NBA Finals 2008 - Lakers vs. Celtics

[stinkfish]

Game 2 = must win for both teams. Go Lakers.

[simeon]

Congrats to the Celtics on being up 2 games to none.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Lakers are in a bit of a quandry right now.

[MaineDolFan]

^^No they aren't, are you crazy?

Boston held serve, that's all they did.  They did what they were supposed to do.  LA should take two, or all three, in LA.

[SportsChick]

Yep, but if the Celts steal one on the road, they'll be in very good shape

[MaineDolFan]

I agree.  I'm just not ready to cue Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and start making celebration parade plans just yet.

[gocowboys31]

Yep, but if the Celts steal one on the road, they'll be in very good shape

I really hope the celtics go into LA with the mindset of ending the series there. Kobe Bryant is to dangerous of a player to give extra games too. We have to be mentally tougher. Kobe and Phil have already planted the seed into the officials heads. The celtics arent going to get any calls on the road. They have to play defense without fouling.

The lakers role players will play better at home, therefore our stars have to play even better on the road. Can someone tell Kevin Garnett to get his ass on the  block on stop settling for jump shots. The lakers have no answer for him down low.

The series is far from over, but i was encouraged by the last series with boston on the road. I don't consider the staples center some intimidating place to play. We need to take 2 games and not be satisfied with one.


P.S..............If Bennett Salvatore is the head official for game 3 celtics fans might as well turn off their sets.

[SportsChick]

How can a stadium where half the fans don't show up til mid-way through the first quarter be intimidating?

[stinkfish]

LA needs to get back to playing lakers ball.

[MaineDolFan]

Maine said it once, twice and again...

Celtics in 5.  This series isn't coming back to Boston.

[Dave Gray]

I watched last night and don't know what happened there.  All of a sudden the Lakers could score whenever they wanted.  I wonder if they'll have some of that momentum.

It was like a different team.  They just fired and scored at will.

[bsmooth]

I really hope the celtics go into LA with the mindset of ending the series there. Kobe Bryant is to dangerous of a player to give extra games too. We have to be mentally tougher. Kobe and Phil have already planted the seed into the officials heads. The celtics arent going to get any calls on the road. They have to play defense without fouling.

The lakers role players will play better at home, therefore our stars have to play even better on the road. Can someone tell Kevin Garnett to get his ass on the  block on stop settling for jump shots. The lakers have no answer for him down low.

The series is far from over, but i was encouraged by the last series with boston on the road. I don't consider the staples center some intimidating place to play. We need to take 2 games and not be satisfied with one.


P.S..............If Bennett Salvatore is the head official for game 3 celtics fans might as well turn off their sets.

Are you kidding me? After last night there can be no complaining about favortism. Powell took 3 more free throws than the whole Lakers team did. Almost a 4-1 ratio from the charity stripe is ridiculous in a Finals game.

[MaineDolFan]

I wonder if they'll have some of that momentum.

Stuff like this doesn't carry over.  If it did don't you think Boston would have crippled Atlanta on the road after crushing them by 40 points at home?

Are you kidding me? After last night there can be no complaining about favortism. Powell took 3 more free throws than the whole Lakers team did. Almost a 4-1 ratio from the charity stripe is ridiculous in a Finals game.

Who is Powell?  I am assuming you mean POWE.  And if LA weren't such a collective bunch of candy asses and would take the rock to the lane and not settle for 18 foot jump shots they would get more foul calls.  Just common sense.  Kobe can't do it all.  Gasol and Odom are both earning their stripes for being the soft players that they are.  Boston is bigger and stronger and pushing LA around.

[Spider-Dan]

I really, really hope that BOS wins game 3.  That way, any possible result is good for me:

a) Celtics win, Kobe Bryant loses (I hate Kobe like poison), I get to talk trash to Kobe fans (including my dad)
b) Lakers come back from 0-3 and win; any time a Boston fan utters the word "2004," the word "2008" will immediately follow it (I dislike Boston, but not as much as I hate Kobe)

Go Celtics!

edit: In fact, I think I might like to take out a little "insurance" on game 3 (i.e. bet on LAL to win).  Does anyone know a good place for an average citizen to place an online bet (I mean, if online gambling were legal, of course)?

[bsmooth]

Stuff like this doesn't carry over.  If it did don't you think Boston would have crippled Atlanta on the road after crushing them by 40 points at home?

Who is Powell?  I am assuming you mean POWE.  And if LA weren't such a collective bunch of candy asses and would take the rock to the lane and not settle for 18 foot jump shots they would get more foul calls.  Just common sense.  Kobe can't do it all.  Gasol and Odom are both earning their stripes for being the soft players that they are.  Boston is bigger and stronger and pushing LA around.

Soft or not, it still does not equate to that big a disparity of called fouls.