Who's position would you rather be in?

[Mikesatx]

Lakers down 3-2 with both at home or the Celts up 3-2 having to win a road game?

If the Spurs were in this position I'd take home court.

[angrydude]

Lakers haven't won 2 in a row all series.

[Mikesatx]

Neither had the Celts until tonight.

[LnGrrrR]

Celtics, because they're up 3-2. Having to win one game > having to win two games.

[spursfaninla]

Celtics, because they're up 3-2. Having to win one game > having to win two games.

This is correct

[Mikesatx]

This is correct

Is it win 1 versus 2 or does it all come down to game 6. When was the last time a road team won game 7 in the finals?

[Juanobili]

Celtics duh

[Mikesatx]

Celtics duh

When?

[Shastafarian]

Is it win 1 versus 2 or does it all come down to game 6. When was the last time a road team won game 7 in the finals?

1978 Bullets over SuperSonics

[LnGrrrR]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_game_sevens?wasRedirected=true

Bullets over Sonics was the last road team to win a game 7 in the Finals.

It's only been done two other times in the Finals. Boston over the Bucks, and Boston over the Lakers.

[Pelicans78]

Rather be the Lakers right now.

[TD 21]

Doubt the Celtics at your own peril. I predicted the Lakers would win beforehand and am not changing now, but I'm not about to say the Celtics can't win a game seven on the road.

Who cares about past history? That has no bearing on these two teams. I always hate when people bring up stats that have no relevance such as "the winner of game five goes on to win the series whatever % of the time". Road or not, it's the Celtics series to lose at this point.

For either of these teams, beating the other two straight is a tall task. If the Celtics could do it, then the Lakers can too (at least theoretically), but the odds of it happening aren't great.

It's easy to over think these types of things, but look at it logically: one has to win one before the other wins two. The one that has to win one is the deeper team and has less external pressure (there's never a way to quantify the impact this has obviously, but still, it's probably better to be in that position than not, though if you're truly worthy of being champions you overcome that).

[Mr. Body]

Be interesting to see if the Lakers have the balls to get this done.

Lakers still have a big advantage. Celtics won't win 3 in a row - will lose Game 6. Then momentum wins it all for LAL.

[Mikesatx]

Doubt the Celtics at your own peril. I predicted the Lakers would win beforehand and am not changing now, but I'm not about to say the Celtics can't win a game seven on the road.

Who cares about past history? That has no bearing on these two teams. I always hate when people bring up stats that have no relevance such as "the winner of game five goes on to win the series whatever % of the time". Road or not, it's the Celtics series to lose at this point.

For either of these teams, beating the other two straight is a tall task. If the Celtics could do it, then the Lakers can too (at least theoretically), but the odds of it happening aren't great.

It's easy to over think these types of things, but look at it logically: one has to win one before the other wins two. The one that has to win one is the deeper team and has less external pressure (there's never a way to quantify the impact this has obviously, but still, it's probably better to be in that position than not, though if you're truly worthy of being champions you overcome that).


So if you had to bet the mortgage where would your money be?

[LnGrrrR]

The Celtics have played well on the road this postseason. My mortgage
money would be on the Cs.

[Giuseppe]

Not on the San Antionio Celtics that's for sure.