Even the most casual of NBA fans could rejoice when the Lakers took a 2-0 lead in the NBA’s Western Conference finals against the Spurs last night.

It’s looking more likely that the Spurs, who blew a 20-point lead in Game 2, may miss out on their fourth NBA finals in six years.

Age seems to be the big issue to which everyone is pointing. From Mark Kriegel at FOXSPORTS.COM:

The average Spur is nine days shy of his 32nd birthday. This in a league where the average age is 27 years and 139 days. [Spurs head coach Gregg] Popovich seems determined to go with a supporting cast that, in basketball terms, is ancient. Brent Barry won a dunking contest during the first Clinton Administration. Robert Horry will turn 38 this summer...Of San Antonio’s big three, only Tony Parker, at 26, remains in his physical prime…After 11 great seasons, Tim Duncan is 32, and not quite the player he used to be. By contrast, Lakers MVP Kobe Bryant is still only 29.

And it may time for a new regime. A Lakers-Celtics final, despite the obvious dissimilarities from its 1980s counterparts, would be a great draw for casual fans to see what they’ve been missing. These playoffs have been greater than those in recent years–most games and series have been close, with stellar individual performances and compelling story lines along the way. And the Los Angeles market would obviously mean better ratings for each telecast.

Additionally, the Spurs are quite boring. They don’t deserve that rap, as they’ve played the game selflessly and without flash. But sports are a form of entertainment. A Spurs ouster would work for the league, as it would work for the typical sports fan that needs reminding of how entertaining the NBA can be.