Back by popular demand . . . Random Thoughts!  Thanks to everyone who emailed.  And yes, I do realize that it's basically like Bill Simmons' running diary, minus the basically.  Except I won't talk about being married or whine about how much better everything is in Boston and how awful Angelinos are.

Here we go.

Bud Light Lime should come with a letter of apology.  My Dad and I mistakenly thought it was regular Bud Light once.  We made it four sips before giving up.  That was four too many.  It's as horrible as it sounds.

Kobe is the best player in the game.  I'm sorry, but all of you LeBron people need to be quiet for a little while.

It is funny though that the players on the bench don't cheer at all when Kobe scores.

Hedo Turkoglu is 6'10''.  That's a whole lot of ugly.

My Dad and I just had a debate about who whines about more calls, Kobe or Sasha.  We decided that Kobe complains more because of playing time but Sasha complains more per whistle.  Our guess was Sasha:  100% whistle complain rate, Kobe 87%.

It's cute how Orlando fans think that their team has a chance in this series.  They may win a game or two in Orlando, but there is no prayer of winning this series for them.  Their only celebrity season ticket holder isn't even rooting for them.

My Dad is wondering how a 7-footer can air ball a four-foot shot.  What's sad is that every Lakers fan knows who took the shot even without remembering the play.

Mikael Pietrus just picked the ball up while dribbling on a fast break and then resumed his dribble.  No whistle.  That's fine if this is a game with 5-year olds.

The Lakers should get fined every time Rafer Alston scores.  He just threw a jump shot off the side of the backboard.  Who's funnier looking, Alston or Joey Crawford?

Tim Floyd "resigned."  Get excited for the RW take on USC athletics.

The Magic shot 75% in the first half and they're only up by 5.  Really Magic fans?  You really think you can win a 7-game series knowing that?

Rafer Alston interview!  It's like Tyrone Biggums but better.

Why do they show NBA coaches' speeches and talks during timeouts?  Their players don't even listen and we're supposed to be enlightened?

Halftime.

Coors Light cold hard look.  Much better than Bud Light Lime anything.

I was just walking my dog and saw a Prius.  I think Prius is the new Jetta.  Every time I see one I expect a cute girl behind the wheel and every time I see a guy driving one I just want to yell at him.  Man up and waste some good old fashioned gasoline.

Brian Shaw is dressed like a guy about to get killed in the first 15 minutes of Scarface.

Whose beard is worse, Gasol's or Sidney Crosby's?

Right on cue!  They just did a split screen with Stan Van and Brian Shaw.

"Dwight Howard is still very raw in some areas."  Thanks Mike Breen.  I thought he was polished.

Kobe's whistle complain rate just jumped to 91.4%.  My sister Lauren's probably pissed reading this.  She defends Kobe as if he saves babies from burning buildings everyday.

Courtney Lee just posterized Fish.  Yeah, that makes up for last game.  Don't worry about it Courtney.  And he comes down the very next play to foul Kobe on a 28-foot three-pointer with the shot clock winding down.

The refs just called a foul on Kobe for catching the ball.

What happened to the crisp play from the first half?  Did both coaches take the under and instruct their teams to turn the ball over and miss free throws at every feasible moment?

Dwight Howard to the free throw line, sponsored by the AIG Federal Government Bailout Call of the Game.

Someone should tell Courtney Lee that Kobe pump fakes every now and then.  Maybe his mask is fogged up.

Derek Fisher needs to sit down.  He's making Rafer Alston look like Tony Parker.

Every time a shot goes up when Howard's in the game I picture Charles Barkley saying, "C'mon Dah-wight, get some rebounds!"

Luke Walton just picked up an off arm foul against Gortat on a made lay-up.  Bill Simmons will somehow attribute this to pro-Lakers bias.

A shot of Kobe yelling at his team in the huddle and half of them pretending to pay attention.  Hmm . . . it looks a little different than it did in Kobe Doin' Work.  Why isn't he flirting with Sasha in Italian anymore?

Dwight Howard just picked up a foul for having Ariza run into him and fall down.

Stan Van Gundy just got a little perplexed with Mikael Pietrus trying to give him a quick fist pound. 

The Lakers must re-sign Trevor Ariza.  Must.

Fish just hit a three-pointer.  That buys him one and a half times getting blown by for a lay-up.

Gasol always looks like he's going to cry.  He's making a move to enter the whistle complain rate team.

I love that Rafer Alston thinks he has carte blanche for running floaters in the last three minutes because he's had a good game.  As a Lakers fan I am ecstatic to see him on the floor right now.

The home court team gets EVERY call.  Neither team is allowed to complain about this.  It's just they way it's been for the entire playoffs except for Dallas' getting hosed at home against Denver.

My Dad:  "A three would be a dagger."

1.7 seconds later, Rashard Lewis for 3.  105-101 Magic.  Ok, after review it was a long two, but still, why say something like that out loud?

Why are the Lakers missing so many free throws?  Do they get a bonus if the series goes back to Staples Center for one more game?

Dodger update:  through 5 innings, 6 hits, 5 runs, 4 home runs.  Wow.

Pau just rolled on the floor and threw the ball to the other team.  Pietrus makes two free throws.  Lakers down 4, 28.7 seconds left.

Premature confetti celebration.  Lakers 2 - Magic 1.  Lakers in 6 is still looking good.  I'm excited for all of the talking heads blowing this out of proportion.  The Magic are going to want some credit for something a normal team just does.  And on that Chris Rock reference, I wish you all a good night.