In sports, there are generally two ways an athlete accepts defeat. Option a, is to gracefully accept the loss by crediting one’s opponents. The other option, the less honorable of the two, is to blame the officials or to discredit the opposition as merely the recipients of luck. Well, at least we know what side of the fence, Denver’s Kenyon Martin lies on. In a post-game interview with the Los Angeles Times, Martin said the following:
“I think we’re better than them, actually, to be honest,” said Martin, still stubborn. “But we didn’t prove that. That’s obvious, cause they’re moving on and we’re not. But I think we have a better team than they do.
“Some people are going to say maybe the experience of them getting to the Finals last year was a deciding factor. But I’m proud of these guys in this locker room. And I think as a whole, our team is better than their team.”
Really? Does the better team surrender a double-digit fourth quarter lead in Game 3? Does the better team get blown out by 27 points in an elimination game at home? The obvious answer to both of those questions is no, and that is why the Lakers, not the Nuggets, will be playing in the NBA Finals next Thursday.
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