...Once upon a time, in an NBA finals game a long, long time ago...

Forget the fouls and the nauseous feeling you have.  Somehow, someway, the Lakers will get it done.  Too many parties will be hurt by a Lakers loss.  But...if the Celtics should win they might as well make a deal with General Mills "Lucky Charms" and any other interested clover happy freakish company. 

The bottom line is that if the Lakers lose Game 2 they will most likely lose the series...and smart bettors (and better than average sports fans) know that.

In other words, if the Lakers lose this game, the Celtics are basically guaranteed to wrap the finals up in 5 or 6 games.

The networks don't want to see that.

It may not happen tonight, but at some point the "magic" will take over.