Yes, they're just playing around with Denver and intentionally blew Game 5. Come on, give Denver some credit. The Lakers only finished three games ahead of Denver this year so it's not like this is a huge mismatch. Also, I bet Kobe plays. They should be killing Denver. Kobe ballhogged Game 5 and Gasol/Bynum barely got any touches. Maybe Denver's record was good this year, but as a playoff team they should have lost in 5. Now the series drags on and even if Kobe does play, I'm thinking Denver wins Game 6. Emotion, home court advantage and the physical drain that was Game 5 will do in the Lakers.