[out4scrilla]

lmao

[rdsport323]

just think.. it SHOULDVE been Lakers 3 games to 2 Celtics.. with only 1 game to win in Boston..

sigh

[ArmyBimmerDude]

Originally Posted by rdsport323

just think.. it SHOULDVE been Lakers 3 games to 2 Celtics.. with only 1 game to win in Boston..

sigh

What makes you think it SHOULDVE been the Lakers leading? Did you even watch the game tonight? The Lakers gave it everything they had and the Celtics were players to injury and two of their big three didn't do much due to fouls and the Lakers STILL let them come back and push it to the end.

The Celtics have outplayed them pretty much this entire series. Even the announcers thought the Lakers were lucky to win.

This ends in Game 6. Enjoy this win California.

[Digital.James]

Originally Posted by ArmyBimmerDude

What makes you think it SHOULDVE been the Lakers leading? Did you even watch the game tonight? The Lakers gave it everything they had and the Celtics were players to injury and two of their big three didn't do much due to fouls and the Lakers STILL let them come back and push it to the end.

The Celtics have outplayed them pretty much this entire series. Even the announcers thought the Lakers were lucky to win.

This ends in Game 6. Enjoy this win California.

Actually this series shouldve been over tonight, with the Lakers hoisting the trophy. They shouldve won game one, but let it get away. Won game 3. Shouldve won game 4 but blew a 24 point lead, and almost let this game tonight get out of hand. They shouldve done a lot of things, but instead have been playing like little girls in the crunch.

Im a die hard Lakers fan going on 31+ years ( I was born a Lakers fan ), but they dont deserve to win this series. Theyre playing like b*tches.

EDITED FOR TRUTH!

[nyczyang27]

Originally Posted by Digital.James

Actually this series shouldve been over tonight, with the Lakers hoisting the trophy. They shouldve won game one, but let it get away. Won game 2. Shouldve won game three but blew a 24 point lead, and almost let this game tonight get out of hand. They shouldve done a lot of things, but instead have been playing like little girls in the crunch.

Im a die hard Lakers fan going on 31+ years ( I was born a Lakers fan ), but they dont deserve to win this series. Theyre playing like b*tches.

Umm.. You got the games mixed up. Lakers won game 3, not game 2. and the 24 point lead was in game 4 You sure your a diehard fan?? haha

[Digital.James]

Originally Posted by nyczyang27

Umm.. You got the games mixed up. Lakers won game 3, not game 2. and the 24 point lead was in game 4

Thanks for the correction.

I just had my numbers mixed up, the result was the same. The series couldve been won by now if they kept up their hard nose first half play instead of rolling over in the second half of all those games.

[NaTuReB0Y]

Come on........the Lakers won tonight by default........they could have won it with all non-starters.....

Anyone could had figured that out..........Vegas $$$ and Celtics wanted to clinch it at Home!

[asdflkijd]

Close game, It's going to be really tough for LA to win 2 in a row at Boston. Game 6 here we come!

[wj4]

What pisses me off the most was the calls made in game 2. Lakers could've won that game had the calls been fair.

[BES335xi]

Lakers should've win this!!!!!. Seems like the ref's want the celtics to win , every time peirce drives to the basket he almost commits a foul and if he doesnt ref's call the foul on the lakers c'mon 19 times he went to the line tonight arghhhh...bullshit. this series SUCKS!

[mrwma237]

Let's take a huge breather for game 5. Congratz to our boys for putting up a fight against them Boston boys, but let's remind ourselves that we ALMOST let them get away with it (House's 3 point, and almost turnover in bound pass). Not to mention the *ahem ahem* steal in the last minutes.

I have some questions of my own in regards to some management decisions during the game. Playing Chris Mihm at the start of 2nd quarter? Don't get me wrong, I like the guy, but are you seriously thinking that he'll contribute to the team by having to sit on the bench for the whole season? Regardless of his physical abilities, his mental state is definitely not at par if compared to the other players that have been getting more minutes!

Great decision on pulling Sasha in the 4th. He was way too cold to be shooting those long bombers. I think attacking the basket like Farmar did with his quickness was a good relief for the Lakers when our MACHINE is running low on batteries.

Poor free throw shooting. I'm telling you, it is a contagious plague. When Kobe starts missing his FTs, then Fish, then the whole team eats it.

Props to Gasol & Odom, though the game was played a little bit sloppy, their determination and heart took us to the W.

Lakers in 7!

[.:bHd:.]

WTH was Phil thinking when he put Mihm and Ariza in at the same time. They are the main reason why we lost the lead so fast.

[InS0mNiAc]

Originally Posted by ArmyBimmerDude

You can bitch about it the entire summer.

Or for at least one more game.....

I dont think anyone including myself is trying to use that in any way as an excuse for the Lakers poor play thus far, but I mean come on....they're supposed to be a bunch of professionals but they act like a bunch of 6 year olds on the playground. And we're not even talking about someone on the court.....it's the damn bench doing it......Annoying to say the least

[mPlasticDesign]

[nyczyang27]

^ risky great play by kobe. foul or not.

[mPlasticDesign]

Originally Posted by nyczyang27

^ risky great play by kobe. foul or not.

..More like lucky play. Lucky there was no call made. This is clearly a reaching in foul.

[02themax]

Anyone who thinks that either Pierce, Garnett or Allen would throw a game to win at home is crazy!?!? The Lakers haven't been playing well at all this series except maybe game 3. We can make all the excuses we want for our Lakers but bottom line is every game they lost was due to their lack of aggression. I'm still rooting for my Lakers though, the pressure is on the Celtics to win this series. Though Kobe hasn't been playing well he is a Champion and I think if they can make it to game 7 it'll get VERY interesting. ;-)

[ironjw]

lakers gotta stop pierce if they wanna win ... but i don't see them winning anyways!

[ska///235i]

who knows...maybe the lakers will win both games
but I hope Boston will finish this at home...its been 22 (23?) years

big time Larry Bird/Magic fan....then Reggie, who die from Crack....now Pierce

[wj4]

Originally Posted by 02themax

Anyone who thinks that either Pierce, Garnett or Allen would throw a game to win at home is crazy!?!? The Lakers haven't been playing well at all this series except maybe game 3. We can make all the excuses we want for our Lakers but bottom line is every game they lost was due to their lack of aggression. I'm still rooting for my Lakers though, the pressure is on the Celtics to win this series. Though Kobe hasn't been playing well he is a Champion and I think if they can make it to game 7 it'll get VERY interesting. ;-)

It's not the players that are throwing the game. It's the higher authority like refs, which one of them has been caught and confessed of throwing games..ie game 7 with Lakers and Kings several years ago.

It's all about the $$$ and everyone knows that the Lakers/Celtic rivalry is just epic.

[Mondolemite]

Originally Posted by mrwma237

Let's take a huge breather for game 5. Congratz to our boys for putting up a fight against them Boston boys, but let's remind ourselves that we ALMOST let them get away with it (House's 3 point, and almost turnover in bound pass). Not to mention the *ahem ahem* steal in the last minutes.

I have some questions of my own in regards to some management decisions during the game. Playing Chris Mihm at the start of 2nd quarter? Don't get me wrong, I like the guy, but are you seriously thinking that he'll contribute to the team by having to sit on the bench for the whole season? Regardless of his physical abilities, his mental state is definitely not at par if compared to the other players that have been getting more minutes!

Great decision on pulling Sasha in the 4th. He was way too cold to be shooting those long bombers. I think attacking the basket like Farmar did with his quickness was a good relief for the Lakers when our MACHINE is running low on batteries.

Poor free throw shooting. I'm telling you, it is a contagious plague. When Kobe starts missing his FTs, then Fish, then the whole team eats it.

Props to Gasol & Odom, though the game was played a little bit sloppy, their determination and heart took us to the W.

Lakers in 7!

Good analysis and I agree with everything except Gasol.

Gasol, for the most part, played like a punk. Although I will admit he got a key rebound or two (and a couple of post moves on Garnett), too often he was getting rebounds knocked out of his hands and not making strong moves to the hole. He's 7 feet tall and plays like a soft small forward. He's like Nowitzki without the mean streak or the jumper.

Twice he had smaller men pinned under the rim and he didn't punish them. Once it was Ray Allen. The second time it was Sam Cassell. Sam Frickin' Cassell! If that was Shaq he would have dunked so hard on Cassell that Sam would have retired on the spot. Instead Gasol tries a flip shot that gets blocked away (with a foul call). He's 7 feet tall, he should be two-hand power dunking on people not shooting flip shots. Two-hand power dunks send a message. The only message Gasol is sending is "I am soft". It's like someone snuck a "punk me" sign to the back of his jersey.

And, did you see how frustrated he gets when PJ Brown pushes him around a little bit?

At least now we know how to beat Spain in the Olympics.

[Sneeze]

Most important thing for the lakers is to finish strong and they will be fine...
Nobody to finger point here watched them all season, I'm proud of my boys!!! Win or lose...