NBA Finals: Boston vs. LA Lakers - Series BOS leads (2-0)

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Who will Win Game 3?

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48%
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52%
 
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Post#861 » by erdamon » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:57 am

Jonathan Watters wrote:They call that illegal screen now? Not the entire game, when it really could have changed the way the game was played, but NOW?

Yeah, definitely rigged...


They basically had to call it since it was the 3rd or 4th illegal screen on that possession.
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Post#862 » by Don Draper » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:58 am

rkid wrote:It's good that the Lakers won this one or else we'd still be hearing about the calls from game 2


:pray:
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Post#863 » by Don Draper » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:59 am

Leon Powe should play over Brown. Doc Rivers is so quick to bury people on the bench.
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Post#864 » by Albanian Damien » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:59 am

The only problem I have with this game is that we let up on D near the end. Other than that I can't complain about much. No one other than Ray on the Celtics really produced much. Lakers came out and did what they had to. I fully expect a Lakers win today. I'm not upset. I will be if C's can't win game 4 or 5.
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Post#865 » by 5DOM » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:59 am

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an MVP, a DPOY, and dominant rebounding speak for themselves, a bad shooting night can't change that :lol:


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Post#866 » by tracey_nice » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:00 am

Phil Jackson with a huge adjustment, Doc doesn't know how to answer; play Rondo, and have no offense, or sacrifice defense and play House.
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Post#867 » by YiYaoYue » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:00 am

CelticGamecock wrote:Boston just struggled on the offensive end. I'm very optimistic that it took all of that for LA to win.


all of what? it was basically kobe and sasha... i'm amazed they won
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Post#868 » by TradeMachine » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:00 am

what a boring series. i took a nap in the second quarter and just woke up.
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Post#869 » by CoolD » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:01 am

Celtsfan1980 wrote:The Celtics gave that game away. The Lakers just don't look like a Championship team to me in any of the 3 games. Hopefully Boston will take less jumpers next game. It's hilarious how the announcers make Kobe look like he has Larry Legend's clutch ability. What a joke.
I agree with you that Lakers haven't looked like Champions as of late. But so has Boston. They took so many games to get to the Finals, 20 games just to get to the Finals.

They also had the refs give them the previous game.

Both Lakers and Celts haven't looked like Championship material at times.
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Post#870 » by Basileus777 » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:02 am

After watching three games, all I can say is: these are the best 2 teams in the NBA?
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Post#871 » by Jonathan Watters » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:02 am

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I have no response whatsoever because you are right. But you are disagreeing with me, so...

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Post#872 » by Don Draper » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:02 am

tracey_nice wrote:Phil Jackson with a huge adjustment, Doc doesn't know how to answer; play Rondo, and have no offense, or sacrifice defense and play House.


He should never have put Rondo back in after the injury. House changes the way LA plays D. Lamar Odom and Gasol are officially nothing. If the Celts play halfway decent they should win the next two games.
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Post#873 » by what would jack bauer do? » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:03 am

rkid wrote:It's good that the Lakers won this one or else we'd still be hearing about the calls from game 2


The officiating was worse this game, they're really trying to hand the series to Boston. KG was literally holding players on possessions.
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Post#874 » by NO-KG-AI » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:03 am

ZOMG Barkley and Malone=selfish and soft LOLZ ZOMGZ
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Post#875 » by Jonathan Watters » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:03 am

Basileus777 wrote:After watching three games, all I can say is: these are the best 2 teams in the NBA?


No crap. The Lakers look like a team that has never even attempted situational defense.

Or else that is when Gasol/Odom go and get their knees iced...
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Post#876 » by tracey_nice » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:03 am

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He should never have put Rondo back in after the injury. House changes the way LA plays D. Lamar Odom and Gasol are officially nothing. If the Celts play halfway decent they should win the next two games.

Do you purpose not playing Rondo very many minutes in game 4?
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Post#877 » by Bgil » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:03 am

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that had nothing to do with Garnett's shot selection, Pierce's shot selection, Cassell's shot selection..giving it to other players in bad situations(like PJ)..Kobe's double teams affected it a few times, but all of the guys I just mentioned had iso's and didn't take advantage of them, instead settling..


It didn't cause Cassell's shot selection. He's just been chucking all series.

Garnett and Pierce were definitely affected by it though. Sometimes it was on the double after they received the ball and other times it due to the inability to get them the ball (in optimal position) because of Kobe playing the passing lanes so much. The Rondo/Kobe matchup won this game, period.

Not sure what took Phil so long. It's the same thing they had to do in 2002 and 2003 against Bibby and Parker.
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Post#878 » by Jonathan Watters » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:04 am

NO-KG-AI wrote:ZOMG Barkley and Malone=selfish and soft LOLZ ZOMGZ


Both of those players were similarly equipped to play in the post.

Both of those players played in the post.

Both of those players had 10x the success Garnett ever had or ever will have in leading a team...
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Post#879 » by Kobay » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:04 am

KG couldn't score but he ain't no little Biatch like Gasol. KG crunched the board and dont go up like a pussy for the dunk.
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Post#880 » by TommyPoints » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:04 am

You are really overrating that change just because the game had a positive result for LA.
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