Still not feeling good? Maybe schadenfreude will work

We've tried being real.  We've tried being optimistic.  We've tried just about everything we can to make you feel better as the C's head into Game 3 tonight. 

If you're still not feeling great about things… then maybe some schadenfreude will work.

Here you go:

DALLAS — Just when they were about to make things interesting, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers blew it.

Unable to stop Dirk Nowitzki all night, and their big lineup too slow to cover the outside shooting of Peja Stojakovic and Jason Terry down the stretch, the Lakers lost 98-92 to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday to fall in a 3-0 hole in their second-round series.

All 98 teams in NBA history that have trailed by that margin have wound up losing the series. Thus, the Lakers' two-year reign as NBA champions and their three-year grip on the Western Conference crown, plus the unprecedented coaching career of Phil Jackson, are all on the brink of going kaput — maybe even with the humiliation of a sweep.

I still don't feel like I can count out the Lakers… but it's fun watching them go down in a ball of flames.  

So at least there's that.

Associated Press photo