When I was in the Boston area in the early 70's, the Patriots were the Dolphins' beee-yoch-ches.

Even when the game is played in Boston, the Celtics are the Laker's beee-yoch-ches.

I wouldn't worry. Boston will win game 4. This series will go 7 games.

montequi Wrote:
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> I wouldn't worry. Boston will win game 4. This
> series will go 7 games.


It ain't going 7. Lakers are too good. Boston is too old.

I hate em both so I don't care who wins, but LA is a better team

You heard it here first.

PAUL PIERCE WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (The series ain't going back to L.A.).

MikeO Wrote:
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> montequi Wrote:
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> > I wouldn't worry. Boston will win game 4.
> This
> > series will go 7 games.
>
>
> It ain't going 7. Lakers are too good. Boston is
> too old.

Lakers aren't that young either (Fisher, Artest).

Yeah but the Lakers CORE players are younger.

college ball is way better. The fact I live in a major college hoops town probably sways my opinion but I love the college game.

NBA was better when the refs were fixing the games. At least then they made things exciting.

Celtics have had more fouls called on them in 3 games than in the other entire series, and Orlando was may more physical???

I don't know what everyone's talking about. This Finals series (and most of the playoffs for that matter) have been real exciting. Yeah, there's some bad calls in the NBA but the talent level, intensity, and athleticism during the playoffs is off the charts. Personally, I hate college basketball. The product is far less impressive. Frankly, I can't think of too many instances where I'd rather watch the minor league of a sport over the major league.

Panteraize Wrote:
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> I don't know what everyone's talking about. This
> Finals series (and most of the playoffs for that
> matter) have been real exciting. Yeah, there's
> some bad calls in the NBA but the talent level,
> intensity, and athleticism during the playoffs is
> off the charts. Personally, I hate college
> basketball. The product is far less impressive.
> Frankly, I can't think of too many instances where
> I'd rather watch the minor league of a sport over
> the major league.

I agree. If you want to watch the best-of-the-best, you watch the Pro league.

I am a HUGE Celtics fan. Series over in 6 games. Boston isn't going to drop another one.

They didn't drop it. We dangled it in front of them for the whole game and Fisher snatched it away in the last few seconds saying (Like the old folks used to say to us kids in the 50's), "Let me take this away from you, 'fore you hurt yourself with it."

TheFutt Wrote:
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> I am a HUGE Celtics fan. Series over in 6 games.
> Boston isn't going to drop another one.


The entire series hinges on Bynums knee. If Bynum can't go, the series will probably go to 7 games.

Wassup with Boston now, huh?

Boston sure surprised me. Playing at a higher level than expected or I thought they could.

Lakers playing like crap too.

Bad combination for LA!

Looks like it will go to a 7th game

montequi Wrote:
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> Wassup with Boston now, huh?


RESPONSE: They are killing us with the mid-range jumper. They are better at 3 point shooting but that advantage is not showing itself in the stats of this series. We are better inside. But the mid-range jumper, Kevin Garnett, in particular, is where they are winning it.

The Lakers shooting performance, except Kobe, is down as well.

Of course, with the lousy refereeing, it's all basically a crap shoot for both teams particularly since they are playing so evenly.

Where in the WORLD did they get these officials?

I will throw up if Boston misses another shot like they just did.

Since I got a Math degree I stopped gambling. Once you know the odds...you realize it's mostly futile. But, I'm thinking of starting again. Before the NFL playoffs started last year I predicted who would play in, and win, the Superbowl. If fact, I think I was the only one on this site who picked the Saints to win it all. Before the Lakers/Celtics series I predicted 7 games...and I think it looks like it's going to go that way.

BTW: my prediction - Lakers win game 7.

Perkins is done, this series is over. I knew it would go to 7.

It seems like after they had their respective big games, Ray Allen and "Big Baby" kind of disappeared.

The Celtics got away from the mid-range jumper in game 6. Kevin Garnett did not play the same game.

Let's see what happens in game 7.

It was a sh!t show all around by the C's. Poor shooting, poor passing, poor defense, poor everything.

The only saving grace is that they got their asses beat so bad that they almost HAVE to come back with a vengeance.

SUCK IT Celtic fans!!!!
Not too sure how one can be a Dolphin fan and remotely cheer for any team from Boston.
Living in socal since '79, my hatred runs deep with Boston teams: Patsys, Red Sucks, and the Cellticks.
Phil was right about them being 4th qtr chokers.

Let the riots...er...celebrations begin!!!

I was a huge Lakers fan, and Celtic hater, in the 80's, but I actually found myself rooting for the Celtics in this series. I'm not a big fan of Kobe or Phil Jackson. In the past they've been far too arrogant for my tastes. Also, having been a Pat Riley fan from back then, I followed NY when he coached there and Doc Rivers played there. I like to root for disciples of Riley.

It was a good series and an excellent game 7, Montequi.

The Celtics are a helluva team and had no business having the poor regular season record they had.

We probably would have lost but for the injury to Perkins.

"Not too sure how one can be a Dolphin fan and remotely cheer for any team from Boston"

Easy.

I grew up watching Dolphins games when I visited my grandpa who lived in Davie and was a big Dolphins fan.

After college I moved to Boston. I never watched basketball prior to this, but it was easy to get caught up in, and I've slowly become a Celtics fan. Then they won the finals in 08 and I was hooked.

TheFutt Wrote:
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> "Not too sure how one can be a Dolphin fan and
> remotely cheer for any team from Boston"
>
> Easy.
>
> I grew up watching Dolphins games when I visited
> my grandpa who lived in Davie and was a big
> Dolphins fan.
>
> After college I moved to Boston. I never watched
> basketball prior to this, but it was easy to get
> caught up in, and I've slowly become a Celtics
> fan. Then they won the finals in 08 and I was
> hooked.


Yeah, very easy for me too:

I grew up in Miami during a time where there was no other professional sports team in the entire state of Florida. So 95% of my sports attention went to football, which of course mean the Dolphins.

When Basketball season rolled around, it was in vogue among my friends to root for the Lakers, even back then. They seemed to win all the time back then, so a lot of my bandwagon riding frontrunner friends found it easy to root for them. Me, I had to be different, so I rooted for their rivals the Celtics. when I got a little older and the hype about the bicentennial happened leading up to 1976, I learned more about Boston and became a fan of that city. I eventually moved here.

I became a fan of the Red Sox in a similar way: Everybody and their mother in Miami was from New York, so everyone rooted for the Yankees, who seemed to win all the time. So naturally (for me) I gravitated towards the Red Sox.

I agree that NBA appears staged. But if you think that is bad, then you must have missed what happened to the US in the world cup yesterday. The coach of US Soccer team said it best:
"We're all accustomed to the fact that, if it is an NFL playoff game and there is a call of some question, there will be a statement by the league from the referees. But FIFA operates differently,"

At least the NFL is fair.