Game #49 Lakers (40-9) 110 @ Celtics (41-10) 109

[Anklebreaker702]

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HISTORY!


RIVALRY!!


ARENA

TD Banknorth Garden
TIME 5:00PST TV TNT RADIO AM 570 KLAC

STARTERS







KEYS TO VICTORY
DON'T GET BULLIED!!
The Lakers have to come out & establish right off that they know they can win in this building! Without Andrew Bynum we still have to show toughness & tenacity. Josh Powell could play a key roll in this game. Pond the ball down inside, Make KG have to exert energy on both ends of the floor.

PAU It's a must that you show toughness in this game. We will need you buddy!!!
Protect the basket. No easy lay ups. Make them pay when they come inside. Play team basketball throughout & Kobe can close it for us down the stretch if needed.

BENCH MOB The Celtics bench is not what it was last year so it has to be exploited. When the Big 3 goes to the bench we have to steadily add to the lead & force them to return sooner than they would like to.

All in all fellas this could be a preview of the 2009 NBA FINALS. So if you want this..............

...........You have to go establish with the guys who currently posses it, that it can be taken at a moments notice!!!
Go get it done Lakers. NO EXCUSES! We lost by 39 the last time we were in this building, now go do something about it!!!! We snapped their 19 game winning streak last time, let's snap their 12 game winning streak this time!!!

[Flipdog69xxx]

Go Lakers!

[hermes]

nice thread

GO LAKERS

[Anklebreaker702]

Thanks hermes. Man I'm so pumped for this game. If we pull this 1 of we gain a huge psychological edge over the Celtics. To sweep them in the regular season & then they will be saying they beat us in our house without Bynum. Man it'll only get tougher when they get him back!

[shobe_81]

2 Words: DEFENSIVE REBOUNDING!!!!

[ddubb]

I was wondering if you were gonna let a Celt's fan post your game thread... LOL, yours is better anyways.

Should be fun tonight. I predict a huge game for Rondo. Hopefully Phil uses that Kobe on Rondo thing again, because that will leave only one legitimate defender (Ariza) to account for both Ray and Paul.

Bummer Drew can't play though. Hopefully we will get to see a full strength matchup later this June - now that is something i think we all agree on!

[Tommy Trojan]

HAHA great game thread anklebreaker. Sadly I have class until 7pm tonight! Ill be listening on my radio in the traffic of down town los angeles.

LET'S GO LAKERS!!!!

[Anklebreaker702]

I was wondering if you were gonna let a Celt's fan post your game thread... LOL, yours is better anyways.

Should be fun tonight. I predict a huge game for Rondo. Hopefully Phil uses that Kobe on Rondo thing again, because that will leave only one legitimate defender (Ariza) to account for both Ray and Paul.

Bummer Drew can't play though. Hopefully we will get to see a full strength matchup later this June - now that is something i think we all agree on!

Yes sir! That's the only Finals matchup I want to see

[Anklebreaker702]

HAHA great game thread anklebreaker. Sadly I have class until 7pm tonight! Ill be listening on my radio in the traffic of down town los angeles.

LET'S GO LAKERS!!!!

LOL! That's one thing I don't miss about L.A. That freaking traffic. Hopefully you won't be on that 405 "parking lot" Thanks for the GT props TT

[shobe_81]

Here's my match-ups:

Kobe on Rondo
Fish on Ray
Luke on Princess-Paula (someone used that cannot remember who but it was too funny, let me know who it is)
Odom on Perkins
Pau on KG

Bench:
Farmar on House
Sasha/Ariza on T-Allen
Ariza on Pierce when Pierce plays with the bench
Vlad on... nevermind Bench his ass
Powell on Powe
Mihm on Cry- Baby

[The Skyhook]

LETS GO LAKERS!!! Kobe lets do it big baby. I have a feeling KB24 is gonna try to do it big tonight. I don't think anyone has dropped 50 on the Celtics this year but Kobe I would love for Kobe to do it.

[Frantik]

Lakers rebound, lakers win. Lakers choose not to rebound the fcukin ball and Lakeshow will loose this game. thats it.

[BigAaron909]

Go Lakers!

[vinnycorleone]

Big game...but not the end all be all.

Go Lakers!

[Kefa461]

Hey.....just got home......May the best team
See ya all tonight.....

Go Green....Go C's

[DubaLakers]

I'm tired of the Pau toughness slams from a few that posted above, he's tough, damn. All I care about out of this game is the current active LAL squad comes out healthy and a maximum effort is given from tipoff to final buzzer. I'll take the win or loss if a max effort is given. I also don't want to hear after the game that it's more important to them or to us, that's BS and a cop out. Go Lakers!

[Danny Darko]

Nice job anklebreaker

I was just thinking to myself if I'd wear the wheelchair jersey and decided I would love one. I'm gonna see if they sell them.

[BlameTheRefs]

Your team has no heart.

Celts win by double digits. Go Celts!

[TyCobb]

Oh yeah? Well, your team has no vesiculae seminales.

[DEEP3CL]

Nice GT anklebreaker...................time to bust some Celtic a$$.

Looks like these cats are calling the shot tonight.

McCutchen
Capers
Wood

Game keys
Hustle plays - The team that wins this department wins the game period. Remember Trev on xmas ?

Laker Defensive Rebounding - Once the Celtics shoot it's gotta be one and out, control glass you control the game.

Limit Celtic 3 point shooting - Contest on all threes, especially Allen he loves that short corner 3

Bangin in the middle - This is a must if we don't budge the Celtics will back off the bully tactics.