Celtics v. Lakers

[jdiggin]

What do you think????

Do you think the Celtics are stepping up?

Do you think the Lakers are choking?

Do you think its a combination of the two?

[HoustonGM]

Neither.

When a team loses in a playoff series, they didn't necessarily choke, and when a team wins, they didn't necessarily "step it up." Maybe it's just because the Celtics are the better team, and the better team wins more often than not.

[jdiggin]

Neither.

When a team loses in a playoff series, they didn't necessarily choke, and when a team wins, they didn't necessarily "step it up." Maybe it's just because the Celtics are the better team, and the better team wins more often than not.

How about regarding just last nights game?

[HoustonGM]

I don't know. I didn't watch. I'm not into basketball. I'm just saying, in every sport, people try to explain playoff games by saying one team choked or another stepped up, when usually it's just the better team winning.

[Arctic Blast]

I went with both. Boston has played well, but LA keeps falling apart in the clutch.

[gRYFYN1]

I guess it depends on what you mean by "choking", did they play sloppy on D, sure they did, but they got out rebounded by a much better rebounding team, they had there offense shut down by the top defence in the league, and their bench got outplayed by a better Boston bench.

But you dont make up a 21 point defecit in the last 18 mins with out one team playing bad and the other playing good.

[Arctic Blast]

Part of the problem for LA is that their bench has absolutely disappeared. Has Luke Walton done ANYTHING in this series? He was hitting big shots every game in the previous series'.

[gRYFYN1]

Part of the problem for LA is that their bench has absolutely disappeared. Has Luke Walton done ANYTHING in this series? He was hitting big shots every game in the previous series'.

Well Phil Jackson isnt even really playing Walton, hes averging less that 10 min a game has only take 10 shots.


But really what happened to Jackson being a great coach? Doc is making him look real bad. and what the **** was up with the interview before Q4 in the 4th game ?!?!

his response to Tofoya asking what happend was "I don't know, what happened" ?? was he sleeping? out drinking with Flip Saunders ?

[nuzzy62]

I hate Kobe

[Arctic Blast]

Phil has almost been coaching like a bizarro version of himself this series. I mean, you're up by 24 at the half, and Odom has been playing really well, so you take the ball OUT of his hands, and change your whole system for the 2nd half? Huh?

[daves]

Lakers did well to win the West, but their lack of quality veterans is showing. Celtics appear to have a better veteran goup to handle this series.

[Passed Ball]

I think the NBA rigged the playoffs to get the Lakers and Celtics to distract from their rigging the playoffs 6 years ago to keep Sacramento out of the finals. I'm not really all that interested in a fixed sporting event.

[Swampdog]

Ridiculous.

[gRYFYN1]

I think the NBA rigged the playoffs to get the Lakers and Celtics to distract from their rigging the playoffs 6 years ago to keep Sacramento out of the finals. I'm not really all that interested in a fixed sporting event.

Well all sporting events are rigged, didn't you know that, actually they are all controlled by the government in order to distract people from what they are doing. In fact most of the "fans" at games aren't even real fans they are government operatives there to ensure the outcome.


Well, either that or the people who think they are fixed are just conspiracy theory morons ...

[SirKodiak]

I stopped watching basketball when I felt that the refs allowed stars to get away with too much (traveling on the way to a dunk, fouls based on the star power of the players involved, etc.), so my vote is for I don't care. Shame too, as I once enjoyed it (even watched the finals back in the '70s when they weren't shown until after the 11pm newscast).