It's Phoenix vs. the Kobe Lakers in the first round

Okay, the NBA Playoffs matchups are set: Suns v. Lakers

Here's how I would demolish the Lakers:

Let Kobe average 60 ppg (or the same amount that jordan averaged against the Celtics in the 1986 1st-round playoffs), and take his teammates out of the game early. Single cover everybody. Let Odom and the rest of his teammates be spectators of the Kobe show instead of being active participants. Let kobe get his against Raja Bell or Marion.

But if the game is still close with 1 or 2 minutes left, start doubling Kobe everytime he has the ball, and let his teammates -- who were non-factors in the first three and a half quarters of the game -- beat us.

If the Suns are worried about the refs factor, then don't let Kobe have the ball in the last two minutes of a close game, period. Because i doubt kwame or odom or smush would benefit from "superstar calls" like kobe.

UPDATE: To settle the debate on who's the real Regular-season MVP between Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant, panoorin niyo yung first round matchup ng respective teams nila. If the Suns win the series, then si Nash talaga ang MVP. Kung si Kobe ang nanalo, then I'll concede na si Kobe ang MVP.

Btw, Predictions:

San antonio over sacramento in 6
Suns over Lakers in 5
Clippers over Denver in 6
Mavericks over Grizzlies in 4

Detroit over Milwaukee in 4
Miami over chicago in 5
Nets over Pacers in 4
Washington over Cleveland in 7

yan lang po muna.