10. Shaq rudely kept hands in our face whenever we wanted to shoot ball

9. Bad idea for whole team to stay at Hef's mansion

8. Pretty sure everyone had agreed on best out of 11

7. Luggage mix-up forced us to play final game in street shoes

6. Dazzling courtside beauty of Dyan Cannon was distracting enough, but her play in Game 6 was unstoppable

5. Some guy in front row wouldn't stop doing really lame Jack Nicholson impression

4. Too concerned about China's failure to agree to a summit with Taiwan

3. Overwhelmed they were actually in city where "The Beverly Hillbillies" took place

2. Unlike Knicks series, no old guys to push around

1. Hey -- you try beating the Los Angeles Lakers, Chester