Links: NBA Finals Game Two Live Notes
Boston throws a C party and takes a 2-0 lead…
FIRST QUARTER
Long story, but we’re here and the game is on. There’s 6:34 to go in the first and LA is up 13-8. More coming…
• 2 minutes left in the first. The wireless internet here is worse than our rental car. Lakers up 19-18, and way ahead on points in the paint, 14-8.
• Schilling, Antoine Walker, Big Papi in the house.
• One funny thing: Ben and I were late to our seats, and there was a fan sitting in my seat, which was tagged SLAM, and I had to ask her to move. She did, though why she was in the press box I have no idea. Then Ben arrived and there was a columnist of record from one of the big newspapers of record in his seat, and when Ben asked Dude to move the guy gave Ben a dirty look. Hilarious.
• I spent the entire fist quarter explaining to about a dozen employees that the wireless internet doesn’t work up here, except for that 5 minute burst early on. Right now it’s still not on, I’m writing not in Word with hopes of getting online at some point.
SECOND QUARTER
• Second quarter begins with…never mind, couldn’t watch the game because I ad to explain to yet another FleetCenterNorthGarden employee that their internet sucks.
• 10:43 to go. Posey with the steal, and Turiaf takes out Leon Powe. A minute later he takes out Powe again. At least Powe is taking it to the rim.
• Note to self: Ask Pascal if “Turiaf” is French for “Foul.”
• Pierce winds up a three from the wing to give Boston a 30-22 lead. Timeout. Antoine Walker is salivating on the sideline.
• They just brought Will Hunting in here to fix our internet, and he did it, actually. I wish he could sit with us for the rest of the game.
• (I’m totally going to download some illegal songs and movies to mess with their internet, though.)
• Out of a timeout, Kobe holds and drains a J over Posey. Bad shot, good defense, and still two for LA. Then Paul Pierce gets called for an offensive foul on a collision I didn’t see. Lakers go back to Kobe on the free throw line and he turns it over.
• James Posey drains a three. Odom hits a hook in the lane. I’m eating Fritos and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups right now for dinner.
• Pierce with a no-look to Powe, who hits a layup and goes to the line, but not before howling at the moon. 36-26, Boston. 7:44 to go in the second.
• Four straight for Kobe. Then Boston runs a Cassell and KG two-man game. Sprewell is at home on his motorboat drinking a Pabst and smiling. KG goes to the line and hits both, breaking Kobe’s string of 4 straight and giving Boston a 38-30 lead. Then Gasol powers in for two.
• Hey, guess what? Sam Cassell just forced a three-pointer. He missed.
• Pau Gasol just got caught up in the air over Kendrick Perkins and he hit the ground hard, really hard. Unless he’s faking it. Boston’s up 40-32 and really trying to work the ball in deep. Ben points out that Kobe has broken the triangle right now.
• KG outhustles Lamar to a loose ball then takes a TO. The Lakers have no life at all right now. Boston’s up 41-37, but it seems like it should be a lot bigger lead. If you’re a Lakers fan you can probably live with that because the Lake Show is in this.
• And the internet died again. I think Doc Rivers must have been in charge of planning internet access. If I stop updating the liveblog for any extended period of time, it’s because either the internet access is down again or because I hurled myself out of the press box and into the upper level of stands.
• Out of the TO, Kobe dribbles around and then Lamar dribbles around and then he fires up a brick.
• Three! Paul Pierce drains another three. Then Ray Allen drains a three. OK, maybe Lakers fans cant live with this. 47-37, with 2:52 to go.
• Vlad Rad! A three cuts it to 47-40 with 2 minutes left. And then Slick Kenny Mauer catches Kobe for his third foul. Nice. No Kobe for the last 1:53. Watch LA go on a run now.
• Gasol inside for two. 49-42. Paul Pierce walks and gets away with it. 51-42. Then KG feeds Rondo with a long outlet pass for a stuff. LA with a miss, then Rondo draws a foul. I was kidding about that LA going on a run stuff.
• Rondo hit one to make it 54-42. LA got it inside to Gasol as the clock wound down but he could get a shot off. At the half, Boston leads 54-42. Not a good look for the Lake Show tonight. I think Jerry Buss already has the plane warmed up.
• HALFTIME
The glaring difference on the stat sheet is that Boston has 19 free throw attempts while LA has 2. Now, I know the Lakers were shooting a lot more jumpers than Boston, but not that many more. For instance, Gasol got hacked on the last play of the half and that went uncalled. The other statistical anomaly is that that the Celts have 15 assists to LA’s 8. LA has actually made 2 more field goals, but the difference in assists suggests that the Lakers are doing a lot more one-on-one stuff than they are driving to the hoop.
• Internet is out again. Sorry, not trying to complain, just letting you know that the Celts organization apparently came prepped with a single Linksys router and expected everyone to use that same connection. This internet situation is a bigger disaster than Dan Dickau. It’s back! No, it’s down again. Amazing.
THIRD QUARTER
• Lakers start the half with a hook inside that Gasol misses. Then Perk gets away with a shove and Pierce bangs in another jumper.
• Trying to save a loose ball, Lamar Odom throws it off of Rondo and it bounces right to a Celtic. They can’t get a break. Perk to the line for two. This gives Boston a 21-2 lead on free throws.
• Kobe just got T’d up., after he got racked on his way to a lay-up, which he made, without a foul call. Ray Allen hits the free throw and gives Boston a 59-46 lead, and a 22-2 free throw advantage.
• Odom with a dunk that’s blocked by Perkins, cleanly (allegedly). Boston runs it back up and Rondo finds a trailing Pierce for a three. He’s 4-4 on threes. Vlad Rad answers with a three. 62-49, Boston. The Celts are playing loose and free and great right now.
• 7:13 to go and Garnett back to the line for two more he makes one. I’d also like to point out that there aren’t any TVs for replays or any stat screens close enough for me to see them, so covering this game must be what it was like covering a game back in the ’70s, like when Bob Ryan and Vecsey and all those dudes always talk about. That era sucked.
• Kobe hits for two, making it 65-51. Boston is dominating this game, but LA has juuuuuuust enough to stay alive.
• Rajon goes up for a dunk and gets Rondo’d. He makes one free throw.
• Kobe goes to the line on a questionable call against Ray Allen. Funny thing is they haven’t given LA a call all night, and they’re going to start now? Kobe makes both and cuts it to 66-53.
• Rondo called for a hook against Vlad Rad, who seems stunned by the call himself. Then Gasol shows up and gets a dunk. 66-55, 5:33 to go.
• Kobe drills in a jumper from the elbow. Rondo misses a three from the wing. Gasol knocks down a wide-open 15-footer to make it 68-59, with 4:29 to go.
• Is there any coincidence that the internet started working again when “Cotton-Eyed Joe” came on over the PA system? I think not!
• Also, Boston has a 26-4 free throw advantage. And I did mention that the other day in the Boston Herald they had a position-by-position breakdown for the series that listed the Doc Rivers/Phil Jackson match-up as “EVEN.”
• Odom goes 1-on-5 and throws it out of bounds off Ray Allen. He got lucky there.
• I don’t know if Paul PIerce’s knee is hurting or not. I don’t know if he faked getting hurt, and I don’t know if he faked feeling better. But I do know he’s killing LA right now. He’s got 23 with 2:50 to go in the third, Boston leading 72-59. Kobe just shot an airball. And then PJ Brown scored in transition. He shoots the ball like it’s electrified.
• Lamar goes right over PJ Brown’s back for a rebound, and I think the refs let it go to even things out, but then Lamar pegs the ball off a prone PJ Brown. Doesn’t matter because Kobe misses a jumper, then Ray Allen hits a three. 77-59.
• Leon Powe gingerly finishes an alley-oop to make it a 20-point game, 79-59, with 1:20 left in the third. These Celtics fans haven’t been this excited since the last dance at the country club.
• Out of the timeout, Lamar runs over PJ Brown, hard, and gets an offensive foul. Obvious foul, obvious call.
• Luke Walton overthrows Vujacic on a pass, and Leon Powe bangs on Luke Walton on the break. Then Rondo rondo’s a few people and hits Powe, who goes two hands over Turiaf. 83-61, Boston at the end of the quarter. LA look dunzo. This place is going wild.
• By the way, the Celts are brought to you by stuffwhitepeoplelike.com.
FOURTH QUARTER
• Just had to make a bathroom run, which required me walking to Waltham. Back and it’s 85-66 with 10:29 left. Phil has in Farmar, Turiaf, Sasha, Luke and a disinterested Kobe.
• Leon Powe has 17 points, 0 assists and 1 rebound. Wait, they just called a foul on Boston! The Lakers are stunned by this development, all standing around confused and unsure of how to react.
• Jordan Farmar’s agent should pitch him to Dell computers so he could do an ad with the theme, The Farmar and the Dell.
• 8:41 to go, and Boston up 20. I will give the fans this: They’re all still here, cheering and screaming. In L.A. they’d just now be showing up.
• We get “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey over the PA system. I’ll just say this: If they played this song at a game in, like, Atlanta, the entire crowd would get up and leave. Here it reminds everyone of their senior prom.
• The Celts run an inbounds play out of the timeout where they throw it to Powe, who then dribbles straight up the center o the court and dunks it with two hands. The Lakers are still in their huddle, I believe.
• Kobe is on edge right now. If I was Boston I’d send in Tony Allen and tell him to start jawing in his ear. That’s a fate worse than losing.
• 6:50 to go. A Lakers fan is being escorted from the building.
• Vlad Rad impales a three and cuts it to 18. By the way, the Vlad/vampire jokes remind me: I saw “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” last night and enjoyed a lot more than I expected to. Good movie. Yes, I’m at an NBA Finals game and I’m blogging about a movie. That’s how great this game has been.
• There’s 4:44 to go and Boston leads by 16, until Fisher drains a three. 13 points with 4:17 left. A quiet unease settles over the stands, like when the Dow dropped 400 points on Friday. Vlad has a shot at a three to cut it to 10 but it rims out. Then Posey hits a three from the corner to make it 16 again. Then Kobe hits a three and makes it 102-91. 2:34 left.
• Timeout. My internet hasn’t worked since the end of the fourth. This is really an incredible experience. If I had a typewriter I’d be faxing notes back to the desk now. Instead I’m stuck not being able to post there notes immediately. I’m still writing notes, just can’t post them. I wish they’d play “Cotton-Eyed Joe” again so I could get online.
• Rondo misses two free throws and Kobe scores easily. 102-93, Boston. Pierce bangs his way to the hoop for a deuce.
• Kobe scores lefty with no foul called, and he’s pissed. Lakers steal from Boston and Sasha hits a three from the wing. 104-98. 1:11 left.
• Vlad Rad with a steal!!! 104-100! 1:03 left. By the way, Ben and I both just noticed that Rondo has 16 assists. We got Rondo’d.
• Out of the TO, Boston doesn’t run the play they’ve been running all night where Pierce or Ray comes off a screen and instead they go to Rondo, who ends up taking and missing a jumper. Boston fouls Kobe and he goes to the line. Makes…makes. 104-102, 38.4 left.
• Boston returns and has Pierce go one-on-one against Kobe. A foul is called and he goes to the line for two with 22.8 left. Prince Paul makes the first…and make the second. 106-102, 22.8 left.
• Out of the TO, Boston muscles LA out of their offense and they end up with Sasha taking a rushed three, which is blocked. Posey gets the rebound, goes to the line and makes both. 108-102. Fisher misses a three, and that’s it. Boston goes ahead 2-0, 108-102.
410 Responses to “Links: NBA Finals Game Two Live Notes”
Jun.8 at 9:19 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
first
Jun.8 at 9:20 pm
H to the izzo says:
Why is KG pretending to be Ray Allen?
Jun.8 at 9:28 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
Izzo… he might be playing like Ray Ray but at least he plays with heart
Jun.8 at 9:30 pm
H to the izzo says:
I meant the amount of outside shots…
Jun.8 at 9:34 pm
Hursty says:
according to NBA.com Odom had a ‘running dunk shot’ wtf.
Jun.8 at 9:34 pm
Double R says:
The Celtics offense should be to run the clock down and give it to KG with like three seconds left because he seems to hit those buzzer beaters a lot.
Jun.8 at 9:36 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
hursty are you able to watch the game on nba.com down under?
Jun.8 at 9:37 pm
Hursty says:
nope, dont think so cos its on ESPN.
Jun.8 at 9:38 pm
Michael NZ says:
You can listen to it on NBA.com,
Jun.8 at 9:39 pm
H to the izzo says:
I’m watching it on NBA.com.
Jun.8 at 9:40 pm
Michael NZ says:
Watching it? Was not aware you could do so. Finals only thing, right?
Jun.8 at 9:41 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
Lang, how about an update to us non watchers
Jun.8 at 9:43 pm
H to the izzo says:
I suggest you all go to myp2p.eu and watch
Jun.8 at 9:43 pm
Hursty says:
Izzo, arent you an Irishman though? I thought it was only being broadcast on countries that dont have tv coverage.
Jun.8 at 9:44 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
thanks H
Jun.8 at 9:45 pm
H to the izzo says:
Hursty:Indeed
Jun.8 at 9:45 pm
Co Co says:
Leon Powe taking 8 free throws!!! Are you effing kidding me?
Jun.8 at 9:47 pm
Hursty says:
cool Izzo.
Jun.8 at 9:47 pm
MattM says:
was that Sam Cassell with the assist??
Jun.8 at 9:48 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
Turiaf is french for ugly
Jun.8 at 9:49 pm
Michael NZ says:
Don’t like this for the Lakers thus far… don’t like it at all. Yes! Cassell with an assist!
Jun.8 at 9:51 pm
tripledouble says:
“You can not, it’s Bird and Pierce”…Marc Jackson rulz.
Jun.8 at 9:51 pm
tealish says:
Kobe with dumb fouls, but correct calls. I don’t like the ‘contact after the block’ fouls, though. Poor Ronny, almost benevolent to a fault.
Jun.8 at 9:51 pm
H to the izzo says:
To:Kobe Bryant
RE:NBA Finals
You’re participating in them,I thought it’s important you know this.You should act accordingly.
Jun.8 at 9:52 pm
tealish says:
Michael: And with that assist, he’s already at the over/under mark.
Jun.8 at 9:53 pm
Hursty says:
ok im not getting anything on the game, just says waiting for….
Jun.8 at 9:54 pm
E.Sneed says:
This is turning into the worst officiated 1st half of all-time! It’s the NBA Finals!!!
Jun.8 at 9:54 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
izzo which link on myp2p.eu are you watching on
Jun.8 at 9:55 pm
H to the izzo says:
Money:I’m watching it on NBA.com but I usually use the sopcast links.
Jun.8 at 9:57 pm
MattM says:
Gasol has incredible hands
Jun.8 at 9:57 pm
tealish says:
ESneed: I know it’s making the game choppy, but all the calls have so far been more right than wrong. Which one shouldn’t have been called? The Kobe elbow into the upper chest of Ray Allen? Sucks to have your best player in foul trouble on a play like that, but what can the refs do.
Jun.8 at 9:59 pm
H to the izzo says:
The officiating is,at best,finnicky.
Jun.8 at 10:00 pm
MattM says:
vp5/nesn is working great
Jun.8 at 10:00 pm
Hursty says:
do I have to download something for it to work? It says I need to download for it to play?
Jun.8 at 10:00 pm
E.Sneed says:
Tealish: I believe Rip Hamilton almost “ripped” (pone intended) the neck of Ray Allen off last round, NO CALL, and now Kobe slaps Ray Ray’s arm off him and he picks up his second? Come on!
Jun.8 at 10:02 pm
Michael NZ says:
The call on Kobe when he was chasing Allen around in the first Q was garbage.
Jun.8 at 10:02 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
why did doc take cassell off? he has a career high 1 assist
Jun.8 at 10:02 pm
MattM says:
you have to download sopcast… just click the software tab
Jun.8 at 10:03 pm
H to the izzo says:
The Lakers are getting a huge amount of tip-ins.
ABC are trying to sell what look like truly God-awful shows.The Mole?No thanks.
Jun.8 at 10:04 pm
rio says:
why does’t Phil where all his rings at once? That would be straight gangsta and would look like cam’ron at the same time.
Jun.8 at 10:05 pm
Hursty says:
nice move by Pau.
Jun.8 at 10:06 pm
ballin boy says:
Yea youre right Michael that was a garbage call…grabbing Ray to keep up with him shouldnt be called.
Jun.8 at 10:08 pm
tripledouble says:
Funny how the Worlds Strongest Man ads on espn are all from the 70s, with Lou Ferrigno and that dude that went to WWF and that other guy with the white hair… anyway, dope ads, ha! . . . See Ferrigno bend that steel pole?? Haha…
Jun.8 at 10:09 pm
E.Sneed says:
Guess Rondo doesn’t foul….
Jun.8 at 10:11 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
yer trip… ferrigno was good, but you gotta show love to franco columbo, dude was like 5ft1″ n nearly as strong as ferrigno
Jun.8 at 10:11 pm
ballin boy says:
yea they missed that one but its the finals right….
Jun.8 at 10:12 pm
Hursty says:
this is fu(king stupid, still cant get any link working.
Jun.8 at 10:15 pm
rio says:
Being from Oakland & ex-homeless and all, I bet you Leon Powe can street fight like a mo-fo. I would pay to watch him fight Kimbo Slice.
Jun.8 at 10:15 pm
tripledouble says:
Money Bill… Columbo is the mantis! See what he said when they asked him about the doctor saying his leg was broken? “The doctor said it is broken but he is wrong. I am a chiropractor, I know these things”.
Hahaha, thats awesome.
Jun.8 at 10:15 pm
Hursty says:
Pau hasnt missed a shot yet, why isnt he shooting more?
Jun.8 at 10:15 pm
E.Sneed says:
don’t get that boy hurt!
Jun.8 at 10:17 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
kobe pulling a dirk?
Jun.8 at 10:17 pm
Hursty says:
rio- Kimbo would have his @ss handed to him by Powe, if Powe could fight that is.
Jun.8 at 10:19 pm
Eboy says:
MVP.
Jun.8 at 10:20 pm
rio says:
I don’t know. Kimbo explodes dudes ears and Powe pops, well i guess free-throws.
Jun.8 at 10:20 pm
Michael NZ says:
lol @ rio. Kimbo! And please please please no more strongest man talk. Those ads drive me crazy. Sick of em. Oh yeah, this is the Celtics game to lose.
Jun.8 at 10:21 pm
Eboy says:
Good night again for the MVP.
Jun.8 at 10:21 pm
Ben Osborne says:
It’s halftime and I’m finally online!!! REALLY impressive half for the Celtics. Pierce is feeling it.
Jun.8 at 10:23 pm
Michael NZ says:
Celtics might as well be up 25…
Jun.8 at 10:23 pm
AD25 says:
Refs are handing this game to the Celtics
Jun.8 at 10:23 pm
Eboy says:
This is going to be a pretty boring series after tonight if the score holds up. Maybe finished in 5.
Jun.8 at 10:23 pm
Ben Osborne says:
I loved Rondo’s one-hand dunk off the KG outlet. So, does Kobe explode this second half? Or have the Celtics really cracked his code???
Jun.8 at 10:24 pm
Eboy says:
Poor Lakers, getting no calls. Ask the Spurs how that feels.
Jun.8 at 10:25 pm
H to the izzo says:
Reasons the Lakers will win:
1)Kg has yet to get a consistent game going.
2)Celts will not keep the 3point % going
3)We have yet to see Kobe play the third quarter,he does this well.
4)Because the commentators have done nothing but mention Pierce’s sprained knee
5)Pau is ridiculous I don’t even believe myself.
Jun.8 at 10:25 pm
Eboy says:
Ben, he’s shooting 33% for the season against the Celts. I think he has been cracked, at least until he get’s home on Tuesday.
Jun.8 at 10:26 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
ben, PP might be feeling it but it might have been a different story if kobes didnt have 3 fouls
Jun.8 at 10:26 pm
Eboy says:
Will win what izzo, this game or one game this series?
Jun.8 at 10:27 pm
H to the izzo says:
And the refs aren’t handing the game to anyone,they’re bad but let’s not make excuses.
Jun.8 at 10:28 pm
E.Sneed says:
Ben: from your angle, is this game being officiated down the middle?
Jun.8 at 10:28 pm
H to the izzo says:
This game and as I side,even I’m not convinced by what I said.
Jun.8 at 10:29 pm
Eboy says:
Glad to see our convictions are strong izzo.
Jun.8 at 10:31 pm
Michael NZ says:
Uh, more credit to the Celts D maybe! A couple questionable calls yes, but what’s new? Not the reason why LA is down. Well, not the whole reason anyway.
Jun.8 at 10:32 pm
AD25 says:
Lakers are forcing it… really thought their bench was going to outperform the Celtics, but right now they’re showing their inexperience.. and is it just me, or does Radmanovic think he’s more important than he really is?
Jun.8 at 10:34 pm
tealish says:
Not a bad lead going into halftime, but I just wonder what it could have been if KG had ventured into the painted area.
Jun.8 at 10:35 pm
E.Sneed says:
how do you not force the issue when you are battling the crowd, Celtics D and the refs?! And yes, Radmanovic thanks he’s “The Truth”
Jun.8 at 10:38 pm
tealish says:
Aw, don’t go there. Battling the refs? A couple calls went the wrong way, but it’s not nearly as bad as you’re making it out to be. Remember when the Lakers were getting all the calls against Denver/Utah/SA? They earned those, right? What’s the difference here!
Jun.8 at 10:42 pm
AD25 says:
c’mon, that tech on Kobe was kinda lame…
Jun.8 at 10:43 pm
rio says:
Ray allen wearing that AI type arm sleeve is like a 60 yr. old dude having a myspace page. you’re too old dog.
Jun.8 at 10:45 pm
tealish says:
Considering how much they let him get away with during the regular season, yes it was a little lame. Consistency please.
Jun.8 at 10:46 pm
tealish says:
Rio: But I think the arm sleeve is for more than hip-looking purposes.
Jun.8 at 10:46 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
rio that comment sounds really dumb when you consider its a shooting sleeve and rayray is shooting 50% treys
Jun.8 at 10:46 pm
H to the izzo says:
rio:AI and Allen are the same age…
Jun.8 at 10:46 pm
E.Sneed says:
all I’m asking for…LA has 2 freethrows
Jun.8 at 10:46 pm
Ben Osborne says:
ESneed, I do not think the game has been officiated fairly. Not 16 points unfairly, though. Celtics are still playing harder and smarter…
Jun.8 at 10:47 pm
tealish says:
Izzo: But AI is gangstA.
Jun.8 at 10:47 pm
E.Sneed says:
No Izzo, AI came out early! They came out the same year though
Jun.8 at 10:47 pm
marcgar says:
@rio: the fact that your more worried about fashion and what they’re wearing is weird. i think your on the wrong website
Jun.8 at 10:48 pm
Michael NZ says:
Allen wears the sleeve then immediately breaks out of the slump. Probably a good decision to wear it, eh?
Jun.8 at 10:49 pm
chuckyda1983boy says:
The refs took Kobe out the game early with those two cheap fouls. Thats the reason the lakes are down. Celts still have problems on the road. This is the same team that Atlanta took to 7 games. Come on now….Atlanta. Giving the Celtics and three losers too much props. Kobe has three rings. No hating but come on man.
Jun.8 at 10:49 pm
H to the izzo says:
tealish:That’s great.
E.Sneed:Born in the same year=same age.
Jun.8 at 10:49 pm
AD25 says:
ditto to what ben said, and the lake show is about as far from the triangle as i’ve ever seen
Jun.8 at 10:50 pm
Hursty says:
I reckon maybe you guys are reacting a lil harsh on the armband, if it was riCo then I would understand. WHAT IF IT IS!?!?!
Jun.8 at 10:50 pm
chuckyda1983boy says:
Just two foul shots. Refs dictating the game for real.
Jun.8 at 10:51 pm
AD25 says:
Rondo’s playing like a bull!
Jun.8 at 10:51 pm
marcgar says:
i aswell agree with ben. but the celtics are playing damn good so you cant discedit them
Jun.8 at 10:52 pm
E.Sneed says:
They’re not running the triangle…it’s iso plays
Jun.8 at 10:52 pm
chuckyda1983boy says:
I have never seen a player get so much hate from commentators as Rondo. Come on man. The dude is only 22. Let him play the game. Every basketball player makes mistakes. Need some better commentators. Lakers only down by 13 wih 6 left.
Jun.8 at 10:53 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
ARGHHHGHGHGHH
Jun.8 at 10:53 pm
AD25 says:
…. and those iso plays suck
Jun.8 at 10:54 pm
E.Sneed says:
seems to be working
Jun.8 at 10:54 pm
H to the izzo says:
The Celts should just run the pick and roll/pop for the rest of the game.
Jun.8 at 10:56 pm
H to the izzo says:
Lang:You should go into full Bob Ryan mode and start shouting at Doc and the players.
Jun.8 at 10:59 pm
AD25 says:
did the celts just NOT get an offensive rebound…?
Jun.8 at 11:00 pm
marcgar says:
pierce just walked his way into the paint to make a bucket. good d lakers
Jun.8 at 11:01 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
Kobe airball?
Jun.8 at 11:03 pm
AD25 says:
Odom spiking the ball off an out-of-bounds PJ Brown, that was awesome. doesn’t matter much though when the Celtics are doing everything else better
Jun.8 at 11:03 pm
rio says:
I bet you Odom wouldn’t throw the ball of Leon Powe like that. He’d get beat down.
Jun.8 at 11:03 pm
nothin personal says:
Now, wich is the deepest team?
Jun.8 at 11:04 pm
Hursty says:
this game is over.
Jun.8 at 11:05 pm
Hursty says:
Rondo is 1 assist short of the ENTIRE lakers team. With damn cassell that makes it 12 apiece.
Jun.8 at 11:06 pm
AD25 says:
man, i guess saying that this series was “LA’s to lose” was a BIT incorrect… Boston’s definitely WINNING it right now, know what i’m sayin
Jun.8 at 11:07 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
poweisabeast.com
Jun.8 at 11:07 pm
nothin personal says:
Powe is the man!
Jun.8 at 11:07 pm
Krishan says:
On to game three, then!
Jun.8 at 11:08 pm
rio says:
man this is more of a beat down than Big Brown (the horse) took yesterday!
Jun.8 at 11:09 pm
Michael NZ says:
Rondo to Powe!!!
Jun.8 at 11:09 pm
H to the izzo says:
I am not looking forward to reading what 90210 episode Bill Simmons compares this game to.
Jun.8 at 11:10 pm
James the balla says:
man is this a bad reffed game or am i just crazy … 26 ft’s to 4????????
Jun.8 at 11:10 pm
Hursty says:
dude leave the horse alone….
Jun.8 at 11:10 pm
James the balla says:
seriously, is that a true stat? Does stern want this to go to 7 that bad … and is ray allen really not getting called for reaching?
Jun.8 at 11:10 pm
Michael NZ says:
If LA doesn’t win all three at home, then this SERIES is over right? Think about it… they can’t go back to Boston needing to win both.
Jun.8 at 11:11 pm
H to the izzo says:
James:That will be the excuse,yes.
Jun.8 at 11:11 pm
James the balla says:
thats a BIG stat though … no?
Jun.8 at 11:11 pm
E.Sneed says:
true Mike
Jun.8 at 11:12 pm
Hursty says:
lakers arent attacking because theyre not getting the calls and then they shoot jumpers which compounds the difference, long rebounds and quick hitters for Boston.
Jun.8 at 11:13 pm
James the balla says:
exactly … its a huge stat!!!
Jun.8 at 11:13 pm
AD25 says:
Luke Walton go home
Jun.8 at 11:13 pm
E.Sneed says:
Powe got the message that his feature airs on ABC today
Jun.8 at 11:14 pm
MattM says:
neon leon rocks my world
Jun.8 at 11:14 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
my heart is HEAVY. Freaking Powe.
Jun.8 at 11:14 pm
nothin personal says:
Tommy Heinsohn was wrong, He is not Moses, he is Hakeem! OK, I know it’s an aberration, but come on, it’s the finals
Jun.8 at 11:14 pm
E.Sneed says:
haha Lang: “the Celts are brought to you by stuffwhitepeoplelike.com”…
Jun.8 at 11:15 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Hey goes to it a little too often, but I do love Rondo’s fake-around-the-back-wraparound move, like he did leading to Powe’s dunk at end of 3rd.
Jun.8 at 11:15 pm
Hursty says:
Powe is having the game of his life. Game 1 it was Cassell and PJ Brown, now its another role player. And Ray Ray is playing better as well.
Jun.8 at 11:16 pm
H to the izzo says:
Powe was always a great scorer and fun to watch in college,I always expected him to do this in the Finals* *May be a lie
Jun.8 at 11:16 pm
a_whiteman says:
the refs are brutal today, but this just goes to show that kobe bryant is NOT on jordans level…however he is kobe bryant…also does anyone else think that what boston is doing to kobe is eerily similar to what detroit did in 04???
Jun.8 at 11:16 pm
rio says:
i just texted Dana White. He said a Leon Powe vs. Kimbo Slice fight is on.
Jun.8 at 11:16 pm
Ben Osborne says:
He
Jun.8 at 11:18 pm
E.Sneed says:
Ben: what media member was sitting in your seat?
Jun.8 at 11:18 pm
Ben Osborne says:
I’m guessing he has more important things to worry about than this game right now, but I feel confident that Ryan would be loving the Leon Powe love.
Jun.8 at 11:18 pm
AD25 says:
even though the celtics are playing 10x better right now, and they’ve got heart and all that, it’s tough for me to feel inspired by them… don’t ask me why…
Jun.8 at 11:19 pm
Ben Osborne says:
E.Sneed: I’m not a snitch.
Jun.8 at 11:21 pm
E.Sneed says:
haha but Lang said he gave you a pissy look…grounds to snitch…okay, I don’t want to assist you with losing your street cred…that’s more interesting than the game at this point
Jun.8 at 11:22 pm
rio says:
sweet! a new episode of Man vs. Wild is on. I’ve had enough of this beat down.
Jun.8 at 11:22 pm
H to the izzo says:
Gotta love the effort being put in by LA.
Jun.8 at 11:22 pm
a_whiteman says:
how dare they chant leon powe
Jun.8 at 11:24 pm
E.Sneed says:
Why not?! The Lakers are making him the Finals MVP
Jun.8 at 11:26 pm
a_whiteman says:
sorry e sneed but that distinction belongs to p double at this juncture
Jun.8 at 11:27 pm
James the balla says:
I think the refs need Finals MVP … they are the celtics biggest asset!
Jun.8 at 11:27 pm
MattM says:
is Tom Thibideau to Doc Rivers what Eddie Jordan was to Byron Scott?
Jun.8 at 11:27 pm
E.Sneed says:
hell, throw in Danny Crawford into the conversation!
Jun.8 at 11:27 pm
James the balla says:
nice thinking E Sneed
Jun.8 at 11:28 pm
AD25 says:
Wow, even that movie “The Happening” looks like it’d be more exciting than this game…
Jun.8 at 11:28 pm
E.Sneed says:
with you James
Jun.8 at 11:28 pm
James the balla says:
This is possibly the saddest thing ive seen since Titanic …
Jun.8 at 11:28 pm
H to the izzo says:
If you’re blaming the refs for this win,you really need to look at player performances and effort first.
Jun.8 at 11:29 pm
Michael NZ says:
MattM: No. Also, I guess Leon Powe is leading the Finals MVP race, no?
Jun.8 at 11:29 pm
James the balla says:
i mean … i didnt cry during titanic what are you talking about.
Jun.8 at 11:31 pm
Hursty says:
so is Leon Powe the equivalent of the guy (i forget his name) who played for Utah against the Bulls as a back up to Malone/ostertag and played really well for a game or 2 and nobody thought he would? but the Jazz lost the series anyways? The guy with the glasses.
Jun.8 at 11:31 pm
AD25 says:
Titanic was nauseating
Jun.8 at 11:31 pm
James the balla says:
OMG WHAT the H E double hockey sticks was that called for … PP just needs more free throws or???
Jun.8 at 11:31 pm
E.Sneed says:
Celtics were just able to play their game aside from the calls…the same can not be said for the Lakers…That’s what I’m saying Izzo
Jun.8 at 11:32 pm
a_whiteman says:
izzo is right to an extent but you have to admit the celtics are getting the kind of love right now that only dwayne wade has seen…but i have a feeling la will get this kind of love at home as well so stern can have his 7 games
Jun.8 at 11:33 pm
E.Sneed says:
FOSTER, Hursty!
Jun.8 at 11:33 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Antoine Carr? Thurl Bailey?
Jun.8 at 11:34 pm
MattM says:
Was that Otis Thorpe??
Jun.8 at 11:34 pm
a_whiteman says:
antoine carr nice ben
Jun.8 at 11:34 pm
Ben Osborne says:
These comments have been tremendous. Not sure where everyone was for game 1, but thanks for joining us tonight.
Jun.8 at 11:34 pm
James the balla says:
hey, i bet he didnt pay 1017 dollars for those lol
Jun.8 at 11:35 pm
AD25 says:
I hate it in blowouts when the commentators won’t face reality and just admit the game is over… i know it’s their job and all, but still..
Jun.8 at 11:35 pm
Hursty says:
dont worry guys theres still time left for the lakers to erase the 18 point lead and win in OT!
Jun.8 at 11:36 pm
Hursty says:
Antoine Carr!
Jun.8 at 11:36 pm
James the balla says:
if the lakers got just lets say 15 more ft’s … which is pretty much half of the celtics … they might even be up!!!
Jun.8 at 11:37 pm
AD25 says:
What was Bill russell talking about pre-game when he said both teams were playing a high-level of basketball???… and he’s got a crazy laugh
Jun.8 at 11:37 pm
E.Sneed says:
Wow, Antoine Carr, he looked like Issac Hays!
Jun.8 at 11:37 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
16 assists for Rondo.
21 points for Powe.
Jun.8 at 11:37 pm
Hursty says:
wow my comment =ad25 without knowing….
Jun.8 at 11:38 pm
Hursty says:
poor Holly.
Jun.8 at 11:39 pm
AD25 says:
the MAGIC/LARRY BIRD COMMERCIAL! REALLY SCARY/INSPIRING!
Jun.8 at 11:39 pm
James the balla says:
This game is crazy … I hope Kobe goes for 145 points next game.
Jun.8 at 11:39 pm
Hursty says:
@Ben- a few issues ago in Slam there was a trashtalk response-was it really your old man or just a coincidence?
Jun.8 at 11:39 pm
James the balla says:
And puts his nuts in the mouth of Powe on a baseline jam.
Jun.8 at 11:40 pm
E.Sneed says:
haha AD, my girl got mad at me for rewinding it to hear Russell laugh over and over again
Jun.8 at 11:40 pm
James the balla says:
33-8 free throws
Jun.8 at 11:40 pm
Hursty says:
see! I told you they could come back! *not sure if he believes own comments.
Jun.8 at 11:40 pm
a_whiteman says:
is this game really over???????
Jun.8 at 11:41 pm
James the balla says:
we need 3’s
Jun.8 at 11:41 pm
James the balla says:
OMG FOULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL, for EFFIN SAKES
Jun.8 at 11:41 pm
a_whiteman says:
sasha!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jun.8 at 11:41 pm
AD25 says:
wait a minute, a game might still happen here, wtf…
Jun.8 at 11:42 pm
James the balla says:
HOLY CRAB APPLES
Jun.8 at 11:42 pm
AD25 says:
RAD JUST TOOK LIKE 4 STEPS!!!
Jun.8 at 11:42 pm
E.Sneed says:
WOW He traveled his ass off! Hilarious
Jun.8 at 11:42 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Hursty: just a coincidence. Sorry I didn’t lay the sarcasm on heavy enough on that one. My old man IS singing the national anthem before game 4 though, which we’re all very excited about.
Jun.8 at 11:42 pm
nothin personal says:
choke artists??!!!
Jun.8 at 11:43 pm
H to the izzo says:
Vlad took at least 8 steps there.
Jun.8 at 11:43 pm
James the balla says:
He is really singing?
Jun.8 at 11:43 pm
Hursty says:
foul NOW!
Jun.8 at 11:43 pm
a_whiteman says:
even if they lose tonight la wins game 3 because they will be feeling good about what they accomplished in these last 5 minutes
Jun.8 at 11:43 pm
James the balla says:
Wheres Holly’s comment
Jun.8 at 11:44 pm
a_whiteman says:
im scared of derek fisher right now
Jun.8 at 11:44 pm
AD25 says:
omg omg omg omg
Jun.8 at 11:44 pm
James the balla says:
my heart is racing
Jun.8 at 11:45 pm
Hursty says:
I wish it was possible to use italics on here. Is that going to be possible some time soon Ben?
singing at home or at the game in front of people? im so confused
Jun.8 at 11:46 pm
James the balla says:
miss, miss, miss
Jun.8 at 11:46 pm
Hursty says:
39-21 last Q for lakers. ‘Holy moly batman!’ ‘hold on robin!;
Jun.8 at 11:46 pm
a_whiteman says:
man i have work at 5 i cant deal with OT lol
Jun.8 at 11:47 pm
AD25 says:
Paul pierce is not gonna pull a memphis tigers in this game… that’s what we call the NBA
Jun.8 at 11:47 pm
James the balla says:
i hear ya whiteman
Jun.8 at 11:47 pm
JoeGym says:
I think Vlad just did the Harlem Shuffle on the way to the hoop
Jun.8 at 11:47 pm
James the balla says:
A whiteman, is your nick name white choclate??
Jun.8 at 11:47 pm
H to the izzo says:
whiteman:It is 5 here,I’m close to falling into a coma.
Jun.8 at 11:48 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Rough nite to have to file a newspaper story…most of those guys folded up their computers and ran down to the press room about 15 minutes ago (3 minutes in actual game time).
Jun.8 at 11:48 pm
AD25 says:
KOBE SHOW US YOUR CLUTCH-NESS
Jun.8 at 11:49 pm
Hursty says:
if the lakeshow wins….omg wtf hs. Then I can say that I predicted it.
Jun.8 at 11:49 pm
AD25 says:
now it’s over
Jun.8 at 11:50 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Hursty: Jeffrey Osborne is singing the national anthem before game 4. Jeffrey Osborne is my father.
Jun.8 at 11:50 pm
JoeGym says:
haha I was just thinking that Ben, LA paperboys ready to write another Kobe hero story. Nice block by Pierce on Sasha ‘the spread’ Vujajic
Jun.8 at 11:50 pm
MattM says:
Paul Pierce has clutchness. The Celtics just never make me feel safe
Jun.8 at 11:51 pm
AD25 says:
“Boston holds serve at home”… this ain’t tennis!
Jun.8 at 11:51 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Impressed Lakers made it a game late. I really didn’t expect Cs to up 2-0 at this point at all. Very interesting. Looking forward to the post-game pressers…
Jun.8 at 11:51 pm
a_whiteman says:
wow izzo is dedicated!!!!! james my nickname is actually whiteman my boy gave it to me cuz i was the only whiteman in the gym one day
Jun.8 at 11:52 pm
Hursty says:
………
Jun.8 at 11:52 pm
H to the izzo says:
Did Big Baby play at all?
Jun.8 at 11:52 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
im expecting chuckaz comments to include the words Fu(k,Ref and Powe
Jun.8 at 11:54 pm
a_whiteman says:
lmao yeah im surprised i havent seen chuckaz anywhere i enjoy reading everyone rip him after he comments
Jun.8 at 11:54 pm
nothin personal says:
i still thing PP traveled in that last drive, before he got fouled. how anticlimactic
Jun.8 at 11:54 pm
E.Sneed says:
the series starts Game 5
Jun.8 at 11:54 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
post game press conferences should be interesting. Damn… So close. 41 point 4th. Frigggg man.
Jun.8 at 11:54 pm
H to the izzo says:
Lang:Forgetting Sarah Marshall WAS really good.
Jun.8 at 11:56 pm
Hursty says:
no doubt Money. @Ben-thats cool!- ‘who’s gonna save my soul now?, how is my story gonna be told now? I know im outta control now’
Jun.8 at 11:56 pm
Eboy says:
How tragic.
Jun.8 at 11:57 pm
Eboy says:
Holly, I feel bad for only you at the moment.
Jun.8 at 11:58 pm
Money Bill Williams says:
btw hurst did u end up watching the game or listening to it online
Jun.9 at 12:00 am
B. Long says:
I just threw up in my mouth….
Jun.9 at 12:01 am
Hursty says:
listening. couldnt get the download or whatever the fu(k it was, the whole thing was fu(ked! (probly just me though). boxscore on nba.com etc.
Jun.9 at 12:01 am
Holly MacKenzie says:
:(
Jun.9 at 12:02 am
Hursty says:
you be ok Holly. I like the stuff you done on hardwood btw
Jun.9 at 12:04 am
Money Bill Williams says:
yer same eh. How bad is the ‘Stralian media for coverage. especially if you dont have foxtel
Jun.9 at 12:04 am
Eboy says:
Hey it’s Nostradomu….er I mean, B. Long!!! Another great prediction came true tonight, buddy. Holly, cheer up. Kobe will be huge Tuesday and the Lakers will get a win. Let’s say 24 rides out with about 41. Lakers by 12. Celts in 6 still, though. Their front line is too strong for the Lakers.
Jun.9 at 12:05 am
E.Sneed says:
I want to hear some realness out of Kobe in his postgame presser
Jun.9 at 12:07 am
Hursty says:
possible blowout coming for lakers in G3. Kobes gonna be pissed.
Jun.9 at 12:07 am
Karma says:
Wow, that was a HORRIBLY officiated ball game. I loved that no-call on the BLATANT travel by Vlad, while Kobe gets called for merely tapping Ray Allen in the 1st quarter to pick up his 2nd foul. The NBA: Where Stupidity By The Referees Happens.
Jun.9 at 12:08 am
Karma says:
And how the hell does Leon “I’m not Jason Rcihardson” Powe have more free-throw attempts than Kobe Bryant????? What world are we living in?
Jun.9 at 12:08 am
B. Long says:
Can’t put this one on Kobe or Pau….Lamar we need ya brother! Game 3, and the series, is all on you man…and the Lakers front court bench…..and hoping the refs realize its ok to call a foul on the Celtics in the first half, WTF?
Jun.9 at 12:09 am
E.Sneed says:
second that Karma
Jun.9 at 12:09 am
Money Bill Williams says:
kobe better go see Hef back in LA and get those bunnies popping
Jun.9 at 12:09 am
AD25 says:
Everybody saying that kobe’s gonna be pissed and blow up next game… yeah well they were saying that before tonight too, look what happened
Jun.9 at 12:10 am
Karma says:
Sorry to triple post, but please don’t tell me that 2nd last play was actually drawn up for The Machine to shoot. I still don’t understand why you wouldn’t PUMP FAKE when you KNEW the Celtics were going to contest every shot. PP would have been up in the rafters and the call would have been easy to make if he touched Sasha, or Sasha would have gotten a wide open look. Unfortunetly, the Machine chooses to be robotic and does not apply his surroundings to his actions.
Jun.9 at 12:10 am
E.Sneed says:
AD, real spit…I’m neutral, but the ref took KB24 out of this game Kid!
Jun.9 at 12:11 am
Ryan Jones says:
Laker fans would do well tonight (this morning?) to remember the 2006 NBA Finals. There are differences, but there are similarities, too. All hope is not lost. Unfortunately.
Jun.9 at 12:12 am
Eboy says:
Lakers fans, whining is done further on up the road in California, no? Whine Country? Yeah that’s got a good ring to it.
Jun.9 at 12:12 am
AD25 says:
yeah Refs were ridiculous, agreed
Jun.9 at 12:14 am
Eboy says:
D-Wade had the ability to drive the lane at will against a melted butter soft Mavericks d, Jones. That’s incredibly dissimilar to this Celtics team’s defensive philosophy. Good try, giving them something to hope for though.
Jun.9 at 12:14 am
Joel Kimmel says:
I think Mark Jackson cursed the Celtics when he make a crack about DiCaprio and the Lakers being the Titanic. Then Powe left the game and the comeback began. I think.
Jun.9 at 12:15 am
AD25 says:
you gotta admit non-laker fans (*cough* ryan and eboy *cough*) that there was a SLIGHT discrepancy in the reffing… heck i’m neutral and i’d even say that
Jun.9 at 12:15 am
Ryan Jones says:
I do what I can.
Jun.9 at 12:15 am
Karma says:
In the 2006 Finals, the superstar (Wade) got stupid foul calls and basically got handed the title by the referees. I would hate to win the title like that, to be honest. On the other hand, I think its ridiculous to call tick-tack fouls on Kobe Bryant in the first quarter when he (along with KG and Pierce) is one of the (if not THE) main attraction in this series. When’s the last time MJ got called for stupid off the ball fouls in an NBA Finals? Hell, I don’t even think this happened to Shaq or Tim Duncan. Just nonsensical officiating all around, and I’m not saying that cause I’m bitter, but because I was disgusted watching Powe get to the free throw line 9 times in the first quarter while the Lakers as a team had like 4 total shots. Pau Gasol got hacked 3 times by my count in the first quarter alone with no foul being called. I hate this game (for now).
Jun.9 at 12:16 am
Ryan Jones says:
Kobe will certainly get more calls at Staples. They also might not hit seven threes in a quarter, though, so maybe that’ll average out. Goodnight.
Jun.9 at 12:16 am
Hursty says:
Kobes the MVP, he deserves the calls. He has to go to the rim, force the officials in LA to give him Utah like calls.
Jun.9 at 12:17 am
AD25 says:
you can’t hate on Powe’s free throws, he was legit fouled
Jun.9 at 12:18 am
Eboy says:
Sure there was a discrepency, AD, but most of it had to do with the celtics attacking the rim consistently, while the Lakers live and die by the perimiter. As we all saw,when they are on, they are deadly, but one half quarter isn’t saving a series or changing the philosophy of the Celts.
Jun.9 at 12:19 am
Hursty says:
so was Kobe. and Pau. and farmer.
Jun.9 at 12:20 am
Eboy says:
Can anyone explain why Lamar screams at the top of his lungs like he was kicked in the nuts everytime he make’s a play in the paint? Strange behavior.
Jun.9 at 12:20 am
B. Long says:
I love Eboy making a Wade comment right now. You know he’s been holding that in for..Oh, I don’t know…11 months at least. Lakers in 7.
Jun.9 at 12:21 am
AD25 says:
I just saw a John McCain ad… don’t tell me it’s that time of year. talk about bad officials. (not just Mccain, all those dudes)
Jun.9 at 12:21 am
Money Bill Williams says:
we might be hating on kobe atm but if you look at his stats of 30 cannolis, 4 rebounds, 8 assists on damm near 50% shooting from the field
Jun.9 at 12:21 am
Hursty says:
@E- your not a ‘hater’ but you have to agree that there were calls the lakers didnt get but the C’s did. Also, it may not change the Celtic defensive philosophy but if I were Phil Jackson I’d be showing the 4th Q over and over again for a rout in G3 (hopefully)
Jun.9 at 12:22 am
Eboy says:
Actually, B, I just expanded on Ryan’s comment. But he did come back from a 2-0 deficit to get a ring, so we’ll see if the MVP is able to do the same.