Celtics@Lakers game thread

[SpursDynasty]

Boston is 25-3, very impressive, but admittedly this is only Boston's third game against a high-quality opponent (the first being Lakers, W 107-94, the second being the Pistons, L 87-85). The rest of their schedule has been cupcake teams. And the Lakers are better now than a month ago..

Thank you NBA TV for finally showing a non-shit match up.

I predict Boston 99-90.

[dirk4mvp]

I hope the Lakers shoot enough shots to win.

[m33p0]

since the lakers are playing at home, i'll give them the upperhand in this contest.

[icem]

the lakers are going to be PUMPED for this game. i expect ray allen and PP to get off though, because kobe can only guard one of them, and when he does both seem to always play well against him anyway. but i still expect it to be a tight game because of kobe, the raw power of bynum, and the fact LA is at home.


game of the year so far.... cant wait to see it :downspin: :hungry:

[Tippecanoe]

less than 3 hours till tip off...

[missmyzte]

A few of us have known and have had to keep tight lipped about it, but TheLakersNation.com has been granted permission to confirm the Los Angeles Lakers will indeed wear the 80’s throwback jerseys with the shorts.

http://thelakersnation.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/shorts.jpg

[missmyzte]

Seeing the Lakers playing in the short-shorts is going to be quite a sight...

[atxrocker]

i hope the celts spank the lakers

[Armando]

I hope they never wear those shorts again. Go Celtics!

[Tippecanoe]

tony allen got the start over rajon rondo???

ok doc....

EDIT: fuck!! when did rajon get injuried :pctoss

[mikejones99]

Spurs crushing Memphis

[Armando]

tony allen got the start over rajon rondo???

ok doc....


Rondo has a hamstring injury.

[Tippecanoe]

Rondo has a hamstring injury.

yeah i just found out. :bang

[Armando]

yeah i just found out. :bang


Relax is just a precaution. I am sure he will be back for the next game.

[Tippecanoe]

Relax is just a precaution. I am sure he will be back for the next game.

oh good. i get no details on injuries watching the chinese broadcast :lol

[Armando]

oh good. i get no details on injuries watching the chinese broadcast :lol



:lol

[Tippecanoe]

wow. boston sucking ass right now.

[Armando]

Both Allens with 3 fouls and no Rondo and they still have the lead.

[leemajors]

the short shorts are awesome.

[Tippecanoe]

ugh. derek fisher.

[boutons_]

lakers ice cold, 31% vs 46%

[Armando]

lakers ice cold, 31% vs 46%


Par for the course for the Celtics defense. They only give up an average of 86 points per game.

[missmyzte]

This is what Kobe meant when he said the short shorts are NOT a good look:
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/9e/fullj.9f8087ee31d6d7e897c28cd82ec47d27/9f8087ee31d6d7e897c28cd82ec47d27-getty-76076011ab007_celts_lakers.jpg

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/c4/fullj.f6ead9bc53adbba4ce1f5aa0d1c025bf/f6ead9bc53adbba4ce1f5aa0d1c025bf-getty-76076011ab017_celts_lakers.jpg

[boutons_]

changed back to long shorts/culottes at half time. :lol

[boutons_]

Doesn't seem like the Lakers are going to do it.

[Armando]

Why is that Brian Shaw wearing sunglasses inside the arena?

[Tippecanoe]

the refs sure are whistle happy today. they musta bet on the over. :rolleyes

[Tippecanoe]

the refs sure are whistle happy today

yet, no whistle on the pierce charge :lmao

[Armando]

Lets see a hyped game on NBA tv maybe the refs are trying to keep the game close.

[Armando]

yet, no whistle on the pierce charge :lmao


Yeah but that was a Fisher flop.

[missmyzte]

Why is that ass Brian Shaw wearing sunglasses inside the arena?
Coach Shaw had a problem with his eyes and had some kind of procedure, he has to wear the shades because too much light will hurt his eyes.

edit:
Here's what it said in the LA Times -

Brian Shaw isn't trying to be cooler than cool by wearing sunglasses on the Lakers' bench.

The assistant coach is still sensitive to light after undergoing surgery to repair a blood vessel near the retina in his left eye.

"I've been called it all -- Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Kool Moe Dee," Shaw said. "Everyone says, 'Shaw, you're inside, you can take your shades off now.'

"In arenas, I have to wear those sunglasses because it's so bright. When I put the sunglasses on, it feels normal. They say it's going to be like that for a while. I just have to grin and bear it."
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakerep24dec24,0,5269639.story?coll=la-home-center

[TheNextGen]

lol..haha lakers getting owned......by the refs...haha

[Armando]

Coach Shaw had a problem with his eyes and had some kind of procedure, he has to wear the shades because too much light will hurt his eyes.

edit:
Here's what it said in the LA Times -

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakerep24dec24,0,5269639.story?coll=la-home-center


Oh sorry about that.

[Tippecanoe]

paul pierce is on fire!!!

and boston playing some solid D

[Armando]

paul pierce is on fire!!!

and boston playing some solid D


I guess they don't miss Rondo so far. Tony Allen is playing well tonight.

[ludda]

lakers didn't show up to play, wtf i wanted an exciting game. Maybe Kobe will turn it on in the 4th.

[Armando]

lakers didn't show up to play, wtf i wanted an exciting game. Maybe Kobe will turn it on in the 4th.


He better if he wants the win. 18 point lead for the Celts.

[SpurForLife]

Have to give Boston some props. And they are doing this on the second game of a back to back.

[missmyzte]

Lakers can't rebound for anything, Bynum didn't show up (though he did foul out), Kobe can't hit a shot to save his life, too many turnovers ... I could keep going, but it's just a pathetic game.

[m33p0]

its the short shorts. yeah... its gotta be the short shorts. the draft underneath is causing them to lose concentration.

[ludda]

this is getting ugly.

[Tippecanoe]

wow. the lakers just cant hit anything today.

[Armando]

Have to give Boston some props. And they are doing this on the second game of a back to back.




Is getting ugly for the Lakers.

[Armando]

A Celtics win means a Suns win.

[Tippecanoe]

wtf. come on celts. dont stop playing already. theres still plenty of time for kobe to light it up

[JamStone]

For Laker fans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvC1ijiyv1c


Everybody sing along!

[Armando]

wtf. come on celts. dont stop playing already. theres still plenty of time for kobe to light it up


Yeah they have to keep at at until Jackson pulls him out.

[Armando]

Odom body blocks Ray Allen and Ray gets T. Salvatore strikes again. Hopefully the League office overturns it.

[Tippecanoe]

odom just bulldozed ray allen :lol

[ludda]

what a fucking letdown game.

Got to give Celtics props though, they're playing very dominant ball now.

[Tippecanoe]

scalabrine is in. this ones officially over.

[Armando]

Well 4-0 for the Celts on the West trip. The last 2 vs playoff teams.

[Tippecanoe]

:lmao @ the Defense chant

[Armando]

No tacos for the Staples crowd tonight.

[bostonguy]

What a fucking badass way to enter New Years Eve! Going into the new year with the Red Sox winning the world series, Patriots being 16-0 and soon to be 19-0, and the Celtics off to a 26-3 start concluding an impressive road trip and getting better as the season goes on! Man life fucking rocks in this badass sports town.

[Armando]

What a fucking badass way to enter New Years Eve! Going into the new year with the Red Sox winning the world series, Patriots being 16-0 and soon to be 19-0, and the Celtics off to a 26-3 start concluding an impressive road trip and getting better as the season goes on! Man life fucking rocks in this badass sports town.



:lol

Someone is pumped.

[Medvedenko]

It's badass...man we got worked...go back to the drawing board I guess.

[LA24]

James Posey on the Laker's short shorts:
"They looked like some clowns. I don't know why they did that. It was like they didn't take the game seriously...It's more important for us to get the win instead of make a fashion statement."

I totally agree. I didn't think it was funny. It seemed like they came into the game with the wrong mindset...and the results showed.
We deserved the butt whooping !! :madrun

[Kriz-Maxima]

James Posey is stupid.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

LMAO at everyone lovin on Boston one ring for the Sox that is it. None in 2008 book it.
P.S Your Hockey team sucks.

[Roxsfan]

It's badass...man we got worked...go back to the drawing board I guess.

man I was hoping for a laker win, can't stand the celts

[lefty]

LMAO at everyone lovin on Boston one ring for the Sox that is it. None in 2008 book it.
P.S Your Hockey team sucks.

+1

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Lefty,

What up I was at the flag pole you never showed? lol

[Capt Bringdown]

James Posey is stupid.

Yes, it's a bit silly for a career scrub/journeyman such as Posey to be making these kinds of comments, as if he is some kind of authority on winning basketball intensity.

[bostonguy]

LMAO at everyone lovin on Boston one ring for the Sox that is it. None in 2008 book it.
P.S Your Hockey team sucks.


Pats 2008 Superbowl Champs and Boston Celtics 2008 ECF Champs and possibly 2008 Champs. Your city is a piece of shit these days when it comes to sports. The Lions,Tigers arent anything to brag about. The Pistons are the only good thing happening in that city. Oh and maybe Eminem and the has been with a big ass gut in kid rock.

[DazedAndConfused]

I think the arrogance from this Celtics team is laughable. You have to win something before you have any authority to talk smack.

Anything can happen in the playoffs, as evidenced by the Warriors destruction of the 1st place Mavs last season. I'll take a battle-tested Spurs team over the Celtics any day of the week in the playoffs. There may be a lot of veterans on the Celtics, but there are no winners. Your big 3 has a grand total of 0 rings. Doc Rivers has 0 rings. In fact, the Big Ticket has made it out of the 1st round of the playoffs only once in his entire career. Allen and Pierce have had similar disappointed playoff records.

And finally, how the hell can you even be proud of a team that was literally handed to you overnight? You basically went from the worst team in the NBA to one of the best through an ex-Celtic GM. Since when have two franchise players been traded to the same team in one offseason? It's pretty ridiculous when you think about it. And if the Celtics don't win any rings this will all have been a complete failure for your franchise. You have NO young developing talent and will be cellar dwellers for the next decade when the big 3 are done.

[Beno Udrih]

James Posey on the Laker's short shorts:
"They looked like some clowns. I don't know why they did that. It was like they didn't take the game seriously...It's more important for us to get the win instead of make a fashion statement."

I totally agree. I didn't think it was funny. It seemed like they came into the game with the wrong mindset...and the results showed.
We deserved the butt whooping !! :madrun
Fuck James Posey! Nobody gives a shit what that scrub thinks! :lol

[The_Game]

I think the arrogance from this Celtics team is laughable. You have to win something before you have any authority to talk smack.

Anything can happen in the playoffs, as evidenced by the Warriors destruction of the 1st place Mavs last season. I'll take a battle-tested Spurs team over the Celtics any day of the week in the playoffs. There may be a lot of veterans on the Celtics, but there are no winners. Your big 3 has a grand total of 0 rings. Doc Rivers has 0 rings. In fact, the Big Ticket has made it out of the 1st round of the playoffs only once in his entire career. Allen and Pierce have had similar disappointed playoff records.

And finally, how the hell can you even be proud of a team that was literally handed to you overnight? You basically went from the worst team in the NBA to one of the best through an ex-Celtic GM. Since when have two franchise players been traded to the same team in one offseason? It's pretty ridiculous when you think about it. And if the Celtics don't win any rings this will all have been a complete failure for your franchise. You have NO young developing talent and will be cellar dwellers for the next decade when the big 3 are done.

Wah wah wah stop freaking crying.

If i didn't know any better i would say you were jealous of what they have. Isn't the point to win now and see what happens later? celtics do actually have some good young talent in Rondo, Perkins, Davis for example. Yeah when KG, Allen and Pierce are gone things will be different but the Spurs will suck for a while too as lets face it the spurs don't have any real young talent either apart from parker.

the aim is to win now and both the spurs and celtics are built to win now not later....

[The_Game]

Fuck James Posey! Nobody gives a shit what that scrub thinks! :lol

Posey is hardly a scrub, anyone would kill to have him on their team. Guy is a great shooter, very good defender and will work harder than most players to help his team.

[icem]

i think its pretty unfair the call the members of the big 3 "losers".

when has any of them been on a team where they were supposed to win it all ? i mean seriously.... the only time any of them was on a team that was even close to good enough to win it all is KG's team with cassell and sprewell, and cassell was injured during that WCF series.

im surprised there are so many still doubting this team though. people are in complete denial if they think the celtics arent in the same class as the top teams in the west..... IMO they are already BETTER than the mavs and suns. neither of them has defense as good as the celtics.

[Fabbs]

http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/e0fde052-53bc-4bb0-b598-4348147720b3.jpg
Lakerzth,
Didn't DeRek especially look simply spicey?
Ohh, delishious.

[Roxsfan]

Fuck James Posey! Nobody gives a shit what that scrub thinks! :lol

yeah, STFU posey

[SpursDynasty]

The Lakers lost from wearing those STUPID shorts.

[duncan228]

The crowd got "I saw the short shorts" T-Shirts! :lol

[Kriz-Maxima]

I liked them wearing the short shorts, i thought it was pretty cool. Now they just have to never do it again.

[picnroll]

If the Celtics win the title does McHale get another ring?

[Medvedenko]

Yeah those shorts sucked...but the person saying that Ray Ray, Pierce and KG never had good teams hasn't watched b-ball....Ray's team on the Bucks had a lot of great players in their prime, Mason, Cassell, and others. He also had some talented teams in Seattle. Are they losers....not really and they did hand us a bad loss yesterday. However, once they win the playoffs they won't be considered shit. The did impress me yesterday though. Let's see if they can go 46-5 like the Bulls did on their 72-10 season.

[DazedAndConfused]

Wah wah wah stop freaking crying.

If i didn't know any better i would say you were jealous of what they have. Isn't the point to win now and see what happens later? celtics do actually have some good young talent in Rondo, Perkins, Davis for example. Yeah when KG, Allen and Pierce are gone things will be different but the Spurs will suck for a while too as lets face it the spurs don't have any real young talent either apart from parker.

the aim is to win now and both the spurs and celtics are built to win now not later....

True, but calling Rondo/Perkins/Davis good young talent is a stretch. The ONLY reason they look acceptable is because of the big 3. I saw Tony Allen missing multiple WIDE OPEN layups. Davis is just a big body, nothing impressive. Perkins is too small for a center and only has good stats because of KG roaming the paint. Rondo is the only player they have that could develop into a good player, but he will never be an All-Star.

Well I guess Boston has suffered for long enough. Two decades of being irrelevant in the NBA would make me stop watching my team. I can't imagine how it must feel to suck that badly for 20 years.

[ancestron]

The Lakers should not have worn the short shorts.

[Tippecanoe]

You have NO young developing talent

cough rajon, pruitt cough

[SpursDynasty]

James Posey on the Laker's short shorts:
"They looked like some clowns. I don't know why they did that. It was like they didn't take the game seriously...It's more important for us to get the win instead of make a fashion statement."

I totally agree. I didn't think it was funny. It seemed like they came into the game with the wrong mindset...and the results showed.
We deserved the butt whooping !! :madrun

Where did you get this quote from

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

The ONLY reason they look acceptable is because of the big 3. I saw Tony Allen missing multiple WIDE OPEN layups. Davis is just a big body, nothing impressive. Perkins is too small for a center and only has good stats because of KG roaming the paint. Rondo is the only player they have that could develop into a good player, but he will never be an All-Star.
Even if that was true, that's why they develop.

[Tippecanoe]

True, but calling Rondo/Perkins/Davis good young talent is a stretch. The ONLY reason they look acceptable is because of the big 3. I saw Tony Allen missing multiple WIDE OPEN layups. Davis is just a big body, nothing impressive. Perkins is too small for a center and only has good stats because of KG roaming the paint. Rondo is the only player they have that could develop into a good player, but he will never be an All-Star.

Well I guess Boston has suffered for long enough. Two decades of being irrelevant in the NBA would make me stop watching my team. I can't imagine how it must feel to suck that badly for 20 years.

right, lets ignore the fact tony allen is still recovering from a torn ACL and MCL. he obviously does not have the lift and the explosiveness he used to have. davis is still developing. give him time. as is perkins, though i will admit hes a backup at best. rondo may not be an all star but the kids got game. he plays relentless defense, and hes as fast as tony parker. he cant shoot for shit, but he knows that and thats why you dont see him forcing up bad shots like a lotta youngsters do. his passing is underrated.

and way to ignore gabe pruitt

[lefty]

Lefty,

What up I was at the flag pole you never showed? lol

Shhhh.... nobody needs to know :nerd

[LakeShow]

Terrible game and the shorts were a distration. Bad idea! The Celtics played excellent defense to add to the distration and the Lakers never got into any kind of consistency to their offense or defense. Just a bad game. That said, The Celtics are a very good team!

[DazedAndConfused]

right, lets ignore the fact tony allen is still recovering from a torn ACL and MCL. he obviously does not have the lift and the explosiveness he used to have. davis is still developing. give him time. as is perkins, though i will admit hes a backup at best. rondo may not be an all star but the kids got game. he plays relentless defense, and hes as fast as tony parker. he cant shoot for shit, but he knows that and thats why you dont see him forcing up bad shots like a lotta youngsters do. his passing is underrated.

and way to ignore gabe pruitt

Again none of those players would be anything special on any other team. It's precisely because the big 3 get so much attention that they even seem mediocre.

Davis = fat, slow, unathletic
Rondo = potential to be a starting PG, nothing more (definitely not an All-Star)
Perkins = backup C
Tony Allen = Garbage (torn ACL or not you don't miss wide open layups)
Pruit = ???

Ok so you have maybe one guy that might amount to something. When the big 3 are done (3-4 years) get ready for another 2 decades of sucktitude. It's sad how Celtics fans think their the shizz when their franchise has been utterly irrelevant since the 1980s. And they weren't even the best team in the 80's, the Lakers straight up owned them (Celtics went 1-2 in the Finals against the Lake show).

[Extra Stout]

I think the arrogance from this Celtics team is laughable. You have to win something before you have any authority to talk smack.

Umm... bostonguy is a rather obvious troll.

[Ronaldo McDonald]

boston cannot compete against the spurs in a finals atmosphere. kg is selfish. ray allen is a girl. and the only truth about paul pierce is that he's never won anything.

[DazedAndConfused]

boston cannot compete against the spurs in a finals atmosphere. kg is selfish. ray allen is a girl. and the only truth about paul pierce is that he's never won anything.

All of the Big 3 are losers when it comes to winning in the NBA.

KG+PP+RA+Doc Rivers = 0 rings and 0 Finals appearances

The playoffs have as much to do with the mental makeup of your team is it does with the talent. We will see how for real they are when they are facing Detroit or SAS when it matters.

[The_Game]

I'm sure tim duncan,parker and manu would all be considered losers if you swapped places with the celtics big 3 careers.

[DazedAndConfused]

Well TD is the only franchise player the Spurs have. Manu and Tony are All-Stars, not franchise players.

Plus, KG definitely had some teams with talent. They went all the way to the WCF finals one year with the best regular season record in the NBA and choked it all away to the Lakers because KG couldn't hit shots when it mattered.

Furthermore, Doc has no idea how to prepare this team of vets for a playoff run. They are playing their best basketball right now, and will probably sputter a bit come playoff time. Again, lack of championship experience will be the reason they lose this year.

[m33p0]

boston cannot compete against the spurs in a finals atmosphere. kg is selfish. ray allen is a girl. and the only truth about paul pierce is that he's never won anything.
:lmao


and way to ignore gabe pruitt
gabe pruitt is a basketball player? and here i was believing he's the celtics' new color commentator.
(does that mean tom heinsohn is still in the booth?)