Anyone make it through the Celtics/Lakers game last night?

This has not been great basketball.  I, and everyone I spoke to in Los Angeles, anticipated a fantastic, break-out Kobe night.  Picking up snacks at five was a breeze:  stores were empty since the game began at 6.  Yet midway through the first quarter in which Kobe knocked down four 3-pointers as easy as that,  all four of my sons were outside shooting hoops, while I was loading the washing machine.  Even die-hard Lakers fans (which, admittedly my family is not) are having trouble sitting through these games.

We did ultimately gather round for the last quarter.  The sun was setting (the court has no lights)  and there's not much you can do once you've loaded a wash (I think).  And we watched Kobe not get called for obvious fouls...  Sasha Vujacic show his poor character over and over... Phil Jackson offer less than inspiration...  court side analysis drone on and on... and the same commercial break play again and again and again...  The only Laker we ended up liking was Derek Fisher, who played like the game was important to him.  And our favorite play ended up being a sleazy Sam Cassell toss up, an attempt to draw a foul that somehow -- through no effort on Sam's part -- went in.  

WF