I know this thread was started by a Fakers fan, but imagine the range of emotion on this blog if it was around in 1984. We would've been dead after Game 1, feeling great after Game 2, and we would've been jumping off the Zacom (even though it wasn't there yet) after Game 3.
Point is, 7 game series are long. Just ask Dallas. I think we will be in great shape if we win Game 2. However if the Lakers mirror our accomplishment then it's a pivotal Game 5. In the 2-3-2 if they win Game 5, we still have a better shot at coming back than in a normal series because the last two are in Boston. Every game is so emotional and the winners will feel on top of the world and the losers will feel awful. The series will not be decided no matter who wins Game 2.
I believe it was Bill Fitch who said something along the lines that the series isn't over until one team wins 4 games. Until then we were gonna go out there and give every game all we got.