NBA Finals: Boston Celtics vs. LA Lakers (LA wins 4-3)

Re: NBA Finals: Boston Celtics vs. LA Lakers (LA leads 2-1)

Boston's defense on Kobe is amazing. I can't remember him being suffocated like this by any other team other than the 2008 Celtics and the 2004 Pistons.

Huge game from Fisher. As a Lakers' fan, it was fucking awesome to see how much this game touched him. He's always had a knack for stepping up when it matters, that is why he's the starter and gets the bulk of the minutes. Farmar and Shannon can't touch his jock strap. Let Farmar go in the off-season to a team that runs a free for all offense, that is the only place he'll succeed in this league. Try to get Steve Blake in here baby! Fisher was a fucking warrior tonight. Just fucking awesome.

Kobe was being suffocated all night, I'm glad he gave the reigns over to Fish. I hope his fingers aren't acting up on him, a couple of his releases were really awkward. I don't know whether it was because of how he was being guarded, or if he was trying to take pressure off his fingers.

Nice game from Odom, but he's still being dominated by Rasheed and Big Baby. I'm sorry Odom, but Drew needs to be in there to close games out. He is really having a major impact on defense in this series. Any offense from him is an added bonus. He is playing his heart out and making an impact. Phil needs to leave him in there to close games out if he continues to alter Boston in the paint and limit their second chance opportunities.

Tough game for Gasol tonight. He was being eaten alive by KG, who all of a sudden found the fountain of youth. Still, when the game was on the line, he didn't buckle and hit a few big shots. I'll take it. Hopefully he can find a way to be a dominant offensive player throughout the game and take some pressure off Kobe like Fish did tonight.

Artest again having an impact on Pierce. Loved it.

Still hate how the refs are controlling the flow of the game. LA got some favorable calls tonight, surprisingly.

There is no room to let up in game 4. Get this shit to a 3-1 lead with the opportunity to close out in 5. I had a great feeling about tonight's game, and they came through. We can't depend on Allen to have the worst game of his career again. Hopefully Fisher can kepe tailing him like he did tonight. Ray had open looks though, thank God they didn't go in.

Let's get game 5 now baby!

 

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That pick and roll is going to be there all series long, unless Boston really wants to chance leaving Rondo on Kobe and having Allen switch over to Fisher. Keep running it until Boston stops it.

 

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Is Big Baby really as fast as Lamar Odom makes him look? For the life of him, Odom can not dribble by Big Baby and is being eaten alive by him on the defensive end. Why is that? Is BBD that good?

 

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But Odom has blown by KG (granted his knee issues and being older than BB) a couple of times. I never realized BBD was that fast. Impressive for someone his size and build.

 

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It is hard to attack the rim when you're being swarmed on defense. Boston is playing him really good right now, we need a pure shooter in the off-season who can make teams pay for that.

 

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I missed both those fouls. I parked @ my GF's house and listened to who won the jump ball and then walked up to her room. Literally 2 minutes later lol and Walton was in. I got a little nervous that Artest got hurt or something.

 

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I wonder why Kobe hasn't tried posting up his man when Odom and Bynum/Gasol are in the game. That leaves him room to operate in the post. He isn't having much success from the perimeter right now. Try the post game.

 

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This picture actually makes me like Doc a little.

 

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Gasol has been the best player in the series so far.

Lamar the lamest.

Drew the most consistent.

 

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Those instant replays where huge for us last night. Anyone find it pathetic the officials got the call wrong on all three accounts? LOL

Very exciting game and a lot of ugly basketball last night. Ray Allen couldn't hit a shot to save his life. He even missed a wide open layup when KG was called for that moving pick late in the game. If that miss counted he would have tied the record for most missed field goals without a make in the playoffs 0-14. The law of averages caught up with Ray Allen last night.