flashbacks to the ‘80s.

Seriously, does this series bare any resemblance to the epic battles waged between these two franchises 20+ years ago? I watched my first game of the series tonight (game 3) and came away with one impression: yawner.

This thing has no chance against The Office--even a re-run of The Office--this Thursday in our home, I can tell you that. And I'm a sports freak.

While the series stinks, I am absolutely loving the ridiculous amounts of footage and special shows being aired of the Magic vs. Bird days--LOVING it.

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I about fell out of my chair reading this story tonight: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3436401

The allegations were striking because I remember this game vividly, and I have always felt it was flat out stolen from Chris Webber and the Kings (I didn't remember the Ralph Nader part mentioned in the article, though--hilarious!). Had they not gotten completely jobbed, Sacramento would have closed that series 4-2 that night and would have moved on to the NBA finals, which they almost certainly would have won.

I wonder what the Maloof family thinks of this allegation... probably not so hilarious to them.

We live in the heart of Lakers country down here, so I'm no Sacramento Kings rah-rah. I'm just saying that as sports fan I, for one, have no problem believing the ref's allegations, as that was the biggest homer job I've ever seen.

And remember, I grew up around here being exposed to what is typically the ultimate in one-sided home cooking: USC football.