Held Heat to 35 points in second half but couldn’t hit open shots to win game. Lakers went 1-13 from three in 4th quarter. 3-point shooting has become team’s Achilles heel.
How the Lakers’ Championship Was a Beacon of Light in a Nightmare 2020
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November 1, 2020 8 Comments
Awesome article Tom! So much good stuff in here but I do marvel at you ability to instill respect for the Lakers pre-LeBron in NorCal grand kids. That must’ve been interesting. Also loved the anecdote about all the LA banners. Really fun read.
Losing people before their time has always been the roughest of endeavors for those left behind. I share your sentiment in the not believing in God but certainly believing in karma. That’s why I never wish anything bad to happen to opponents or franchises.
OK, maybe I do wish a bit of ill will towards Boston…
But other than that, nothing but good vibes. Like phred used to say: it’s all about the love. There certainly is a lot to love about this post.
Thanks, Jamie. And yes, Karma is real!
Hope everybody enjoys my own personal take on how the Lakers’ 17th championship was a beacon of light in a nightmare 2020. I hope Lakerholics.com can match the Los Angeles Lakers and have every single member vote in this solemn election for the soul of our nation. If we do that, we’ll see another beacon of light shining bright on Tuesday night. God bless America!
My father came to America from China when he was 11-years old, illegally taking the place of a cousin who died and ending up being a paper brother to six other brothers in his cousin’s family in Janesville, a small town in southern Wisconsin. Like all the brothers, he worked in the family’s chinese restaurant and married my mother, a waitress in the restaurant who was a highschool dropout of English and German heritage. My dad became a citizen of the US before he married my mom and proudly voted in every election until he died five years ago right before his 102nd birthday.
While neither of my parents graduated from high school, I was blessed by having the typical immigrant parents who wanted to make sure their son and daughter went to college. When my mother passed away, 25 years ago, my dad decided he didn’t want to marry another pushy American woman so sent away to his village in China for a widow with two kids the same age as my sister and me. My dad was blind then and needed somebody to take care of him.
The story has a happy immigrant ending as Jade was a wonderful second wife to my dad and her two kids became beloved step brother and sister to my sister and me. So far, the family has brought over 12 other relatives from China, 8 of which are now US citizens who vote every election.
If all of my family, many of whom were not born here, care enough about our country to vote, then everybody who reads this article should show how much they care about the USA and exercise the greatest right a democracy can give you: VOTE! The future of our country depends on it.
We all in the USA are Immigrants (cept Native Americans)!
Hey, Tom. Sometimes it’s hard for me to respond on time due to the time difference between the east and west coasts. By the time I got home from work and settled down you guys on the west coast had already moved on to a different topic. So I am always trying to catch up as hard as I can. Hope you all understand that.
Anyway, I just want to say how much I enjoyed reading your story. It was captivating and heartfelt. It’s stories like this that make me feel good about being part of an extended family as I consider this blog my family. So I hope you all understand why I get late in responding to new posts.
Yours was a great story and thanks for sharing.
Buba, thank you. You’ve become a big part of our extended Lakers family and I always appreciate your thoughtful and intelligent comments. We need to get you on a podcast in the near future. We usually record them on Sundays around 3:00 pm PST. Let me know if you’re interested in joining us on one. Thanks.
Thanks, Tom. I will definitely let you know.
Wonderful read, Tom. Glad you found an outlet for the content. It was emotionally stirring man.