No way close game ...until Boston's bench gives cushion in early 4th Lakers can't come back from ...they make a run late but Celts win by 6+ points
Figured it is time to start this. Lakers may not have Bynum, but I think they still will win in convincing fashion. The Celts streak is getting snapped tomorrow night. Lakers win by double digits.
No way close game ...until Boston's bench gives cushion in early 4th Lakers can't come back from ...they make a run late but Celts win by 6+ points
Celtics win by 11, Odom like always doesnt show up in this game
Yeah, I don't have have a good feeling about this game. The Lakers might win but too much going against them (no Bynum, in Boston, 2nd night of B2B).
I'd love to get a win but won't be too disappointed with a loss.
ing sucks Bynum got hurt. I hope he returns sooner than 8 weeks. The kid was making me a fan and I bleed green.
Nice reverse jinx attempt bostonguy.
The Lakers simply don't have the size to matchup to BOS with Bynum out. They are going to get owned on the glass and Pierce, Allen, and Rondo will penetrate to the basket at will.
Unless Kobe has a super human night this game won't be close. If there is one team the Lakers absolutely need Bynum it's BOS. He changes everything.
I had placed $100 on the Lakers exactly a week ago for this game.
looks for ariza to get alot of PT. 20-25 minutes. that being said, lamar is gonna fold and piss his pants
I see you're anti-jinx and reverse it. Boston by 39.
in that case 100-0 and rivers will get fired =D
I have a bad feeling about this one.
I think you just wasted 100 bucks, Boston Guy....
Of course I'd be ecstatic is you made a hundred tomorrow.![]()
No expectations for this game...Lakers may play good for awhile..but Boston will just rain 3's all night.
Too many things going against LA to win this IMO. No Bynum, b2b, @ Boston.
If they win I'll be very very impressed! I've been anointing them the 3rd best team in basketball but a win would cause me to reconsider.
Boston will take this one.
See you guys in the finals.Hopefully we'll have Andrew this time.
Since this thread is full of bull reverse anti jinx's im gonna say Boston by 8.
If Garnett plays.
This Celtic team may be the best I've ever seen. KG, PP, Ray ray. What else would you want?
Lakers can make a huge statment if they win tomorrow but they have to play damn near perfect to pull this one out. Hopefully they win atleast one of the next two & finish the road trip 5-1 or better.
Mine was not a reverse jinx just honest opinion i say celts by at least 6 ...
ESPN and ESPN2 break ties and war each other over choosing different sides to root for thus causing the break up of Disney.
Once Disney falls apart, so does the country and the NBA goes bye bye naming the 99' champs as All-Time Champions for the rest of mankind (2012)
Explain?
My personal thoughts is the Lakers bench will struggle, seeing as how they haven't really played all the well the last two games. Boston's bench is playing better as of late and they are at home.
Both teams will come out tough at first and it will be close. I just don't think Odom and the Bench Mob will play that well.
Kobe and Fish will play well as always in a mentally tough type of game. Hopefully, even Pau. But I expect a 8-12 pt loss for the Lakers. I wouldnt be too bothered with a loss tho as long as they hang tough and put a scare in the Celtics.
I am most interested to see how L.A. plays considering it's essentially the group that lost in the Finals. It will tell me alot about them
If BOS is allowed to play a physical game I can't see the Lakers coming out on top.
It's incredible how much Bynum impacts the game against this team. He keeps Perkins from dominating the glass, he completely neutralizes Leon Powe, and he stops any attempts from Pierce, Allen, and Rondo at the rim.
In short, he makes our defense work against BOS. Without him there are simply too many mismatches in BOS's favor. I don't need to see another regular season game between THIS Laker lineup and the Celtics to know that we don't matchup well.
its gonna depend which laker defense shows up. the one in christmas day or the one fom today against the raptors.
Boston will will win by 10 and Spurs will win the championship
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