Jun.9 at 9:41 am

Syk says:
that was probably one of the worst called games i have ever seen in my entire life.

Jun.9 at 9:42 am

Rasheedionics says:
I was struck by Kobe hitting Vlad Rad on his thigh during one of the timeouts in 3rd quarter and Vlad acting like nothing happened. I guess he’s used to it by now.

Jun.9 at 9:46 am

starbury&stevey says:
phil jackson?who?

Jun.9 at 9:47 am

Karma says:
Thank you for reflecting my sentiments, Phil. The first quarter officiating was absolutely HORRENDOUS. How many want to bet that Bill Simmons will NEVER complain about the refereeing in this series?

Jun.9 at 9:48 am

TripleDouble says:
Radmanovic seems like an odd dude. Anyone know him?

Jun.9 at 9:48 am

Hursty says:
that was pretty funny lol.

Jun.9 at 9:51 am

Eboy says:
” I know all there is to know about the crying game
Ive had my share of the crying game First there are kisses, then there are sighs
And then before you know where you are
You’re sayin goodbye”

Jun.9 at 9:52 am

Sam Rubenstein says:
and to think, early in the game they called KG for an offensive foul on a hard screen, then he got T’d up, Doc yelled at the ref… he must have really intimidated them.

Jun.9 at 9:53 am

starbury&stevey says:
@triple double…do you mean vujasic??

Jun.9 at 9:54 am

Chou says:
It’s a shame that the MVP can’t get no MVP calls.

Jun.9 at 9:55 am

starbury&stevey says:
talking about fouls…where is Chukaz?

Jun.9 at 9:55 am

Chou says:
I wonder what the Quotemonger could make of these.

Jun.9 at 9:55 am

Myles Brown says:
To: ‘The Lakers took too many jumpers and that’s why they didn’t get any foul calls’ Crowd. Pau Gasol went 8-12 from the floor and only took-and made-one free throw. Conversely, Leon Powe went 6-7 from the floor and 9-13 from the line. Explain.

Jun.9 at 9:58 am

Myles Brown says:
You can’t have it both ways. We can’t laud the C’s defense and say that they’re shutting Kobe down, flustering the interior players, disrupting the triangle AND say that they’re not fouling them. Cause then you’d be saying that the Celtics probably have the greatest defense of all time.

Jun.9 at 9:58 am

Hursty says:
the brilliant need not explain Myles.lol.

Jun.9 at 9:58 am

TripleDouble says:
@ starbury&… haha, maybe I shoulda meant Sasha… but nah, I meant VladRad.

Jun.9 at 10:02 am

Eboy says:
Powe took contact with each move, Pau shy’s away from it. Pretty simple, really. It’s judgement calls by the officials. The more aggressive team got the bulk of the calls. Pau looked good with the dunk on KG early, but screaming like you won the Spanish-American War after a first quarter play didn’t help him out that later on, though. They need to move Lamar to the point and have him control the tempo to give the Celts a different look. Phil needs to utilize LO to get a win, nevermind the series. Sasha needs a reality check as well.

Jun.9 at 10:04 am

Myles Brown says:
They were also the more aggressive team on defense, but that didn’t seem to matter to the officials and their judgment calls.

Jun.9 at 10:05 am

Rico says:
Welcome to our world Phil…. how does it feel to be on the short end of the stick, not getting the calls. I can’t say I feel, in the least bit, that the Lakers got cheated. How many close game have they won because the calls went their way. You can’t win the refs every game phil

Jun.9 at 10:05 am

starbury&stevey says:
nice dunk by gasol..on KG,dissrespectful…look out for KG next game,he s gonna answer that…VladRad???..oh jeah..Peja´s highfliyers version..

Jun.9 at 10:09 am

Eboy says:
It was a a nice play by Pau, starbury. When he powered down Pierce and got the and one, that was also a really nice play. The problem is, Pau isn’t getting doubled, so he can work his post spots, but he’s not winning games by his lonesome, that’s for sure. He needs to draw doubles, which he’s not able to which would give the Lakers guards open looks. Kobe’s the only post guy that can draw doubles for the Lakers.

Jun.9 at 10:15 am

Jukai says:
and Kobe’s not doing a great job. I love this stuff though, I can throw it in my brother’s face: when Lebron ran into the same problem, he’d kick out to his teammates and create offense even without his own. It seems when Kobe is running into these infront/behind double teams, he can’t figure out what the hell to do except take a crazy shot

Jun.9 at 10:15 am

Spaceship Jay says:
That game was crazy, but after watching the first game’s horrible calls, not suprising. The fact that the Celtics were more aggressive offensivley is true though.

Jun.9 at 10:16 am

starbury&stevey says:
@Eboy..right..a.bynum could too but hes injured..that play reminds me his dunk in his rookie season vs garnett..i saw only those 2 times Pau´s aggresive level..

Jun.9 at 10:17 am

Jukai says:
Jay, I sorta feel the game was taken away from the Lakers. Now, not to say that a true championship team shouldn’t be phased by bad calls, but they had so much energy the first two or three minutes… then once the calls started coming, their offense died till the middle of the fourth. The Cs had a more aggressive offense because their offense wasn’t being hindered.

Jun.9 at 10:20 am

B. Long says:
Thank you Phil…How bout next time get in the zebras ear a little bit in the first half and maybe Leon MOTHERFU(KING Powe won’t shoot more free throws than your team. I’d much rather get a T in the first half than get screwed the entire game. P.S. its not a conspiricy, the refs just blew.

Jun.9 at 10:23 am

Jukai says:
As much as I love the zone defense, and new zone violation rules, and all this jazz that makes the game faster and the players go all over the place… maybe it’s really just too hard for the refs to call games anymore. Maybe we should revert back to old rules.

Jun.9 at 10:24 am

AB_40 says:
If the Lakers had won. everyone would be on the refs a$$ for not calling that traveling call by radmanovic on that breakaway dunk. That was so obvious and ugly. And yes kobe should’ve had like 6 more FT but not the rest of that team. Both of these teams are jump shooting teams. KG needs to get his tall skinny but inside and destroy pau and lamar. And stop taking all these damn jumpers. And if the lakers win the next 3 and boston the final 2 would this be one of the first times that has happened. I can see it happen.

Jun.9 at 10:25 am

Eboy says:
Jukai, it’s on the MVP (not just Kobe, anyone) to get his team rolling. What did Kobe have at the halftime break? 9 pts? Team trailing by double figures? Get it done, that’s why you are supposed to be the games greatest player. He better act like it soon.

Jun.9 at 10:29 am

Froggiestyle says:
I think the real story here is Powe and his upcoming contract renegotiation - what do you say to a cat that has twice the Balls of their so-called team leader (who has his fair share of vocal chords but no cahones come crunch time)? Ok so KG will finally get his long sought after ring - but at what cost: tucking his schlong back between his legs and lookin like a woman??

Jun.9 at 10:30 am

Eboy says:
Froggie, I think he’d be straight with a ring, regardless of your Ru Paul fantasies for dude.

Jun.9 at 10:31 am

Ryan Jones says:
Do mambas eat bunnies?

Jun.9 at 10:31 am

Myles Brown says:
The Lakers were down at halftime because the two players who should’ve been initiating the offense and leading the second team in Bryant and Odom were on the bench with two fouls a piece.

Jun.9 at 10:31 am

Knick says:
Number 17. In your face! to all you soft Fakers: wake up and accept reality. Celtics ( a real team- 15 deeep!) will unpack their brooms in game 4. Kobe ain’t s*it. He ain’t Jordan to bring back this sad group. How did this ugly playing group of arrogant egomaniacs reach the finals anyway? It’s a five games series and only self-delusional Lakers fans think they will win 4 out of 5. It’s over!!! Hopefully they will never recover like the Mavs. Celtics will threepeat.

Jun.9 at 10:36 am

B. Long says:
Ditto Myles.

Jun.9 at 10:36 am

Froggiestyle says:
Yeah a ring will do him just fine, but he might wanna retire after he gets it unless he doesn’t mind seeing finals highlight reels of Powe, Pierce and Perk goin hard to the rack - Ray Ray with his tre back but KG himself not looking like he suited up for a finals. Seriously isn’t it about time we saw him beast out there? LA HAS no strong inside D - there’s no Ben Wallace, hell there’s no Sheed Wallace, he can’t abuse Pau and Lamar?? Nucca please.

Jun.9 at 10:36 am

Eboy says:
Knick is funny. Myles, that’s true. No arguments, but if was going to “bring pain and terror to all of Boston” as it was predicted, maybe the Lakers could have followed his manic lead and met the Celts intensity from the jump. Kobe looked more pissed on the bench than he did on the court. We know the Lakers will get two wins in LA. But 4 out of 5 is just too much to ask for a team that plays soft d.

Jun.9 at 10:37 am

Ryan Jones says:
Myles is right. Those players should be more careful from now on.
Seriously, we all know the Lakers WILL get those calls in L.A., and that Kobe WILL shoot 15 free throws (minimum) in Game 3, and that this series WILL go back to Boston. Only question is who will be up 3-2.
Feel free to print this out and tape it up on your monitor for later reference.

Jun.9 at 10:37 am

Froggiestyle says:
PS. nice Ru Paul reference - you work it ;P

Jun.9 at 10:39 am

Eboy says:
I just taped mine up.

Jun.9 at 10:41 am

nothin personal says:
@ Jukai, yeah, maybe we should just run one on ones between the best two guys and get it over with. The refs are getting serious money to do that, if they can’t. they should go home.
@Eboy Kobe is 2″ shorter than Lebron, he can’t pass over the Double team, nor overpower it. Gasol can indeed score until double-teamed, but Odom can’t be in when that happens, cause he won’t shoot the 3
@Starbury
Calling Vlad that, is like calling GErald Green the High flying version of MJ because of the Wizards stint. Besides, Vlad was always kind of a malcontent arrogant bitch, though he kind of surprised me with his (relative) maturity this year. As for Vujacic, there atleast twenty better combo guards in Europe, the lakers are giving him too much credit

Jun.9 at 10:43 am

Myles Brown says:
I certainly didn’t think this would be an easy series and the things that concerned me then concern me now. Kevin Garnett is a long and adept enough defender to single cover Kobe and provide valuable help defense on KB. The Celts bigs are too strong and the Lakers can’t afford many dry shooting spells. But the sh*t that gets on my nerves is when people say that Pau is soft, the Lakers are soft inside, the Celtics defense is too good AND they’re not fouling anyone. The Lakers run a finesse offense, Pau is a finesse player. How do you disrupt a finesse offense and intimidate a finesse player? With physicality. And too many times that physicality crossed the line and became a foul. That wasn’t called. As everyone else I expect the home team reffing to get on the plane to L.A. with everyone else, but it’s still stupid.

Jun.9 at 10:43 am

B. Long says:
@Ryan: I’m printing and framing your last comment. @Eboy: Of course he looked more pissed on the bench, he just got called for two touch fouls and he’s the Gawd Damn M-V-P for crying out loud. He should have never been on the bench that early in the first place. And how does Sasha take that last shot without headfakeing or Kobe coming within 20 feet of the ball…and please don’t tell me it was because Boston was covering him because he was more open than Denny’s.

Jun.9 at 10:44 am

B. Long says:
Maybe that was supposed to be Sasha’s Steve Kerr moment and he blew it. Maybe in the future he can try and trade for a disabled 43yr. old Amare Stoudimire too.

Jun.9 at 10:46 am

Holy Baller says:
Did anyone else think that Pau got fouled like ten times on that last play before the half?

Jun.9 at 10:48 am

Jukai says:
@NP: It’s not working. Are you suggesting the refs go home and we play without refs?
Eboy: I know it’s up to Kobe. Did you not see my Kobe-isn’t-playing-up-to-par post?

Jun.9 at 10:50 am

B. Long says:
@Holy Baller: (Raises Hand) That should have been the last straw at least and Phil should’ve gotten T’d up right there. I know it’s not his style but sometimes you gotta stop thinking about the owners daughter giving you a bj after the game and actually coach a little bit.

Jun.9 at 10:50 am

Froggiestyle says:
yep, Pau got no love in Beantown - que mala suerte

Jun.9 at 10:51 am

TADOne says:
I would tape mine up, but that lack of sarcasm made me feel like it wasn’t the real Professor Jones saying it.

Jun.9 at 10:53 am

Eboy says:
And put some blame on Phil and his staff too. They need to adjust to the open transition 3’s the Celts seem to get at will, and for two game’s they haven’t. Also, I think Phil knows he’s outmanned, ’cause all his other title teams were predicated on strong D. This team is FAR from that. He’s got to let his finesses guys find a way to counter the on the ball pressure the Celts put on. The coaching staff need’s to make those adjustments, the players can’t change their syles overnight.

Jun.9 at 10:53 am

Froggiestyle says:
Just like LA - France needs a big win against Romania to keep its chances alive in Euro 2008 - kick off in 1 hour - Allez les Bleus

Jun.9 at 10:54 am

B. Long says:
Sorry bout that last comment. Sometimes I just think Phil is a better coach before and after games than he is during. I know it hurts his hip to stand up too. Zen Master is a great coach, I’m just a little emotional right now.

Jun.9 at 10:56 am

Froggiestyle says:
it is possible to be TOO Zen …. is he counting on his assistants to jump up and get the T for him?

Jun.9 at 10:58 am

B. Long says:
@Froggie: Yeah, maybe I should be venting about Kurt Rambis…It seems appropriate that he should be the one getting T’d up against the Celts anyway.

Jun.9 at 11:00 am

nothin personal says:
well, they could import from europe. that would solve the flop issue too, since they are accustomed to this sh1t. only problem, they would foul out every american player in the 1st quarter out of pure hate, thus giving a great edge to the raps for the championhip

Jun.9 at 11:02 am

Hass777 says:
leon powe isnt supposed to get ANY calls.if he cant make a layup while getting bumped by scrawny l.o.(dey know #7)he shouldnt be in the game.

Jun.9 at 11:13 am

Diesel says:
Maybe the Lakers would get some calls if they weren’t an entire team of soft-@ss jump shooters. Powe took it to the rim like a man so he got the calls. Which is more than anyone on the Lakers did last night. Including Kobe.

Jun.9 at 11:15 am

DP says:
Odom just needs to get his head out of his ass and act like this is the NBA Finals. I have never seen a dude with that many skills, shy away from playing like a f*cking monster. and why is he getting his 5th foul like every third Q? He is called for a foul everytime he is in the paint with KG! Whatever though, I don’t blame the refs because at the end of the day Kobe has to drive the Aston Martin and make the refs call. Jumpshots help when they fall, but when they fail, Kobe justs needs to drive the damn thing.

Jun.9 at 11:17 am

Knick says:
@Eboy: what’s funny? I seriously feel it’s over, just hope KG will have a legacy game (he had two average games so far). Game 3 is d-day for the Lakers, but even if they take two (I don’t know how, this ain’t Toronto you *ucks)in L.A. there is no chance they come back. You seriously can’t hate these Celtics, they got everything and they play team ball- not the unsymphatetic Spurs warfare-ball. Everyone chipping in: Powe, Sam, Posey, even Miami’s most-hated P.J.Brown, Rondo got crazy talent, Perk is a great worker under the basket, and the three kings will finally get their rings. These finals have a feel of Lebron versus Spurs, and Kobe versus Pistons 2004. There can only be one Jordan.

Jun.9 at 11:18 am

marcgar says:
ditto to diesel. thats why they didnt get any calls in the last series. plus the celtics dont want to foul kobe and put him on the line. and you dont deserve calls just cause your the mvp and you shouldnt not get calls cause your off the bench

Jun.9 at 11:19 am

starbury&stevey says:
@nothing personal..man vujasic can´t be a star evev in Cyprous league(sorry),not in NBA…Sasa youre more than welcome here in panionios(greece) …

Jun.9 at 11:19 am

leez says:
Let it be known that I never liked bad officiating. Saying that homecourt advantage covers bad calls against the visiting team, and almost everyone saying “yeah, them the breaks hurr hurr hurr” is asinine. Blatantly bad officiating is unacceptable. This is the same way I felt when the spurs lost game 4 (even if they were the home team then), and it ruined that series for me so much I didn’t watch game 5. I don’t give a sh!t if the lakers win games 3-5, or if pierce throws away his crutches and explodes for 50, 10, and 12, or if kobe jumps over an aston martin to dunk over KG… This finals is dead to me.

Jun.9 at 11:19 am

5mooth says:
i think that Adam Levine (backup center on Lakers) should play more!

Jun.9 at 11:24 am

Eboy says:
Knick, I meant funny, as I laughed at loud ’cause that was some funny sh*t. I don’t hope the Lakers falter like the Mavs, ’cause I love Phil, but the Lakers needed a dose of reality and they are getting it.

Jun.9 at 11:25 am

Mark Z says:
Wilbon made a point that the Lakers did much the same in the Spurs series. Shot mostly jumpers and rarely went to the line. I don’t think you can put it down to all no-calls. Although, the funniest no call was Rad-Man’s walk to the hoop on a fast break. Hilarious.

Jun.9 at 11:27 am

marcgar says:
he took like five steps that just rediculous

Jun.9 at 11:30 am

Krishan says:
Eboy, I can’t shake the feeling that when you said lakers needing a dose of reality, you meant “laker fans”. Props for the purp and gold for crawling all the way back from 20pts down though. Hopefully officiating turns better next game, which is to say no charity calls. I don’t condone considering bad calls against visiting teams as “homecourt advantage”, it’s just asinine.

Jun.9 at 11:35 am

B. Long says:
@DP: That’s what I was screaming at the TV last night. When did Kobe become Reggie Miller and only shoot jumpers? When he did take it to the rack and got that T called is when the Lakers finally started to turn it around. @Knick: Are you Isiah Thomas in disguise, because that level of stupidity couldn’t be found in another human being, could it?

Jun.9 at 11:45 am

B. Long says:
@marcgar:Vlad cribbed that move from Timmy.

Jun.9 at 11:45 am

Lakers4life says:
Knick, your retarded, one second you say it’s over then you say “Hopefully they will never recover like the Mavs” sounds like you second guess yourself. Don’t second guess yourself, make a statement and let it stand out there for everyone to see. Grow a pair dude. And don’t get self-delusional arrogance confused the Laker Championship mind set, we are a storied franchise and we will comeback like one. We got here by playing predominantly western conference teams and not the eastern conference NEW YORK KNICKERBUMS. Buy this time next week, KG, RA and PP will be on Milk cartons.

Jun.9 at 11:50 am

B. Long says:
Q. The momentum you guys gained towards the end, can you guys carry that over to Game 3?
COACH PHIL JACKSON: No, no. It’s 2,500 miles away. It’s too far to carry it.
_Classic Phil… Q. What were you telling your guys in the fourth quarter during the time outs? It seemed like you were being very active in the huddle actually.
KOBE BRYANT: Get our, beep, A in gear. Play beep harder, a bunch of other beeps. It’s beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. Eddie Murphy Raw times ten.
Classic Kobe….Lakers in 7.

Jun.9 at 11:51 am

marcgar says:
@B.Long: timmy only took 3 steps…. but ya he travled too. the nba needs crack down on that cause alot of players get away with it

Jun.9 at 11:58 am

Eboy says:
Krishan, you can say that too. I’ve used this analogy before, Lakers fans are like Yankees fans, meaning… nothing is ever good enough for them and the competition is never “worthy” enough to be in the same series with them. Coming from a former Yankee fanatic as a kid, believe me, I know.

Jun.9 at 12:01 pm

Knick says:
@Eboy: Now you got me intrigued. Why the hell would you love Phil (unless it’s Anselmo)? Remember this one?: Can’t you see I’m easily bothered by persistence
One step from lashing out at you…
You want in to get under my skin
And call yourself a friend
I’ve got more friends like you
What do I do? (Pre) Is there no standard anymore?
What it takes, who I am, where I’ve been
Belong
You can’t be something you’re not
Be yourself, by yourself
Stay away from me
A lesson learned in life
Known from the dawn of time Respect, walk Run your mouth when I’m not around
It’s easy to achieve
You cry to weak friends that sympathize Can you hear the violins playing your song?
Those same friends tell me your every word Are you talking to me? No way, it ain’t the Lakers getting a dose of reality, it’s wannabe experts (ESPN) and unrealistic Kobeasscrawlers (all you ignoramuses) that are schocked. Better then Jordan!^&*%*!! If you watched them this year, and know anything about BBall, you do not underestimate these Celtics. Every hardcore BBall-knowing and loving fan will go with KG, Doc, Sam, Perk and Rondo over that soft and overrated bunch in L.A. Even if Bynum and Ariza shine next year, Kobe will win another chip. Can’t understand all this ignorance, this ain’t the 80ies, these Celtics are black, fun and just play great team-ball. Too many Europeans on the Lakers anyway. What the Celtics did is historic and we should all be happy for guys like Garnett and Pierce to be getting their deserved rings. Respect to the Celtics for number 17 and once Lebron is a Knick (2010), we will have a great rivalry of our own. Lakers fans it’s all over, don’t post anymore comments please. Can’t stand that s*hit anymore. It’s over.

Jun.9 at 12:03 pm

Knick says:
Kobe will not win another chip I meant to write.

Jun.9 at 12:04 pm

TADOne says:
God hates Yankee fans.

Jun.9 at 12:05 pm

B. Long says:
@Eboy: That is a ludacris analogy. “Laker fans are like Yankee fans.” Are you sh!tting me? Unless you’re unaware the NBA has this thing called a salary cap that everyone has to go by so they can’t just wait three years for a star player to develop somewhere and just outbid everyone else. And half of our Championship trophies weren’t fueled by needle’s and pills either. So I guess Heat fans are like Marlin fans. They come out and root for them for one year when they are good, and then disappear for the next decade or so….

Jun.9 at 12:08 pm

Tom says:
How come they have different officiating crews for each game. Wouldn’t make sense to have one crew for the whole series? Then there would actually be some consistency from game to game.

Jun.9 at 12:09 pm

B. Long says:
@Knick: If you got Lebron in 2010 your team might be able to compete for the 8th spot in the East…Maybe. Besides everyone knows LBJ is gonna be singing “Hello Brooklyn” in 2010 anyways.

Jun.9 at 12:10 pm

B. Long says:
@Tom: Given last nights performance, I vote to sub in new refs at every TV timeout.

Jun.9 at 12:13 pm

E.Sneed says:
I agree with Myles…you can’t say the Lakers should have adjusted to the calls, because the calls that were made changed the development and flow of the game by taking the Lakers two most aggressive and attacking players (KB and Odom) to the bench with fouls. If the Celts are that much more physical than the Lakers then let their physical play be as in your face as the 38-10 free throw disparity. I’m talking incredible rebounding totals, blocks and steals…I want stats to be so ridiculous as these free throw totals to support the fact that Boston is so incredibly more physical, otherwise get that mess out of here…you can be a lot more physical when you’re not getting called for anything and your best players can stay out on the court!

Jun.9 at 12:14 pm

TADOne says:
Stern hates dynasties.

Jun.9 at 12:14 pm

Krishan says:
Eboy: yeah I guess they’re pretty wide awake now. Because, as a Laker fan, the celtics scare the sh!t out of me. And I know it’s wrong to hate, and I know it’s not his fault, but pierce just pisses me off. I guess you can blame all these stupid hyped-up comparisons with other greats to try to shove down some legendary-historical-magical-good-ol-times mystique down our throats for this series, WHEN THERE ISN’T ANY GOD NBA MARKETING SUCKS SOMETIMES. Kobe isn’t jordan, people, and pierce is no willis reed/larry bird.
OK, customary loser-rant done.

Jun.9 at 12:16 pm

TADOne says:
Lakers in 5.

Jun.9 at 12:19 pm

Krishan says:
And Blong referring to LA in the first-person pronoun is always lol

Jun.9 at 12:21 pm

B. Long says:
@Krishan: I do it for Eboy…he enjoys it.

Jun.9 at 12:24 pm

RedRum says:
well well well… LA is bitching about officiating.. wasn’t mutoni who said that the Spurs should stop bitching about that foul and jus t play? weren’t people talking about karma and the spurs deserve what they got? well… I guess it is karma now that Crawford swallowed his wistle every time LA was fouled.

Jun.9 at 12:28 pm

E.Sneed says:
RedRum: you’re talking about a call at the end of the game, that no one gets, that would have determined the game as opposed to a whole game of bad officiating…don’t compare the two

Jun.9 at 12:34 pm

Eboy says:
I was talking championship pedigree, B, not how they got there.

Jun.9 at 12:35 pm

Eboy says:
Knick, I love Phil from his Bulls days. Simple.

Jun.9 at 12:37 pm

RV says:
that play where Leon Powe drove by walton sums it all up, walton looked slow, unsure, while Powe was pushing himself hard, Walton didn’t fould him there, mainly because he was too far behind, but on other similar plays the Lakers swiped at their arms after they had already released the shot.

Jun.9 at 12:51 pm

blackjack says:
The Lakers aren’t getting calls because the Celtics are giving them nothign but jumpshots, which are usually fade aways. If they want to get calls they have to go strong to the hoop like Powe the Show. Quit complaining to the refs and actually earn some foul calls.

Jun.9 at 12:59 pm

44-32-24 says:
Horribly reffed game last night. Rest assured that in Game 3, the refs will overreact to the Celts physicality, the Lakers will get to the line 30-40 times, will get the W, and Stern will make sure that he gets his ratings/money. Too bad it has to come at the expense of consistent officiating.

Jun.9 at 1:00 pm

Jukai says:
it was a horribly officiated game, Blackjack. There’s really no reason to quit complaining.

Jun.9 at 1:04 pm

albie1kenobi says:
as long as lakers are complaining about them not getting calls and not about Powe getting them, then it’s fine (there were a few times when i wondered where the lakers calls were). Powe went hard to the rim and deserved all the calls. dude REPEATEDLY dunked on the lakers. Myles pulled out some stats on Lang’s thread about lakers shot more in the paint than the celts, but shooting in the paint doesn’t equal going to the rim, does it? and celts have less shots in the paint because when a foul is called, the shot attempt is nullified, right?

Jun.9 at 1:05 pm

blackjack says:
Them’s the breaks, it happens in all sports, but championship caliber teams play through bad calls and win anyway.

Jun.9 at 1:08 pm

Eboy says:
albie’s pretty smart.

Jun.9 at 1:09 pm

Stewie Griffin says:
I’ve heard Adenotrex have approached Luke Walton to be their poster boy, any truth to that?

Jun.9 at 1:10 pm

Jukai says:
You’re right, sports are unfair blackjack, no need to be disapointed about anything.

Jun.9 at 1:15 pm

knick says:
Phil is overrated. How can you ever root for Kobe if you ever truly liked and watched Mike? Ok I was a Bird fan in the 80ies, and yet I loved the showtime. I loved Isiah, but respected Mike. Love the Knicks, in particular the 93 team, but respect Mike for breaking that nasty Oakley, Ewing, Starks team. But I got zero respect for Kobe, the more I am forced to watch his sorry egoass (give me the ball and get the f. out the way) the more I miss the 80ies/beginning of 90ies. That was the golden age and it will never come back. You teenagers need to compare Kobe to Clyde Drexler, who got the edge? Can’t believe how many of you still think Lakers can come back.

Jun.9 at 1:17 pm

Sam Rubenstein says:
r.i.p. Dimebag!

Jun.9 at 1:23 pm

Krishan says:
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO MEEEE
I’VE MADE MY MISTAAAKES
LIFE GOES ONNN
IT KEEPS FADING AWAAAYYY

Jun.9 at 1:23 pm

albie1kenobi says:
@Eboy: appreciate it. actually means quite a bit coming for you.
did the lakers got screwed in game 2? a little, but like Ben said in Lang’s comment section, it wasn’t 16 freethrows kind of screwed over. did that cost the lakers the game? possible.
for this Finals, i’m more or less neutral on which team i’m rooting for as i don’t like either team. I AM calling KG out because he’s my favorite but he really hasn’t played like he’s the best player on the team. if he plays as aggressive as Powe down the block, the series would have been completely one-sided. instead i’m still picking the lakers to win it all. damn i hate saying that.

Jun.9 at 1:27 pm

Eboy says:
albie, not sure if you are being sarcastic, but thank you if you weren’t. Let me just say this. Paul has played well for two games, Ray’s played his role, the Celts bench has done well, but KG still hasn’t really had a bust out game. He’s due at least one, and he’ll get one in LA, the one that give’s them a 3-1 lead.

Jun.9 at 1:28 pm

knick says:
thx Sam!

Jun.9 at 1:30 pm

Harlem_World says:
Look for Kobe to resort to that Pac mentality if they lose game 3. ‘Me against the world’. At this stage, that might not be a bad thing.

Jun.9 at 1:34 pm

knick says:
Eboy and albie you know KG is playing hard, within the system, his time will come. He takes too many midrange shots, I like his shot, but slam the f. ball on these Lakers every time you get the ball down low- just take it to the basket. Who is going to stop him? Even Powe does as he likes with their frontline. It’s time for KG to score 35-40 in game 3 or 4. Finish dem off.

Jun.9 at 1:35 pm

Harlem_World says:
knick, first off, I’m a Knick man (I’ll wait for the round of applause from the support group before I go on…thank you) and I respect what MJ did against us, through I can’t say I liked it. But he’s the greatest of all time, so I’ve learned to live with it. I also used to believe these kids needed to focus their comparisons on Drexler to Kobe before even thinking about Mike. But as good as Clyde was? Kobe’s better. He can score in more ways than Clyde could. Clyde might be more athletic (in his prime) though. But Kobe’s better, give him that, but just be sure to keep Mikes name out of the conversation.

Jun.9 at 1:39 pm

Eboy says:
Until Kobe becomes the greatest Laker in both stats and titles, the Mike conversation shouldn’t be started. Magic is the gold and purple standard, until 5 becomes six at Kobe’s hands or someone else’s.

Jun.9 at 1:40 pm

albie1kenobi says:
@ eboy: that was a wholehearted thank you. these boards are usually filled with sarcasm so i understand your comment. aside from your insane senior moments once in a while, you are one of the more balanced and reasonable hoopshead on this board and i (and some others, i’m sure) appreciate it.
@knick: we KNOW KG plays hard, that’s never a question. what we want from him though, is put his ass down the block so he can DOMINATE the lakers front line. you tell me he wouldn’t be more effective for himself AND the team if he’s in the post?

Jun.9 at 1:44 pm

Jackie Moon says:
Lakers in 5.

Jun.9 at 1:46 pm

knick says:
And isn’t it great how Kobe was taking a p%ss at Boston for being too hospitable and cosy. I guess they figured out Kobe makes mistakes when he feels cosy and in control. They studied your biography man.

Jun.9 at 1:46 pm

Eboy says:
Thanks albie….although I’m not a senior for another 30 years, so I’m still hustlin’. And to echo, I’m glad to see your screename back around here too on the regular. You’ve been on point with your comments since Game 1.

Jun.9 at 1:48 pm

Captain America says:
Had to laugh (as much as I admire the over-achieving Powe) there was a commercial break in the 3rd quarter and the ESPN broadcast crew was lauding Leon. As they cut to a break, they showed a replay of Powe getting around his defender. Only problem was that Leon had his lead arm half way down the defender’s back–clearly an offensive uncalled foul.

Jun.9 at 1:51 pm

TADOne says:
Eboy is reasonable?

Jun.9 at 1:52 pm

Captain America says:
The biggest letdown for the Lakers is their bench. The axiom goes that the bench performs best before their home crowd. Still, the Laker bench looks pretty green compared to the Celtics bench.

Jun.9 at 1:53 pm

Jackie Moon says:
Say Eboy is reasonable is like saying Leon Powe is better than Dr J.

Jun.9 at 1:54 pm

albie1kenobi says:
eboy, i’m trying my best to destroy my work value by staying up late to watch recorded games (night school’s getting in the way) and frequenting this site when i’m sitting at work. all these for some entertianment fantasy world that have no real impact in my life. i’m a sucka for basketball. i don’t even remember what i’ve been saying since game 1 (you mean Finals right?), but i do pride myself on being as subjective and factual as much as i can.

Jun.9 at 1:57 pm

albie1kenobi says:
yeah TAD and Mr Moon, Eboy’s way more reasonable than say… Chuckaz. notice i use the word “more”. everything is relative, my friend.
though i’m sure Eboy can’t take that as a compliment.

Jun.9 at 1:57 pm

speedy says:
@Knick
Phil roots for Kobe because he understands the game and can see the incredible talent and will he has .
I can’t really understand why you can’t realize that the lakers deserve to be in the finals .
You are countin’ them out to early .

Jun.9 at 1:58 pm

TADOne says:
Ha! Eboy is being compared to Chuckaz! My work is done here….

Jun.9 at 1:59 pm

albie1kenobi says:
wait, i mean as objective as i can. i can never get those two words right.

Jun.9 at 1:59 pm

Eboy says:
I can reason that Jackie and TAD can go fuc* themselves.

Jun.9 at 2:01 pm

knick says:
Mike is the greatest because, first and foremost he stopped those 93 Knicks, the greatest Non-champions of all times. I remember being so high after Starks killed Jordan in those first two games. Anyway, he also crushed the old Pistons, who at their prime just destroyed his Bulls for years- never forget those Pistons.BAD BOYS for life. Respect to Mike for his game, but team-wise I would always prefer those Knicks and Pistons at their prime, just never hire that ba%%stard Charles Smith. 80ies Celtics are pretty close too. Those were teams with a purpose to kill.

Jun.9 at 2:02 pm

Eboy says:
Well TAD is SLAMOnline’s commenter version of Bill Simmons, so I can ride with Chukaz I guess.

Jun.9 at 2:04 pm

TADOne says:
I’m not even sure how to take that. In my defense, I have a life.

Jun.9 at 2:05 pm

B. Long says:
Everyone keeps saying”KG is gonna have a MONSTER game at some point in this series.” Really? Has he had a “MONSTER” game at any point in these playoffs? Not really. I’m not saying that he hasn’t played well, I just think that people are expecting KG 2004 to show up and the man is not the same guy anymore. Maybe I’m wrong…

Jun.9 at 2:11 pm

Khalid Salaam says:
I gotta say, seeing all the fear in the words of lakerfan(atic)s is amusing.

Jun.9 at 2:12 pm

Eboy says:
B, I’m sure TAD can verify this, but I think KG pretty much played at a pretty high level against the Pistons. I think he may have had a 30+ pts, 15 rb game somewhere too, which is pretty damn good.

Jun.9 at 2:14 pm

Eboy says:
I put three pretty’s in that comment for emphasis.

Jun.9 at 2:14 pm

Khalid Salaam says:
also, stop hatin on KG. He’s playing well…

Jun.9 at 2:16 pm

TADOne says:
Yep, I can confirm that. He was actually the most consistent Celtic in that series. Then again, the East doesn’t matter in most people’s minds anyway.

Jun.9 at 2:16 pm

knick says:
KG is a better player today than 2004. He is still improving, the difference is he is drowning in talent around him now, everyone got skills on these Celtics, rebounds, passing, defense…to get 35-40 he must excell the excellent teammates, and that’s tough to do, when every night 5-6 Celtics are having good to very good games. I think he will impose himself at one point. He can do it in so many ways, he might have a 25 rebounds and 5-6 blocks, or a triple double night..he can do it, he is the best player on the floor. Sick skills.

Jun.9 at 2:16 pm

Eboy says:
I think the Pistons would be up 2-0 against the Lakers too, even without home court.

Jun.9 at 2:18 pm

TADOne says:
Ditto what Khalid said. And Eboy, don’t pull me into this argument. Remember, a dynasty is being born.

Jun.9 at 2:20 pm

Myles Brown says:
And Boston always finshes teams off immediately after going up 2-0 too….

Jun.9 at 2:20 pm

knick says:
Khalid the sword of Islam and Salaam, one of God’s most beatiful names (Peace) as one name is an excellent choice. Respect.

Jun.9 at 2:21 pm

B. Long says:
I wasn’t hating, as I stated he is playing well but I don’t think it’s irrational to think that he wont break 30 pts. in a game this series. Unless he gets in the post and starts bangin again. Shooting 20 footers aint gonna get him there. But I have to give the Celts alot more credit than I was before the series started. They have a great understanding of each of their individual roles and I think that is their biggest strength.

Jun.9 at 2:23 pm

Eboy says:
I forgot TAD, 5 or 6 titles in the next 10 years or something like that, right?

Jun.9 at 2:24 pm

TADOne says:
Myles: you are credentialed up for the LA games, right?

Jun.9 at 2:24 pm

Eboy says:
TAD, totally different topic. Would you deal Chauncey for Melo? A little birdie mentioned that today.

Jun.9 at 2:25 pm

albie1kenobi says:
KG is one of those once in a life time talent, 7 feet but agile and quick enough with enough skill sets to play like a guard. the problem is (well okay it’s not really a problem, but more of a frustrating point) that he plays WAAAAY too far away from the basket. there’s no reason the best post player on a team is 20 feet away from the basket, there’s also no reason the best rebounder/shot blocker should be 20 feet away from the basket either. it’s like chris rock saying you can drive with you feet but does that make it a good idea? fcuk no!

Jun.9 at 2:25 pm

Eboy says:
I asked that question about Holly, Mutoni and Myles too, TAD. Their karma is needed for sure.

Jun.9 at 2:25 pm

Myles Brown says:
If you mean a valid ID to get into a bar in downtown Minneapolis then yes.

Jun.9 at 2:26 pm

knick says:
Harlem: I think you are right, but as soon as you say that you open the door for the tiring Mike comparisons again. Let the kids compare him to Gluide and learn somethin about game’s history.

Jun.9 at 2:26 pm

TADOne says:
Close enuff….

Jun.9 at 2:28 pm

TADOne says:
Yeah Eboy, I remember Sam mentioning Lang and Khalid on record, but I thought that Myles was doing a solo journey….

Jun.9 at 2:29 pm

B. Long says:
@Knick: Saying KG is a better player now than he was in 2004 is like saying Wu-Tang was better after Meth left. Ridamndiculous! In 04 KG was arguably the most athleticly gifted and skilled power forward of all time. Even KG would admit that he’s lost a step or two since then.

Jun.9 at 2:32 pm

Eboy says:
Uhm…..B, since Kobe can’t get to the basket at will like he did 5 years ago, are you also lumping him into that discussion?

Jun.9 at 2:33 pm

albie1kenobi says:
B.Long, welcome back down to Earth. the Earth misses you.
also, i can agree on Myles with that, for all the hoopla that has happened (and not happened) in this series, Lakers were within striking distance for game 1 and 2. kobe looked like he finally figured out what to do in the 4th quarter, so i expect him to really get into his attack mode early and often from now on. celts held serve at home so that’s what they supposed to do. unless they actually win one in LA, i’m not convinced they will win the chip. hell i’m not convinced until they win 4 games.

Jun.9 at 2:36 pm

marcgar says:
kg has lost a step but his jumper has improved and him being a roll player and contribute the way he does is just as good

Jun.9 at 2:36 pm

B. Long says:
@Eboy:As far as athletic ability, absolutely! He has even admitted that his knees’ and legs’ aren’t what they used to be. I think he is a helluva lot smarter and has adapted his game to a point though that still makes him the best at his position. Kobe shooting 20 footers and KG shooting them constantly are two totally diffrent conversations.

Jun.9 at 2:37 pm

knick says:
Did you watch him this season? He has everything, no weaknesses, he is more mature, and just watch how he controls the team when they roll. Rebounds, tough defense, good play within the system on offense. It’s the same question as: was Mike better in 86, 91 or 97?
For me KG is right now at his peak, and he has 2-3 games left to prove that.

Jun.9 at 2:41 pm

knick says:
KG is no role player. That’s ignorant. He dominates.

Jun.9 at 2:42 pm

TADOne says:
B. Long: So, are you saying that KG isn’t smarter and using his skills better than in ‘04? Of course he has lost a step, most people on the opposite side of 30 do. But KG has also adapted his play to the Celtics and his current play allows Pierce and Allen to do their thing as well. If you ask me, I love the way he spaces the floor.

Jun.9 at 2:45 pm

B. Long says:
I’m not saying he is a role player, I’m just saying he is not the SAME player as 04. Put this team around an 04 version of KG and Celts wouldn’t have lost 3 games in the playoffs before this series.

Jun.9 at 2:48 pm

mamadou n'diaye says:
I strained the meniscus in my knee in the elevator at lunch time. I toughed it out and came back to work. Everyone is talking about how brave i am. My boss just doubled my salary and is naming the company after me now.

Jun.9 at 2:48 pm

Rico says:
@B. Long….if KG was the KG of 04′ he may not have meshed as well with the team. I think KG has just developed a great understanding of what his team needs from him to win. He makes sacrifices for the benefit of the team. He could still play the same game, he’s just smarter than that.

Jun.9 at 2:49 pm

B. Long says:
@Tad: Yes, you’re right about the spacing, but I remember when the T-Wolves needed a bucket and Sam I Am and Spreewell were covered you could get the ball into KG in the post and let him do his thing. I just don’t see the same confidence level in him in the clutch anymore. Seems like Double P has taken over those responsibilties and so far he has done a great job. But when they played Atlanta and absolutely needed someone to score besides Paul, KG didn’t seem like he was the go-to guy he used to be.

Jun.9 at 2:49 pm

Rico says:
@mamadou n’diaye…are you serious? That’s awesome! Where do you work? Maybe I could get a job there, I always work injured.

Jun.9 at 2:51 pm

Jukai says:
this entire conversation is wrong

Jun.9 at 2:51 pm

albie1kenobi says:
one thing i want to vent: i understand it makes it easier for all logistic and administrative purpose, but having the Finals formatted as 2-3-2 effective kills homecourt advantage. i suppose that if you are to be a champ you should be able to win against odds like that, but it still make homecourt advantage pointless.
this is also a reason why i think lakers will grab the momentum at home and finish the celtics on the boston floor (the other two being kobe and phil, who’ve yet to realize they are playing in the Finals. did the champagne from the WCF win got to their head?)

Jun.9 at 2:56 pm

knick says:
albie: lakers are done, they had their chance in game 2. Celtics need one game, will probably take two in L.A. Too strong, so many veterans on that team. No way L.A. wins all three in L.A. Celtics get no love.

Jun.9 at 2:59 pm

knick says:
does any1 rmember whose face ainge threw that inbound pass into?

Jun.9 at 3:05 pm

Diogo says:
Radmanovic lost the game, than almost won it, then lost it again (if you got a Jordan equivalent on your team, you don’t pass to the Kukoc equivalent with 4 seconds left!). And btw, he F*CKING TRAVELLED on that dunk. And I was surprised because he isn’t american, he should know better.

Jun.9 at 3:09 pm

Jukai says:
Diogo, the person who missed the last shot was Sashu Vuajofuwhatever. There’s like, eight inches of difference between them.

Jun.9 at 3:35 pm

Eboy says:
knick, if my old memoy serves me right I think it was Mario Ellie.

Jun.9 at 3:35 pm

Eboy says:
*memory

Jun.9 at 3:55 pm

Jukai says:
getting hazy after half a decade, Eboy?

Jun.9 at 4:00 pm

Brandon Hoffman says:
“Even if the Celtics go on to do their usual road game flop, the one thing that is guaranteed in this series is that the Los Angeles Lakers can not win the championship on their home floor.” Why don’t you just come out and state that you think the series is over? Detroit won all 3 game at home in 2004. Miami did the same in 2006. “It ain’t over till it’s over.”

Jun.9 at 4:06 pm

jay says:
im riding with whoever came up with the theory of the league giving this to celts in 7 games, because Lakers have a better window of opportunity in the future.

Jun.9 at 4:07 pm

phanb says:
Here are a few things that people need to think about and digest… LA was up before they made those two foul calls on Bryant… 1 of which if you call him for the Off foul, you can make that call all game long against any number of guys… Momentum killer right there For those of you that think that LA was less aggressive… tsk tsk… http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/shotchart?gameId=280608002
check out who has more shots overall around the basket… I really don’t care as to what I think the series should be, but the fact remains the Lakers are down 2-0… The fact that people are actually blind to the bad officiating, now that’s humorous

Jun.9 at 4:08 pm

Eboy says:
jay, please click my screename and read almost that exact sentence that I posted with my series preview last week. Oh yeah, read my partner Tariq’s preview too while you’re over there so you see why I am the basketball brain superior between the two of us.

Jun.9 at 4:27 pm

B. Long says:
@Eboy: That’s debatable.

Jun.9 at 4:27 pm

Spaceship Jay says:
I’m mad late Jukai, but yes, that is true. I am mashing 2 games together, but once I saw that backcourt call on Gasol, I knew something was wrong. And does Kobe not seemed depressed or particularly angry to anybody else?

Jun.9 at 4:29 pm

TADOne says:
Spaceship Jay: He lost. Was he suppose to be happy?

Jun.9 at 4:29 pm

mrjalepeno says:
phil jackson is a crybaby

Jun.9 at 4:37 pm

phanb says:
You’d be angry too if your team couldn’t get a foul call, even though you attempted more shots around the basket… I think LA needs to learn how to flop

Jun.9 at 4:41 pm

youngmuggsy says:
Did nobody else see the 12 step dunk by Radmanovic? I don’t think Lakers fans can complain about calls when they get away with that in the last few minutes of the 4th.

Jun.9 at 5:04 pm

Mike C says:
I’ll just say this. Vegas made a FORTUNE last night. And I think Delaney is the one that’s really connected with the mob. Donaghy was just a scapegoat, Delaney is the real deal.

Jun.9 at 5:05 pm

tealish says:
youngmuggsy: That was disgusting, but it was just one call and that’s not going to make any of the Laker fans scream Conspiracy! any softer. The fact of the matter is that LA fans, of all people, should recognize the advantage of homecourt officiating and keep their mouths shut. They’ve benefited from it throughout these entire playoffs, and they’ve just begun to see how it tastes on the other side. But to the Laker Faithful, not to worry: Kobe will get to the line 20+ in Game 3, and Ray and Posey will foul out NOT B/C of homecourt officiating bias, but because Kobe’s that good when they’re calling it “straight up”.

Jun.9 at 5:12 pm

blackjack says:
I second all the comments about KG playing down on the block. It kills me to watch him standing on the perimeter while he could be dominating inside. The guy can shoot, but i’d love to see him mix it up inside a bit more.

Jun.9 at 5:43 pm

Jackie Moon says:
Pau dunking on KG’s mug was jarring.

Jun.9 at 5:45 pm

B. Long says:
@Jackie: The Lakers could have used a couple more moments like that. And an offical who didn’t have sex with Larry Bird.

Jun.9 at 6:08 pm

Russ Gamel says:
LAKERS fans just need to face the reality that the Boston Celtics are the better team. The Lakers didn’t beat any tough teams in the playoffs, since the West is so weak. Get ready for a sweep.

Jun.9 at 6:11 pm

Russ Gamel says:
KG and the Celtics are just showing Bryant why he didn’t deserve the MVP. Bryant is so overrated, and if I hear anyone else compare him to Michael Jordan, I think I will puke. How many times did you ever see Jordan whine and cry after every play? How many times did Jordan complain that he wanted to be traded? Never. He was, and still is, the best all-around player in NBA history. Kobe Bryant is just a damn whiner. Shaq got him those rings, and I don’t think he’ll get another one without a good supporting cast.

Jun.9 at 6:35 pm

Rico says:
All y’all whining about the officiating last night needs to chill. Yes it was bad….but 9 times out of 10 the officiating goes their way so they have no room to cry foul, none y’all do.

Jun.9 at 6:35 pm

ciolkstar says:
Powe went harder in 14 min than the whole Laker team combined over 48. Hence, the free throw disparity. I’m gonna go ahead and make an excuse for that Pau dunk. Gasol made a great spin move and KG recovered but was right underneath the basket in a helpless position by the time Pau went up. It was a great move, but i wouldn’t get carried away if I was a Laker fan (Thank God I’m not. I do like Bynum and Turiaf though)

Jun.9 at 7:22 pm

tealish says:
ciolk: But that would be dissecting the Gasol dunk with common sense and logic. It’s much more fun to echo Mark Jackson’s “GET IN MY POSTER!” at the TV.

Jun.9 at 8:33 pm

Beth says:
I’m just sitting back and watching how David Stern lets this series play out…hopefully this will last 7 games.

Jun.9 at 9:38 pm

Emmett lakeshow fan says:
that game was so BIASED. I really think David Stern has chose the Celtics to win by any means necessary. Hopefully Lakers will overcome this unfair deficit and bring back another chip

Jun.9 at 10:23 pm

jay says:
Eboy, i’ve actually been keeping tabs on your blog, i visit often, but for some reason unable to post a comment. i once wrote a very long comment on your Amazing Race post, but it disappeared leaving me pissed off. I like what you guys have been doing there, very funny and informative. also i know you been hating on Matrix, give him a chance, cut him some slack. you know me, i like em` self entitled/ self absorbed. u know what i mean *;]*

Jun.9 at 11:54 pm

bbfan says:
i hope this goes 7 games as well.

Jun.10 at 1:10 am

Bad Officiating says:
When Turiaf came down the break and got all ball on Leon Powe despite no body contact, he was sent to the line for two free throws. When Gasol caught the lob and finished over Garnett in spite of getting hit on the arm and taking body contact, no call was made. Those two plays were perhaps most emblematic of the lopsided officiating. I’m not a Lakers fan but the free throw disparity was definitely unwarranted.

Jun.10 at 2:27 am

TMT says:
It’s the Arbach curse…

Jun.10 at 7:03 am

Kobe24Bryant says:
it is….. and at game 7 the Lakers will win!!!!

Jun.10 at 8:37 am

matt the jazz fan says:
Boston wins game 4 or 5 in L.A. - and then kills ‘em off back in the Fleet Center or whatever it’s called.

Jun.10 at 12:03 pm

Drew says:
John Hollinger has a good article on the ESPN website, in his Daily Dime, that goes a long way to explaining the disparity in fouls. Bottom line is that the Celtics were taking a lot more shots in the paint and getting fouls. The Lakers were taking jump shots, and not even 3-pointers. They were taking 17-footers for all of the first game and for the first three quarters of the second. No shots in the paint = no fouls.
If the Lakers get back in this (and I think they will), they will do it by rebounding and taking the ball to the hoop, rather than shooting the ball at the hoop. They don’t need the refs to get better. They need to get better themselves.

Jun.10 at 1:24 pm

Billymagnum says:
Phil has had the best and usually second best player in the L during every finals he’s been in…and yet every time all i hear is Phil whining about the refs, and next game he gets calls…no surprise there…but what irritates me is this supposed discrepency in fouls…it was 28-21 in favor of the C’s but considering a few of those were late in the game, to force free throws, it was mostly equal…i’m an unabashed celtic fan but please, if you get fouled twenty feet instead of three feet from the hoop, you’re not going to the line, period…

Jun.10 at 1:40 pm

Matt says:
anyone else see vlad rad take 4 steps on that fast break dunk?

Jun.10 at 4:15 pm

Spaceship Jay says:
TAD: I’m talking about even before games, and during gsmes. He’s usually a lot more animated when he interacts with his teamates. Smart@$$.

Jun.10 at 4:16 pm

Spaceship Jay says:
*games