Dear Lakers,

Happy 30th BERTHday!!!

Love,
Christine

Dear Lakers,

Uhhh, just win today. Thanks.

Love,
Christine

Dear Lakers,

Nobody wants to see a Magic/Thuggets final. So do yourself and all NBA fans a favor. I appreciate it.

Love,
Christine

Dear Lakers,

Today's practice agenda: freethrows, rebounds, defense, FREETHROWS, REBOUNDS, DEFENSE, and a speech on having HEART to cap it off.

Love,
Christine

Dear Kobe,

I didn't appreciate my decoy (that girl Vanessa) standing in the tunnel, waiting for you like a puppy dog the very moment the game ended. It was tacky, and a poor PR stunt to validate our relationship in the public eye. Please do not undermine our relationship like that again.

Love,
Christine

Dear Lakers,

7 more.

Love, Christine

Dear Sunday's Lakers,

I get more anxious each minute game time gets closer in anticipation of seeing you tonight!
Let's shush the doubters and everyone else supporting the Donever Thuggets.

Love,
Christine


("thugget" credit to Brent)

Dear Lakers,

Thanks to the last series, I no longer like rollercoaster rides. I hope our Sunday team shows up tonight, we've got business to handle!

Love,
Christine

Dear Lakers,

Thank You!!! We've got 8 more hard games to play. Let's get ready for the DONEver Nuggets!

Love,
Christine

PS. Dear Celtics, I'm sorry we couldn't meet in the finals again so we could seek sweet revenge. Have fun on vacation. Love, Christine

Dear Lakers,

Please stop toying with my emotions. NOW.

Love,
Christine

Dear Regular Season Lakers,

WHERE ARE YOU????

Love,
Christine

Dear Lakers,

None of this win it at home bullshit please, just close the damn series tonight in Houston. We shouldn't even be there in the first place.

Love,
Christine

Dear Lakers,

THANK YOU for showing up last night, and staying present the entire game. The intensity didn't fade off even after going into the half up by 27. Thank you for embarrassing the Rockettes to the extent that our embarrassment from Sunday has nearly faded away. Thank you for holding them to 54 pts after 3 qtrs, after they held you to 59 after 3 in game 4. Thank you Drew for playing with some confidence. Thanks Lamar for sticking through it, I hope your back feels better (I know your pain). Thank you Kobe for igniting the intensity and for again reminding Shane Battier that there's nothing he can do to properly guard you. Thank you LAKERS for that 40 point win...we needed it bad. But don't get complacent again, we've still got 10 games to go. Congrats Phil for being the first coach to reach 200 postseason wins. Kobe, you don't have to sleep on the couch anymore. ;)

Love,
Christine

PS. Dear Houston - Shhhhhhhhhhhh.

Dear Lakers,

Your coach Phil Jackson once said, "In basketball --as in life-- true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way." I hope you choose to be fully present tonight.

Love,
Christine

Dear Lakers,

Do you remember June 2008? Did you hear Ron Artest's statement last wk about how the loss last yr against the Celtics wasn't about basketball, but that they (the Celts) "took [your] manhood" from you? Do you want this or not? Because the Rockettes are lookin like they do. Don't make this harder on yourself than necessary. Please.

Love,
Christine

Dear Kobe,

I'm glad you were feeling better last night. Obviously, making out with me again is a priority, considering how well you played. Thank you for not reacting when Artest tried to make out with you in the 4th quarter. I appreciate the win last night, let's take the next two away from the Rockettes in Houston and come home to finish the series. Lots of making out will definitely ensue then.

Love,
Christine

Dear Kobe,

I'm sorry that our make out sesh over the wknd gave you and I both a sore throat. I'm even more sorry that it cost us Game 1. Although I'm feeling worse, I hope you're feeling better because a loss tonight is unacceptable. If we lose, I will never make out with you again.

Love,
Christine