Alright, here we go again with a chance to beat LA! What do you think this series is going to be like? My prediction is it is going to be really physical, chippy, maybe a fight or two and a classic. I think the Celts can take this in 6 but it's going to be tough, every game down to the last possesion, maybe an OT or 2. Rondo has to stay in the game healthy though, he's the difference maker. Otherwise I think we match up well.

I like the Celts' chances, but the team has to stay healthy.

Should be a good series. Got to play a lot of D. Break up Bryants scoring and his whole game goes to hell. Now I don't mean anyone can shut him down completely but limit him to a low shooting percentage and his game goes bad as he puts all his effort into scoring. Beat him and you beat them.

For us , we definitely need to see Rondo at his best and we need something from Kevin Garnett. Something , anything , please!

Whatever happens it is one of the biggest events in sports , like The sox against the yankees , Celtics against the Lakers is a real treat for the fans.

Wow, not much action on this thread. I guess going to the championship 20 something times doesn't interest many people here????:confused: I'll watch every minute. Go Celts! Can't wait for tip off!:drool:

Uggggghhhh
not the way I'd like to have seen game one go :(

they need to step it up

losing game one really whacks it

pretty dismal effort. Look at it this way they can't offer any worse of an effort. Refs didn't help either. Rebounding killed us. Really didn't see anything positive in any aspect of the game. A real stinker for C fans. Hopefully they got that out of their system and will play like they are capable of. Let it go, have a memory like mine, short, and get the second one. A split is perfect. God I hate LA. All the beautiful people make me want to puke.

Rhondo , paging Rhodo. Where are you???????

Rhondo , paging Rhodo. Where are you???????


No Kidding! I'm confident they will show up for the next game.

It was amazing they kept it as close as they did. Gasol did as he pleased, that's got to stop. but I'm glad he got called for his fake flop against KG.

Because of Ray Allens foul trouble he was a non factor, Rondo was in a funk and didn't make quality shots last night, KG couldn't buy a basket in the first half, and our shooting from the free throw line was dismal.

The tides have got to turn.

Lets get hope for a split and bring it home even.

GO CELTS!!!

Its one game. The commentators talked like it was the end of the series but it was just one game. We screwed up in the last few minutes of the first half. That was just mental with people relaxing for the end of the half too soon. got play all the minutes out. I thought they played almost even in the second half but by even I mean LA owned the 3rd quarter but we did the forth. Unfortunately the bad couple of minutes at the end of the first half and poor start in the 3rd put us in a bug hole.

One positive note is that they seemed to be able to bring garnet into play in the forth quarter. I hope that carries over into the next game.

Rondo took stupid pills before the game. Not only did he not do good , he looked down right bad. He's down by almost 20 and hes just standing outside letting the shot and game clock wind down?? What the hey!!

Wouldn't you like a team with 5 Paul Pierces though! That guy is one good ball player.

Unusual for Ray Allen to be in foul trouble , I don't think that will happen again.

Lets see what happenes in the next game. LA is expected to win at home , they have 3 more home games and we only need to steal one. Not time for panic yet.

where are these %$%$%$%$in fouls. I guess we know who the refs have in this series. Come on one team is fouling that much more than another? give me a friggin break. These 2 games are not like any of the games we played in the eastern series. Let them friggin play for cripes sake. %$%$%$%$in refs are ruining this thing and pissing me off. Friggin candy ass west coast style crap. They better call it east coast style when we get back to our house. Bynum looks like second coming of Wilt for gods sake. Box his ass out. I'm going loose my mind.

yeah baby, everything was done to make them lose thIS thing and they came thru. Thank you SUGAR RAY Jesus Shuttlesworth

where are these %$%$%$%$in fouls. I guess we know who the refs have in this series. Come on one team is fouling that much more than another? give me a friggin break. These 2 games are not like any of the games we played in the eastern series. Let them friggin play for cripes sake. %$%$%$%$in refs are ruining this thing and pissing me off. Friggin candy ass west coast style crap. They better call it east coast style when we get back to our house. Bynum looks like second coming of Wilt for gods sake. Box his ass out. I'm going loose my mind.


I hate when we have to beat a team and the refs in one game.:fury:

SHWEET WIN just the same.
:jump1::jump1:

Going to be a good series.

Now that's more like it! Now if we can we 3 in row and not have to go back to LA. I don't like how they change up the home vs away breakdown for the championship.

Lakers:

31 Free Throws Made
29 Field Goals Made

'nuff said!

And Phil Jackson had the balls to whine about the officiating after the game. :fury: I dislike him so very much. :smash:

Ray Allen was absolutely unbelievable!!! I hope they sign him for next year.

That was some of the worst officiating I have ever seen!!! It is a disgrace some of the calls they made. No wonder there were so many players in foul trouble when half the calls are phantom calls!

I enjoyed the game but I'm scratchin my head some. We totally out played them but we also had some bad moments. Letting them close the lead at the end of the first half is the same thing that happend in Game 1. We need to play all the way to the end. Dumb last 2 minutes , absolutely stupid last 30 seconds of the first half.

Anyway , I also hate seeing the fouls so one sided. call it tight , call it loose but call it the same for both teams. Way lopsided .

Ray Allen was "in the zone". :) Good thing too!

Still the same issues though. Rondo unpredictable. he played good but sometimes I wonder what is he thinking. I guess we can't expect anything from KG. I think he has no confidence now. Far better off with the subs in there if you ask me. The other thing I noticed a lot was the big guys getting in close to where they should take the shot but they pass off. The other guy isn't expecting a center or power forward to pass the ball when they get within 4 feet of the basket and lots of times the ball gets bobbled on the pass. Take the shots!

So we got the home court advantage now. That's all you could hope for. Didn't matter if we won game 1 or 2 as long as we took one in LA. Now lets see how they do on our court! I would really love to see Rondo and Pierce have good games at the same time. Would really be nice if it happened Game 3. They are due!

Oh yeah , the other thing i don't like and it must be to accomodate TV schedules or something....they get 4 days between games 1 and 2 in LA but have only 2 days between 2 and 3 despite the need to travel 3000 miles across the country for game 3. What's with that?

yeah schedule is friggin stupid. KG is hurt I would say. Just doesn't look the same. Need to hack the crap out of Gasol. Play him hard like they did to Superman. Reason he is becoming so effective is the guys guarding him are in foul trouble so quick they can't play him like they want too, they have to be so tentative. Again refs are dictating the game. Granted he is a great talent and a very good outside shot be he is looking way too comfortable out there. he is a string bean compared to superman. Nice hard fouls to make him think twice about taking it to the hole without consequence. I just pray the refs allow them to play like they want too. Phil Jackass is a whiner and always has been. Thinks if he complains on TV he will get to the refs. maybe it works, thus the zen master tag, more like whine master.

Sorry I may be a little biased

Counting down to game time :love:

going to be hard getting up at 4 tomorrow morning to go fish, especially if the refs call a crappy game and cause my blood to boil. I pray for a blow out by end of third quarter so i can whined down early.

:fury::fury::wall::wall::smash::wall::yak5:

Well the next 2 games are must wins for the C's now. Figures Garnett finally shows up and Ray Allen shoots 0-13. Lack of consisent play from the starting 5 is killing them.

I woke up feeling a little depressed today. I'm not sure if it really favored the Lakers but the officiating was horrible last night. Seemed like they were only calling light touch falls which IMO should not be called in the playoffs and then when someone got mauled they let it go. Drove me ballistic. If only Ray could have made a couple of his shots.........:smash: I'm might have to take a break from the next game. Sucks to give up a night of fishing or something else to watch them lose like that.

Stick a fork in them.......:wall:

I think Fisher responded to both Ray Allens' performance last game and to Pierces' comment.
Ray was stone cold, good thing KG picked it up but it seemed those guys were tired a bit. Thanks to the bench we were still in it. They just made it a tougher road for them ahead :( I ain't giving up yet

I think Fisher responded to both Ray Allens' performance last game and to Pierces' comment.
Ray was stone cold, good thing KG picked it up but it seemed those guys were tired a bit. Thanks to the bench we were still in it. They just made it a tougher road for them ahead :( I ain't giving up yet


I almost got the sense that they got stuck watching KG. He played in a manner that was unlike anything we've seen from him in a long time. I actually can't remember seeing him face up so many times in one game since he's been wearing Celtic green. Kind of like the rest of the team felt relief when he was dominating and just stood buy and watched and it took them out of their game.

I'm sticking with my original prediction. Celts in 6. I still think they have it in them. Next game is the series.

I woke up feeling a little depressed today. I'm not sure if it really favored the Lakers but the officiating was horrible last night. Seemed like they were only calling light touch falls which IMO should not be called in the playoffs and then when someone got mauled they let it go. Drove me ballistic. If only Ray could have made a couple of his shots.........:smash: I'm might have to take a break from the next game. Sucks to give up a night of fishing or something else to watch them lose like that.

Doc had a great quote after the game. "Maybe I will have to complain about the officiating, and see if it makes a difference. It seems to work when they do it"

Lakers look like a younger, better, and hungrier team this time around guys

If they got anything from Ray Allen or Paul Pierce it would have been an easy EASY win for us. How the heck on of the best shooters in the league makes zero shots in a whole game is beyond my comprehension. Glad to see Kevin play better but with the two best scorers doing zilch , there's just no way to make up their points.

I'm disgusted with the type of game the refs are calling in this whole series so far, for both teams. It's the friggin finals for the luv of mike. Let them play. Like stated above this touch foul crap is so menial. If they guy gets beat to the ground then have at it with the whistle. The games are not being called anything like the games we played against the other eastern conference teams. It really takes the entertainment value right out of the series and makes it real tough for either team to get into any type of flow without a whistle. I like up and down action. This series is mostly turning into a free throw shooting competition. On top of that the Celts just looked horrible. Their half court offense was terrible and without any outside shots it looked even worse. They played so bad, except for KG, but were in it at the end. If, and a big if, they ever get the whole team playing on the same page it should be a blow out, but they better get going or it will be over quick. This team just perplexes me. So good one game, so bad the next. I am not feeling good about the rest of the series. LA just looks hungrier so far.

I know what you mean Paul

I wonder if they realize they can't win the series if they don't win a couple in a row:wall:

If they got anything from Ray Allen or Paul Pierce it would have been an easy EASY win for us. How the heck on of the best shooters in the league makes zero shots in a whole game is beyond my comprehension. Glad to see Kevin play better but with the two best scorers doing zilch , there's just no way to make up their points.

I cannot figure out this team. But yes if Paul and Ray were on, and TA didn't get hurt it would have been a win.

Maybe it was jet lag. It can make you feel crappy. :huh::huh:

Maybe it was jet lag. It can make you feel crappy. :huh::huh:

Hate to say it but....that's a lame excuse.

Lakers made the same trip.....and they didn't have the added benefit of playing in front of the home crowd to help cancel in out.

Celtics need to win the next to at home....period....or they are done. Personally I think they are already done. They just took any momentum they had and lost it with that loss

Glen Davis is an animal !111111:drool::drool:

This is certainly shaping up as a classic! Sunday is HUGE! We win and it's ours for the taking!

2 and 2. Not bad for the most unpredictable team I have ever seen. I just cannot figure the Celtics out this year.

I think the big 3 are due for a game where they all do well. I think a shooting exposion by Allen and Pierce in the next game puts us at 3-2 and then I think the series is ours. Who knows though. This is one strange basketball final series if you ask me.

Happy they won though , however they did it. :)

Go Celtics!

It's our's now! Blood is in the water. FU Kobe!

That was a shweet,,ugly,, but shweet win.

If they keep their foot on the gas and play tough D, its ours.
Its going to be a big change in officiating though.
My guess is early foul trouble for the Cs, not LA.

Anyone else notice when Kobe was scoring 23 in a row, that the Celtics lead grew by 8 points? Because the announce team sure as hell didn't! They were too busy hanging from Kobe's jock and singing his praises about how awesome his offensive output was. But once another Laker finally scored the Celts were up 13.

Not a knock on Kobe, BTW. That was fun to watch. But I hope they make him one-dimensional again. It weakens the Lakers tremendously.

Kobe can do that again over and over if he wants cuz the series will be over in 6. He's showing his true form, selfish, whining, and his teammates generally don't seem connected to him when he goes off on these scoring runs. Big difference in the two teams chemistry wise. If one of the Big 3 of anyone else for that matter goes on a scoring binge the Celts will put the ball willingly in that players hands and the team is happy to do it(Allen game 1, Bench players game 4). LA goes into watching mode(watching Kobe) and when it's time to run the offense or make a shot they can't. Keep it up Kobe! You're the best! 2 reasons why I loathe this guy, 1st is he plays on the Lakers(shallow, I know), 2nd being he's a rapist and is glorified by the league.

I found the announcers to be rather lame, prejudiced fools.
One point that stuck in my mind was when Ray tried a 3 pointer as the 24 sec clock was winding down.
He missed, but Perkins was there to collect the rebound.
These tv tools wouldn't stop jammering about how it looked like it didn't hit the rim TO THEM, even AFTER the officials made their ruling.
Between that and their incessent drooling over the almighty Kobe, I felt like I was watching the SOX in the 2007 World Series and the best that MLB could dig up for FOX25's broadcast was Joe Buck.

Next game, I'm going to turn off the sound and listen to the radio instead. At least they know what they're talking about, and aren't having impure thoughts about Kobe on the air!

I found the announcers to be rather lame, prejudiced fools.
One point that stuck in my mind was when Ray tried a 3 pointer as the 24 sec clock was winding down.
He missed, but Perkins was there to collect the rebound.
These tv tools wouldn't stop jammering about how it looked like it didn't hit the rim TO THEM, even AFTER the officials made their ruling.
Between that and their incessent drooling over the almighty Kobe, I felt like I was watching the SOX in the 2007 World Series and the best that MLB could dig up for FOX25's broadcast was Joe Buck.

Next game, I'm going to turn off the sound and listen to the radio instead. At least they know what they're talking about, and aren't having impure thoughts about Kobe on the air!

You sound like a homer. That 3 from Allen barely touched the rim. As for Kobe, were you even watching him? I can't stand him, but some of the shots he made were unbelievable. The one handed tip in? The fade away three while being double teamed? The three he made from about 5 feet behind the line? Kobe was the best player on the floor last night. Did you think the announcers sucked when they were gushing over Allen making 7 consecutive 3's in game 2? Half the time, Van Gundy sounds like he's being paid by the Celtics and not the network.

You sound like a homer. That 3 from Allen barely touched the rim. As for Kobe, were you even watching him? I can't stand him, but some of the shots he made were unbelievable. The one handed tip in? The fade away three while being double teamed? The three he made from about 5 feet behind the line? Kobe was the best player on the floor last night. Did you think the announcers sucked when they were gushing over Allen making 7 consecutive 3's in game 2? Half the time, Van Gundy sounds like he's being paid by the Celtics and not the network.

And all the while, the lead grew once Kobe tried to take over the game. And that never entered the commentary to interrupt the Kobe slurp fest. Every break was punctuated by that idiot Mark Jackson's Stuart Scott impressions. "Momma, dat dere is a bad, bad man". Yeah great Stewie Jr, but have you checked the scoreboard? And yes Kobe was the best player on the floor, but last I checked the C's have eliminated DWade, The King and Superman all of whom were the "best players on the floor" Kobe is much more dangerous scoring 25, dishing out 8 assists and grabbing 8 boards than he is scoring 38 pts and having his teammates watch.

You sound like a homer. That 3 from Allen barely the rim

But it did, and after the refs called it one of the guys calling the game said "We've seen it from 4 different angles, and that last one looks like it didn't hit the rim" So what about the other 3? And while it barely hit the rim, the rotation definitely changed, even on the "last angle".

And all the while, the lead grew once Kobe tried to take over the game. And that never entered the commentary to interrupt the Kobe slurp fest. Every break was punctuated by that idiot Mark Jackson's Stuart Scott impressions. "Momma, dat dere is a bad, bad man". Yeah great Stewie Jr, but have you checked the scoreboard? And yes Kobe was the best player on the floor, but last I checked the C's have eliminated DWade, The King and Superman all of whom were the "best players on the floor" Kobe is much more dangerous scoring 25, dishing out 8 assists and grabbing 8 boards than he is scoring 38 pts and having his teammates watch.

It's just amusing to me that Boston sports fans (and I'm one myself) think all announcers and refs are against their team if they complement anyone on the other team. Have you read what Laker fans think of the announcers? These guys have has been pretty even handed with their praise of both sides. Again, think back to game 2 and what they were saying about Ray Allen. I think Mark Jackson wanted to give him a back rub at halftime. It goes both ways and fans (especially Boston fans) are gonna get pissed if they praise someone on the other team for playing well.

And I agree with your point about Kobe. I'd rather see this turn into the Celtics team agains the Kobe Bryant one man show. The Fakers have no chance if that happens.

You sound like a homer. That 3 from Allen barely touched the rim. As for Kobe, were you even watching him? I can't stand him, but some of the shots he made were unbelievable. The one handed tip in? The fade away three while being double teamed? The three he made from about 5 feet behind the line? Kobe was the best player on the floor last night. Did you think the announcers sucked when they were gushing over Allen making 7 consecutive 3's in game 2? Half the time, Van Gundy sounds like he's being paid by the Celtics and not the network.

Pierce was the best basketball player on the floor. Kobe was the best shooter , just one aspect of the game. The best player us the guy who plays the roll his team needs to win. I totally agree that Kobe is a nightmare when he does 25 points , 12 rebounds and 12 assists. he can throw the ball through the hoopp all he wants and we still win. Its when he has those rare team palyer moments that he's dangerous.

I got a feeling this is it tonight. I think the celtics blow them out of the water by 20 or more points. First big run by the Celtics and LA will give up and take it like punks the rest of the game.

I really would like to see a game 7 as a fan but as a Celtics fan I want to see them just pound on them tonight.

Oh yeah , forgot to add.....we had no problems with the announcers when Cousy and Heinson were doing the announcing :)

I actually like the idea of doing the TV picture and radio announcers. Haven't done that since Johnny Most stopped doing the games. What I don't ubderstand is why we don't get Marv albert for the finals. I know they had the eastern /western playoff announcing teams and he did the west but why isn't he there doing the finals? Love him or hate him , that guy knows basketball!

Pierce was the best basketball player on the floor. Kobe was the best shooter , just one aspect of the game. The best player us the guy who plays the roll his team needs to win. I totally agree that Kobe is a nightmare when he does 25 points , 12 rebounds and 12 assists. he can throw the ball through the hoopp all he wants and we still win. Its when he has those rare team palyer moments that he's dangerous.

I got a feeling this is it tonight. I think the celtics blow them out of the water by 20 or more points. First big run by the Celtics and LA will give up and take it like punks the rest of the game.

I really would like to see a game 7 as a fan but as a Celtics fan I want to see them just pound on them tonight.

Oh yeah , forgot to add.....we had no problems with the announcers when Cousy and Heinson were doing the announcing :)

I actually like the idea of doing the TV picture and radio announcers. Haven't done that since Johnny Most stopped doing the games. What I don't ubderstand is why we don't get Marv albert for the finals. I know they had the eastern /western playoff announcing teams and he did the west but why isn't he there doing the finals? Love him or hate him , that guy knows basketball!

I agree. I should have said Kobe was the best offensive player on the floor. He can be great defensively, but I think he was worn out from throwing up so many shots on Sunday. Pierce was great for about 3/4th of the game. He lost focus a little offensively when he wasn't getting the ball, but he played defense all night. The walking off the floor pouting with 5 seconds left in the half was unacceptable, but these guys are competitive and I can understand him wanting the last shot.

I hope they finish it off tonight. Game 7's can be a bit scary because you never know what can happen. I think the Celts can win big tonight, too. I feel like the Celtics are getting more confident while the Fakers are getting more desperate. If Bynum can't play or is ineffective again, the Celts win this one tonight.

$4!t !!! Sleep and fish or watch?

all 3 John

but sleep less


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GO CELTICS!!!!!! :soon:

Uugggghhhhhhh:smash::fury::wall:

Perk is hurt:wall::yak5:

where is the defense
no defense, no offense

SCORE SOME FREAKIN POINTS WILL YA:fury:

not tonight... what a joke. guess that cross country trip IS tough on the older legs.
Game 7 should be one hell of a game.

This is like the 5th time I've posted that:

:confused::confused: I CANNOT FIGURE THIS TEAM OUT. :confused::confused:

I know it messes up the rythym when they lose a star (Perkins).
But asdie that they played like a high school team !!!!!

I don't have a good feeling about game 7.:smash::smash:

I told ya....Lakers want it more....I wouldn't bet the house on game 7.\

That was pitiful last night

I reeeeaaaallly hope I'm wrong....but I doubt it

Game 7, no more excuses step-up or step aside.

That was ugly!! :(

They were tired , its as simple as that. No zip , no jump , just putting the time in. I honestly think the long flight messes with them. Tes its the same for both teams but LA had a lot more motivation and mostly younger people. Its not an excuse , its just a fact , those guys had no gas in the tank last night.

So they get a couple of days rest and play for all the marbles.

Is too bad Perkins got hurt. To miss the 7Th game will be a heartbreaker for him. As far as the team goes , I actually prefer to see Rasheed out there but he needs to stay out of foul trouble. The best part of having 3 big subs is they can play all out and rough becasue they have 18 fouls between them. So lets hope rasheed has the shooting touch Thursday.

I could find something bad to say about each player but what's the sense , they were just pooped. One think that gets lost in the final stats is the huge rebound advantage when the tok the 10 point lead. At that point it was 22 to 7 on rebounds. Thats 3 to 1. By the end it was still a 15 or so gap but it was down to like 3 to 2. They got to rebound. There was a time when the single most important statistic as far as indicating winner was offensive rebounds. Rebounds is all about hussle and they just didn't have any.

We all wanted a 7th game anyway :) . Should be an exciting night tomorrow!!
Go Celtics

Saltheart.......... Feeling You!!!! Celtics need ride the train out out the darkness and into the light!!!

that sucked, but did allow me to get some sleep. They will win Thursday. LA shot their load last nite.

I honestly think the long flight messes with them. TDF said that's a lame excuse. But I've done that trip a few times and felt like crap the next day.

Is too bad Perkins got hurt. To miss the 7Th game will be a heartbreaker for him. As far as the team goes , I actually prefer to see Rasheed out there but he needs to stay out of foul trouble. The best part of having 3 big subs is they can play all out and rough becasue they have 18 fouls between them. So lets hope rasheed has the shooting touch Thursday.


Interview with Perkins on the news, he said it is taking a mental toll more than physical. I thought he was going to cry. Really too bad. He might be OK to start playing next season.

Yeah the celt's proably took the bus to LA and the lakers took a jet.....lol

This is it! Tonight we watch one of the rarest and best match ups in sports , the Celtics and Lakers in game 7 of the finals. Think how lucky we are to be alive for such an event. You'll never see a Redsox , Yankees 7 th game in the world series which is the only possible pairing that could compare.

I know what I'm doing tonight and it ain't fishing!! :)

Go Celtics!!

I'm not going to sit here and type a whining post about how the refs sucked and they ruined an otherwise great finals. We lost. It was a classic as predicted but we were on the losing end this time. Tough pill to swallow tonight because for 3 quarters we had it in our grasp. Good season that could have been great with a win tonight. I wonder now if this team as comprised with its current roster(Big 3) can make one more run next year? I'm not going to go into the what if they did that and if this or that happened cuz bottom line they lost. Man this sucks.

If you have some time, take a look at the Celtic's playoff record with Joey Crawford reffing.