GT: 12/30 - LAL @ BOS - 4:30pm PST - TWC Sportsnet / NBATV

miggs · Post #1 » by **miggs** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:29 pm

Continuing with the short road trip, our Lakers now go into TD Garden in Boston to face the hard-nosed defense Celtics looking to try and pry away a win on this trip to close the 2015 year on a positive note. It will be Kobe's final time in the TD Garden.

Lakers (5-27) @ Celtics (18-13)

Wednesday, December, 30, 2015 @ 4:30PM PST

TWC SportsNet - NBATV - 710AM ESPN - 1330AM Espanol

Boston Garden, Boston, MA

Keys to the Game

1. Limit 2nd chance opportunities
2. Limit pts in the paint
3. Limit turnovers
4. High Team Assists to FG Ratio
5. Outscore Boston Bench

This Boston team has no star other than Isaiah Thomas and so limiting 2nd chance and paint pts will be key in not giving this team a jump start offensively nor making it easier for them to score on our crappy defense as they'll be making it as difficult as can be to execute our own offense. Defense will win this game in the Garden. If we can force them into turnovers to continue minimizing their possessions, our dysfunctional offense has to step on the throttle and not look back.

Boston is a team that usually plays very unselfishly, we have to force Thomas into stopping that as sometimes Boston fans claim he does so, which ends up costing them games it seems. Hopefully this is the Thomas we see today too. Boston's supporting cast will surely be troublesome on the glass with Amir Johnson, Sullinger, Olynyk out there so it will be a great test for both Randle and Nance on both ends of the glass.

We CAN get this win, but it will depend of course on how our 4 young guns respond to the challenge and their potential first taste as a group of what it is to go against the Celtics in the TD Garden. This Boston team is a future threat to our Lakers and I hope our young guns know that and are using this game to measure themselves against the rebuild Ainge has done thus far.

Pre-Game Tweets...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/681920151877324801[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/681879548007440384[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/681680139009286144[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/681680250892320769[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/681671588245278722[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LakersTV/status/681679877809029120[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/681914881025662977[/tweet]

Eye Candy

Spoiler:

politm · Post #2 » by **politm** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:51 pm

Wouldn't mind a win and Kobe going off for 40 something points, just for old time's sake.

djericho · Post #3 » by **djericho** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:33 am

I want a last sec winning shot from Kobe... a la Nick Van Exel in the Lakers final game in the original Boston Garden...

SlimShady83 · Post #4 » by **SlimShady83** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 1:32 am

I want to see some. Nance/Kelly/Randle and Roy/Bass/Kelly.

Mirjalovic · Post #5 » by **Mirjalovic** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 1:51 am

of course the crowd is happy, because they know next season they won't face Kobe anymore. Imagine Kobe destroys those teams for 20 years

Post #6 » by **Goudelock** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:21 am

Eye Candy:

Dr Aki · Post #7 » by **Dr Aki** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 6:19 am

can we get a russell-smart showdown?

ratra_1211 · Post #8 » by **ratra_1211** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 6:55 am

LETS GO LAKERSS!!

"If this was a championship caliber team, I would come out & say something extremely controversial just to piss everybody off."

its a funny but sad thing to say.. hope we'll turn it around real quick and be on top once more!!

Michael Lucky · Post #9 » by **Michael Lucky** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:40 pm

Boston is so well coached that it's going to make this game unbearable to watch in all likelihood.

Kids Are Alright · Post #10 » by **Kids Are Alright** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:29 pm

"If this was a championship caliber team, I would come out & say something extremely controversial just to piss everybody off."
Celtic fan here...I thought Kobe was referring to the Celtics not the Lakers. Pretty sure he'd trash talk Boston if the C's had a contending team.
Glad he wanted to take the family to the Garden, he'll get a good, deserving ovation.(the stinker)

Ckay · Post #11 » by **Ckay** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:36 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/celtics/status/682327723528863744[/tweet]

SlimShady83 · Post #12 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:22 am

And here we go. I'm going to have to root for the Lakers in this one (not the tank) couple of my mates from school go for Boston and you always have to go against them no matter what.

SlimShady83 · Post #13 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:27 am

Haha I love it how it's a Boston home team and yet they're showing more Laker fans then Boston haha

KobeBryant24 · Post #14 » by **KobeBryant24** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:36 am

Man im starting to really get sad bc its Kobes last year

... It's finally hitting me

The Skyhook · Post #15 » by **The Skyhook** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:42 am

Lets get this damn win

KobeBryant24 · Post #16 » by **KobeBryant24** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:48 am

Boos from the crowd , come on Kobe give them a show

SlimShady83 · Post #17 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:48 am

Kobe having weak start, just means he'll have strong finish

cashflo · Post #18 » by **cashflo** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:49 am

Junior's jumper is automatic!

Crooked-I · Post #19 » by **Crooked-I** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:52 am

I like that they're booing Kobe. Just seems right.

Post #20 » by **Slava** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:02 am

Stuck having to listen to this butthole Heinsohn on NBA TV.

D'Angelo needs to be posting up Thomas.