tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post333783532094552151..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Rooting For The Enemy"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-23486969411857992472009-06-02T10:49:47.157-07:002009-06-02T10:49:47.157-07:00Ah. The '80s Lakers. I remember them well, having ...Ah. The '80s Lakers. I remember them well, having been a fan of the '80s Celtics.<br /><br />It goes without saying that Bostonians and Angelenos were -- probably are, for all I know -- Very Different Sort of fans.<br /><br />This, and I remember it vividly because I was there, is emblematic of the rivalry between these two great teams at that time.<br /><br />At one point, the Celtics and the Lakers had met in the NBA finals a zillion times in a row. One year it was Boston, another it was L.A., almost invariably in seven games.<br /><br />Fine.<br /><br />One of those years the Lakers won it, in seven, by a margin slimmer than purely theoretical particles. The Bostonians spent the entire season baying for Laker blood, howling for vengeance.<br /><br />Only the Lakers took the Rockets too lightly and lost the Western Finals (in 7) and it was Houston, not L.A. that faced the Celtics.<br /><br />What was the chant that echoed throughout the old Boston Garden, greeting the eardrums of the Houston Rockets at every opportunity?<br /><br /><I>Beat L.A., Beat L.A.!</I>Joehttp://blog.vinapedia.netnoreply@blogger.com