Early going about as expected

Game 1 of the NBA Championship Series has been tight and a bit better, defensively, than I expected. I don't think either team is going to score a lopsided victory in any of the series' game. But the presence of Kobe Bryant in a Lakers' uniform, as well as the trio of "posts" in Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom give Phil Jackson's team a slight edged inside . . . even with Dwight Howard on the Orlando roster.