Me, and my friend named Matt were talking about sports one day last year, when our conversation took a drastic turn into an argument. The sport of topic was Basketball, and it was about a week before the NBA Finals. I was saying how the Los Angeles Lakers were going to take the whole playoff championship with out a loss. He on the other hand was a Philadelphia fan, and wanted to see the 76ers beet the Lakers in the NBA finals. I thought it was preposterous for him to say the Lakers would loose the NBA Finals, after not loosing one game on the way there. And so our argument started there.We were both sitting on the couch, watching T.V. flipping through the channels, and came up on ESPN Sports Center. We started watching it, and they started to talk about the NBA Finals, and the possible outcomes. I said out loud “There’s no way the Lakers could loose!” I wasn’t talking to anyone in particular, and I was giving the Lakers praise.My friend Matt said, “What the hell are you talking about? Just because they haven’t lost yet, doesn’t mean they are going to sweep the entire series!” He had a very negative tone, and was very aggressive in his statement. It was like he was looking for an argument. Matt is the type of person who always looks for an argument.I said in return, “What do you mean, the Lakers haven’t lost a game yet. They have swept through the entire playoffs, and were 5-0 in the games before the playoffs even started.” I had used a great supporting defense in hopes to ease the situation; yet, it made it turn even sourer.Matt said, “Well, have you seen any of the 76ers playoff games? They have won each game in the final game of each series. They pull through at the very end each time. How could they work so hard, and then let it all go at the finals?” Matt was using some good specifics, and it was normally unlike him to have such a profo...
