For me it was the end of the first half. We have had trouble closing out halves (and quarters) all year. In game 1, we were only down a few with Kobe on the bench. Perfect time to make some hay and narrow or take the lead, Huh? NO! We let Farmar, of all people dominate us, driving to the basket at will and on one occasion making RR look like a real chump by ripping the ball out of his hands on an inbound play.
Not only did this put us down by 9, but it also set the tone for the decisive third quarter. Like Doc says, you gotta play the whole 48. Our boys don't always do that. Sometimes that will work, but not with these hungry Fakers.
One bit of hope, though, is that the Cleveland series started the same way. We played passively in that first game and lost, and they also wanted revenge on us for '08. We manned up after that and there were no more uncontested layups or shots after that. Fakers wanted it more yesterday. It better be different on Sunday, or we'll be talking about the 19th pick real soon, because the Fakers will have their revenge.