Lakers > Celtics

[Ghazi]

I've seen all the evidence I need to see that the 2008-2009 Lakers are better than the 2008-2009 Celtics.

Now the only thing I'm uncertain of is whether the Lakers are better than the Cavs.

[DazedAndConfused]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[sook]

They showed a lot of heart, that stoned look on KG's face was priceless.


Rondo's biggest mistake was he awoke the beast

[HarlemHeat37]

they certainly have the head-to-head matchup so far, but both games were close..so I can't really say "LA is better than Boston"..we'll have to see how both teams look going into the playoffs, and the injury situation..Bynum at 90% would give LA a clear edge in a 7-game series IMO..

[Medvedenko]

Big grind out victory.....F the C's.

[Armando]

The 3 blind mice were at it again tonight. Bullshit game

[HarlemHeat37]

refs were fine other than the KG foul..

[RedsLakers24]

i had respect for Rondo, but after what he did to kobe i lost it

[Ghazi]

they certainly have the head-to-head matchup so far, but both games were close..so I can't really say "LA is better than Boston"..we'll have to see how both teams look going into the playoffs, and the injury situation..Bynum at 90% would give LA a clear edge in a 7-game series IMO..

Tonight was close, but Bryant shot like shit, the lakers were on a back to back, and Bynum was out.

So, LA > Boston

Boston came into both games with double digit win streaks and swagger, and the Lakers took away that swagger.

The Celtics are a fluke champion.

[Medvedenko]

Actually Rondo showing some toughness is not a bad thing....the problem is if you show toughness vs Kobe it usually back fires.

[Bandwagon Spurs Fan]

Spurs > Lakers > Celtics

[Armando]

Tonight was close, but Bryant shot like shit, the lakers were on a back to back, and Bynum was out.

So, LA > Boston

Boston came into both games with double digit win streaks and swagger, and the Lakers took away that swagger.

The Celtics are a fluke champion.


Easy to say when the refs call a bs foul on Garnett. Fuck LA

[mystargtr34]

NBA Finals say otherwise.

[turiaf for president]

They showed a lot of heart, that stoned look on KG's face was priceless.


Rondo's biggest mistake was he awoke the beast


agreed but didnt see kobe step up until late 4th when he nailed 3 treys in a row. awesome game but this showed the lakers can play tough enough to win in boston unlike last year

[Armando]

i had respect for Rondo, but after what he did to kobe i lost it



God forbid another player stands up to Kobe :rolleyes

[Ghazi]

Easy to say when the refs call a bs foul on Garnett. Fuck LA


Like Garnett is a difference maker in tight games down the stretch :lol

Gasol got mauled too

LA > Boston

[HarlemHeat37]

Bryant "shooting like shit" is what usually happens when they play Boston, so that's nothing new..

Bynum being out is important, but Bynum is an injury risk any time he steps on the floor at this point, so it's not an excuse IMO..

KG also fouled out, which had an impact..

I don't think anybody can really make a judgment on the better team right now..the playoffs are obviously different..I think both teams are confident they can beat the other though..

Boston needs another role player to get back to last year's form though..they have too many inconsistent players offensively in their rotation..you can't depend on Davis, Powe, House and even Rondo on some nights..

[Ghazi]

The NBA Finals don't say anything other than the 07-08 Celtics were better than the 07-08 Lakers.

Different year, different teams.

[Armando]

Like Garnett is a difference maker in tight games down the stretch :lol

Gasol got mauled too

LA > Boston

With Perkins and Davis on the floor the Lakers can play off them

[peskypesky]

regular season game, people. don't make too much of it.

[21_Blessings]

Lakers were coming off a back to back. They are clearly the better team even without Bynum, which is hilarious. Kobe looked tired as shit which was expected considering he shot 55 times over the past two games.

See you guys at the parade. :lobt2:

[baseline bum]

Boston's a much worse team this season, I don't care what their record says. They better get on their hands and knees and beg PJ Brown to come back.

[Armando]

Boston's a much worse team this season, I don't care what their record says. They better get on their hands and knees and beg PJ Brown to come back.


Not going to happen still a hell of a team. They just got screwed with the Garnett foul and no call on Allen's foul. The player they are going to miss is Posey. I think Boston made a mistake getting cheap on him.

[HarlemHeat37]

KG was bullshit, but Allen wasn't fouled at all..

[Kobe™]

Definitely gonna affect mentally if they meet in June,
Lakers on a second of back to back
Kobe look madd exhausted out there.

[Showtime24 LAKERS]

Season sweep and the streak stops here, on to the next up; stopping Cavs home streak! :king

[turiaf for president]

funny i remember haters saying when the lakers lose the excuse will be this was on the 2nd night of a back to back........ thats y this is even more impressive.

[Showtime24 LAKERS]

Without bynum too!! :lol

[MambaJuice2408]

Not going to happen still a hell of a team. They just got screwed with the Garnett foul and no call on Allen's foul. The player they are going to miss is Posey. I think Boston made a mistake getting cheap on him.


They are a still hell of a team. At this point in time though Cavs and Lakers are better. Boston won't repeat with this team without any additions to their roster. That's what this game proved

[peskypesky]

They are a still hell of a team. At this point in time though Cavs and Lakers are better. Boston won't repeat with this team without any additions to their roster. That's what this game proved

you have pretty low standards for proof
:lmao

[DazedAndConfused]

you have pretty low standards for proof
:lmao

No Bynum. b2b game. Lakers win.

This was not a game they should have even come close to winning given those circumstances.

If you don't think this game will fuck with the Celtic's heads you are fooling yourself.

[MambaJuice2408]

you have pretty low standards for proof
:lmao

The numbers prove it. LA 2-0 vs Boston. Boston needs another big.

[turiaf for president]

No Bynum. b2b game. Lakers win.

This was not a game they should have even come close to winning given those circumstances.

If you don't think this game will fuck with the Celtic's heads you are fooling yourself.

while i dont agree with the way you post here, that has got to be fact. celtics cant just walk over pau and lamar anymore. 44 points and 20 boards today.

[HarlemHeat37]

again.."no Bynum" is the same as saying "no McGrady" or "no Jermaine O'Neal"..

[HarlemHeat37]

I disagree that this affected Boston's minds..the Celtics aren't a mentally weak team..

what it did mentally, was affect the Lakers in a positive way..they aren't backing down anymore..

[Kobe™]

http://i40.tinypic.com/2cp3nrt.gif

[peskypesky]

The numbers prove it. LA 2-0 vs Boston. Boston needs another big.

Those numbers prove nothing. Cavs swept the Spurs in the 2007 regular season. Guess what happened in the Finals?

[turiaf for president]

again.."no Bynum" is the same as saying "no McGrady" or "no Jermaine O'Neal"..

not even close. neither was the missing piece in a championship series. if you are referring to tonights game, still i disagree. bynum is the 3rd option on this team while tmac and oneal were the team leaders

[peskypesky]

again.."no Bynum" is the same as saying "no McGrady" or "no Jermaine O'Neal"..

or "no Elton Brand"

[turiaf for president]

I disagree that this affected Boston's minds..the Celtics aren't a mentally weak team..

what it did mentally, was affect the Lakers in a positive way..they aren't backing down anymore..

cool ure entitled to your opinion. but i think the celtics miss posey. pierce did a great job d'ing up kobe down the stretch, but he used all his energy on defense. he couldnt hit shots or ft's when it mattered.

[MambaJuice2408]

I disagree that this affected Boston's minds..the Celtics aren't a mentally weak team..

what it did mentally, was affect the Lakers in a positive way..they aren't backing down anymore..

Considering both teams are both mentally strong versus each other now, the more talented team then wins... In this case its LA... you can't deny that...They beat Boston in a gritty tough game in LA and a Higher scoring affair in Boston. That's why I loved this victory. Two different games, Lakers winning both

[ClingingMars]

regular season game, people. don't make too much of it.

[HarlemHeat37]

I agree with you guys, I'm just saying it doesn't affect Boston mentally..it affects the Lakers in a positive way though, because it gives their soft players confidence..they aren't backing down anymore..

I was comparing Bynum to those guys for his injuries, obviously not for his role..

[MambaJuice2408]

Those numbers prove nothing. Cavs swept the Spurs in the 2005 regular season. Guess what happened in the Finals?

Poor Example. considering the Cavs didn't even make the Finals that year LOL

[21_Blessings]

I agree with you guys, I'm just saying it doesn't affect Boston mentally..

Sure it affects Boston's psyche. They have not beaten the Lakers in two attempts this season. Both times, Boston was hailed as 'playing the best basketball in the league' with streaks of 19 and 12. It is a big deal, especially with homecourt on the line.

[Ghazi]

Lol at anyone who says it doesnt affect Bostons psyche.

KG is a mentally weak pussy.

So are Pierce and Allen.

So is their whole team.

Fluke champions.

[peskypesky]

Lol at anyone who says it doesnt affect Bostons psyche.

KG is a mentally weak pussy.

So are Pierce and Allen.

So is their whole team.

Fluke champions.

:sleep

[YellowFever]

I'm going to say the same thing I said after the X-Mas game:

This game will have no bearing whatsoever in the playoffs.

[Armando]

Lol at anyone who says it doesnt affect Bostons psyche.

KG is a mentally weak pussy.

So are Pierce and Allen.

So is their whole team.

Fluke champions.



Jury still out on the Celtics the playoffs will tell. You may think they are a fluke but they are still the Champs until someone knocks them off.

[MambaJuice2408]

Sure it affects Boston's psyche. They have not beaten the Lakers in two attempts this season. Both times, Boston was hailed as 'playing the best basketball in the league' with streaks of 19 and 12. It is a big deal, especially with homecourt on the line.

Agreed. By no means is Boston gonna cower up. But I got to think that their team doubts that their team can beat LA with their current roster. Lakers won a low scoring gritty affair on XMAS and this win, which is even HUGER, as far as psyche, doing on the road, on back2back nights, minuse Drew.

This game proves the Lakers have gotten tougher. This was the same team that lost in Game 6

[TheMACHINE]

Jury still out on the Celtics the playoffs will tell. You may think they are a fluke but they are still the Champs until someone knocks them off.

ok.

[Ghazi]

Whoever said this game has no bearing on the playoffs is correct.

Boston plays in the East, Los Angeles plays in the West.

Cleveland will represent the East, Los Angeles will represent the West.

Kobe v Lebron debates will be put to a rest after this years Finals when All the King's Men win in 6 games.

[Findog]

Both these games went to the wire. Any series between Boston and LA is going 6-7 games.

[Ghazi]

Both these games went to the wire. Any series between Boston and LA is going 6-7 games.

By that logic any series between the Mavs and Lakers would go 6-7 games :toast


I kid, I kid

[DazedAndConfused]

How on earth can you say Bynum would not have made an effect?

That's complete and utter bullshit.

Bynum is absolutely vital to the Lakers being able to play decent defense. Tonight they had almost no shotblocking at the rim, Rondo/Pierce/Allen just attacked at will with no resistance. They certainly weren't doing that shit on X-mas day when Bynum was playing. And Leon Powe wasn't grabbing boards like that either.

Bynum makes a humongous difference to what the Lakers can do defensively.

[MambaJuice2408]

Both these games went to the wire. Any series between Boston and LA is going 6-7 games.

AND if Bynum is back it could go shorter in the Lakers favor still:hat

[HarlemHeat37]

Bynum obviously makes a difference..but the FACT is, Bynum is a walking injury..he's an injury risk any time he steps on the court..he's already had 3 major injuries since High School, and he's still a young guy..

[DazedAndConfused]

Bynum obviously makes a difference..but the FACT is, Bynum is a walking injury..he's an injury risk any time he steps on the court..he's already had 3 major injuries since High School, and he's still a young guy..

So what?

You can't just remove a player out of the equation because he's injury prone. That's not sound logic.

[MambaJuice2408]

Bynum obviously makes a difference..but the FACT is, Bynum is a walking injury..he's an injury risk any time he steps on the court..he's already had 3 major injuries since High School, and he's still a young guy..

Atleast we know that without him we can still possibly win a Championship...He almost makes it a lock tho. But only if he's ballin close to 80% of what he was showing

[Roxsfan]

good win lakes.


fuck kg and the celts.

[bostonguy]

I've seen all the evidence I need to see that the 2008-2009 Lakers are better than the 2008-2009 Celtics.

Now the only thing I'm uncertain of is whether the Lakers are better than the Cavs.

The Lakers WITHOUT Bynum would have a tough time beating the Cavs 4 times. The Lakers WITH Bynum will beat them.

[bostonguy]

Big grind out victory.....F the C's.

You should change your sig quote. Last year is over and done with and the Pistons didnt even make it to the Finals. :downspin:

[TwinTowers]

The Lakers will gain a lot of confidence after this win... they played good defense, and despite terrible free throw shooting came up with a win. I was also nice to see Odom come back after a bad start. The Celtics tried to play the 'toughness' card, but this time the Lakers responded and didn't back down.. great win, Cleveland's next.

[Armando]

The Lakers will gain a lot of confidence after this win... they played good defense, and despite terrible free throw shooting came up with a win. I was also nice to see Odom come back after a bad start. The Celtics tried to play the 'toughness' card, but this time the Lakers responded and didn't back down.. great win, Cleveland's next.



I will be more impressed if the Lakers break the Cav's home record.

[MambaJuice2408]

I guess Sundays Cavs Lakers game has no suspense since it's a foregone conclusion that both Lebron and Kobe will get Player of the Week honors for their respective conferences.