BCEagle74 {l Wrote}:That was a charge by Kobe...wow///Wallace was a statue and got rammed???
EagleDave {l Wrote}:Awful way to go down...the Celtics will be seeing this game in their nightmares for the rest of their lives...
The Big Three (redux) era ends in a gag job...absolutely terrible.
OldEaglePub {l Wrote}:Stat of the night:
Free throws taken:
Lakers 37
Celtics 17
EagleDave {l Wrote}:It's hard to blame the officials for this one. The game did border on "Sacramento-LA Game 6" territory for awhile, but most of them were justified I thought. There were a couple of bad calls that should never have been made (the 2 weak touch fouls on Glen Davis, when they were allowing Gasol to clobber everyone the whole game), and Gasol got away with an over the back and an up and down violation at 2 crucial moments. But, otherwise this one hangs on the C's and their Simmons dubbed "clogged toilet offense".
They got bogged down in isolations far too often in the 2nd half because Ray couldn't hit water falling out of a boat most of the game. Rasheed was their best offense most of the game, and he was a warrior last night, but he just didn't have enough gas down the stretch to finish that game, so that forced even more isolations. Combine that with the fact that the Lakers jumped the pick and rolls really well and the lack of awareness by Pierce to hit the open man out of the double and you've got a recipe for an offensive drought.
It may be a long time before we see the Celtics in the Finals again, so hopefully everyone enjoyed the ride.
BCEagles25 {l Wrote}:There's nothing I hate seeing more than Pau Gasol happy.
eepstein0 {l Wrote}:I can't see why Ainge would break up this team, they were a couple better offensive possessions away from a Championship.
pick6pedro {l Wrote}:eepstein0 {l Wrote}:I can't see why Ainge would break up this team, they were a couple better offensive possessions away from a Championship.
By the next Finals:
Allen = 35
Pierce = 33
KG = 35
Sheed = 36
That's why.
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