Game Thread – Lakers @ Celtics – 8:30PM, Sat, March 8, 2025

brackdan70 · Post #21 » by **brackdan70** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 1:54 pm

Parliament10 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:

Scheierman must be playing.

After last game!!! Yeah. He is in the bigs for good now.

My overly optimistic reactionary part.

playa-hater · Post #22 » by **playa-hater** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 2:59 pm

bisme37 wrote:Tickets for Saturday's Lakers-Celtics matchup are most expensive ever for a Boston home game

Courtside seats to see LeBron James versus Jayson Tatum are going for $23,112

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/tickets-for-saturdays-lakers-celtics-matchup-are-most-expensive-ever-for-boston-home-game-223126696.html

My Gawd. I learned a lesson the hard way. Boston had a 15 game (IIRC) winning streak a few seasons back and was playing in Miami. I literally was trying to get courtside seats for that matchup, but couldn't, none available. Thank God.. But did spend 4000 for 2 seats to get as close as I could. Boston ended up losing by 25 IIRC. Felt so sick just throwing that money away.

I suppose there are some people with crazy money to burn.. But damn... :nonono:

phincsfan · Post #23 » by **phincsfan** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:41 pm

playa-hater wrote:
bisme37 wrote:Tickets for Saturday's Lakers-Celtics matchup are most expensive ever for a Boston home game

Courtside seats to see LeBron James versus Jayson Tatum are going for $23,112

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/tickets-for-saturdays-lakers-celtics-matchup-are-most-expensive-ever-for-boston-home-game-223126696.html

My Gawd. I learned a lesson the hard way. Boston had a 15 game (IIRC) winning streak a few seasons back and was playing in Miami. I literally was trying to get courtside seats for that matchup, but couldn't, none available. Thank God.. But did spend 4000 for 2 seats to get as close as I could. Boston ended up losing by 25 IIRC. Felt so sick just throwing that money away.

I suppose there are some people with crazy money to burn.. But damn...

That was my first year in Florida, you should have bought BTC with that 4K

playa-hater · Post #24 » by **playa-hater** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 4:12 pm

phincsfan wrote:
playa-hater wrote:
bisme37 wrote:Tickets for Saturday's Lakers-Celtics matchup are most expensive ever for a Boston home game

Courtside seats to see LeBron James versus Jayson Tatum are going for $23,112

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/tickets-for-saturdays-lakers-celtics-matchup-are-most-expensive-ever-for-boston-home-game-223126696.html

My Gawd. I learned a lesson the hard way. Boston had a 15 game (IIRC) winning streak a few seasons back and was playing in Miami. I literally was trying to get courtside seats for that matchup, but couldn't, none available. Thank God.. But did spend 4000 for 2 seats to get as close as I could. Boston ended up losing by 25 IIRC. Felt so sick just throwing that money away.

I suppose there are some people with crazy money to burn.. But damn...

That was my first year in Florida, you should have bought BTC with that 4K

Well if we're going by doing things I know now if I would have known then.

Triple7 · Post #25 » by **Triple7** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 4:12 pm

Just win. They are talking about a potential finals matchup. Same thing with the hype before the cavs game on the potential conf finals matchup, and we ended up **** that game up. We can’t lose to these fakers

Curmudgeon · Post #26 » by **Curmudgeon** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 4:35 pm

We will lose if we don't start playing better. It would help not to have 60-70 million dollars in salary sitting on the bench in street clothes.

fallguy · Post #27 » by **fallguy** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 4:41 pm

It's just a regular season game but we need to crush these scumbags.

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #28 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 5:13 pm

2nd Row Garden Seat = $40K.

Where is Porzingis?

Post #29 » by **bisme37** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 5:29 pm

I still don't understand how/why the Lakers defense has been so good after trading a great defender for a poor defender.

During their 8 game win streak LAL are holding opponents to a league-low 30.7% from 3.

Really hoping we shred these dudes and put an end to this nonsense.

Post #30 » by **bisme37** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 5:48 pm

Read on Twitter

Post #31 » by **Parliament10** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 6:32 pm

strokerace · Post #32 » by **strokerace** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 7:14 pm

bisme37 wrote:I still don't understand how/why the Lakers defense has been so good after trading a great defender for a poor defender.

During their 8 game win streak LAL are holding opponents to a league-low 30.7% from 3.

Really hoping we shred these dudes and put an end to this nonsense.

I think it comes down to giving maximum effort. I think most of the time good defense is just giving excellent effort. The Lakers are just high on the Luka trade and the spot light. I think we just show them the rule that good offense beats good defense tonight. Would be nice to have Holiday slowing Luka down tonight.

Post #33 » by **bisme37** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 7:38 pm

strokerace wrote:
bisme37 wrote:I still don't understand how/why the Lakers defense has been so good after trading a great defender for a poor defender.

During their 8 game win streak LAL are holding opponents to a league-low 30.7% from 3.

Really hoping we shred these dudes and put an end to this nonsense.

I think it comes down to giving maximum effort. I think most of the time good defense is just giving excellent effort. The Lakers are just high on the Luka trade and the spot light. I think we just show them the rule that good offense beats good defense tonight. Would be nice to have Holiday slowing Luka down tonight.

Yeah I've been thinking the same. Good vibes has led to more effort and energy on defense across the roster.

According to NBA.com, Lebron has been the 2nd best defender in the league over the last month or so. But the dude is 100 years old and I'm thinking he has to run out of gas for all that at some point. Then they've got guys like Gabe Vincent and a bunch of random dudes playing really hard and looking like good defenders for the first time in their careers. And somehow freakin Jaxson Hayes is holding it down in the middle.

Time to end the honeymoon and send them back down to earth.

Post #34 » by **bisme37** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 8:37 pm

Read on Twitter

playa-hater · Post #35 » by **playa-hater** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 8:46 pm

bisme37 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Not that he's a big time player but was making an impact. He's literally the only experienced center on the roster. Boston should be driving and force the lakers to overhelp. And then kick it out for threes..

And did I mention...ATTACK their 270 lb PG :nod:

Marvel · Post #36 » by **Marvel** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 9:32 pm

bisme37 wrote:I still don't understand how/why the Lakers defense has been so good after trading a great defender for a poor defender.

During their 8 game win streak LAL are holding opponents to a league-low 30.7% from 3.

Really hoping we shred these dudes and put an end to this nonsense.

Watch on YouTube

Marvel · Post #37 » by **Marvel** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 9:33 pm

strokerace wrote:
bisme37 wrote:I still don't understand how/why the Lakers defense has been so good after trading a great defender for a poor defender.

During their 8 game win streak LAL are holding opponents to a league-low 30.7% from 3.

Really hoping we shred these dudes and put an end to this nonsense.

I think it comes down to giving maximum effort. I think most of the time good defense is just giving excellent effort. The Lakers are just high on the Luka trade and the spot light. I think we just show them the rule that good offense beats good defense tonight. Would be nice to have Holiday slowing Luka down tonight.

Definitely effort and strategy.

Post #38 » by **Froob** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 10:25 pm

**** the Lakers

RondoToKG · Post #39 » by **RondoToKG** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 11:16 pm

FFS feels like big games always have major injuries... I got excited for this one, hope Lebron and Doncic play.

Anyways, GOD I hate the **** Lakers. I hope we crush them.

Post #40 » by **bisme37** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 11:22 pm

RondoToKG wrote:FFS feels like big games always have major injuries... I got excited for this one, hope Lebron and Doncic play.

Anyways, GOD I hate the **** Lakers. I hope we crush them.

From making the GB game threads I noticed the Lakers almost always had Lebron and AD listed as questionable for no real reason, and seem to be doing the same now with Bron and Luka. They are both probable for this one, which is better than questionable, so I'm sure they will play.