THE LA LAKERS 2010 NBA CHAMPIONS!!!

[grishnak boss]

WHO WON GAME 3 FOR THE LAKERS?!?!

THAT'S RIGHT, THE ONLY OTHER PLAYER WITH 4 RINGS, DEREK FISHER!!!

WHERE WAS RAY ALLEN? BUSY MISSING 13 ATTEMPTS, ALMOST ECLIPSING THE WORST SHOOTING RECORD - AFTER THE GREAT PERFORMANCE HE HAD?!?! EXCELLENCE IS A CONSTANT, SO THAT MEANS HE JUST GOT LUCKY IN GAME 2 - HE IS A FRAUD INDEED.

WHERE WAS PAUL PIERCE? WAITING FOR HIS NEXT WHEELCHAIR

FROM A STUPID CELTS FAN WITH HOMOSEXUAL INCLINATIONS:


"During last night’s third game of the 2010 NBA Finals, that’s all it took to demonstrate to every aspiring hoopster at any level exactly how not to get after it in a key spot.

The situation: Lakers lead the Celtics, 84-80, with just inside a minute remaining in regulation. Boston ball.

The Celtics get Ray Allen a look for three from the left corner, which Allen misses. Rebound comes off long to Derek Fisher offset right, just outside the paint.

Fifty-three seconds. This is not good for the guys in green and white. Trailing by two possessions in the final minute is never ideal. But with this much time remaining, the game is far from over. Get a stop and a quick basket, start fouling to extend the game, and the Celts will have a chance. Stranger things have happened.

One one-thousand. Two one-thousand. Three one-thousand. Four one-thousand. Five one-thousand.

In the time it takes you to read that last line, Fisher, the oldest man on the court, jogs the ball out past halfcourt, realizes only Kevin Garnett is even close to getting back defensively and that no one is under the rim, accelerates into a full sprint, beats everyone to the basket, lays the ball in with his left hand, absorbs purposeless contact from at least one (Glen Davis) of three late-arriving Celtics and draws a foul.

Shortly thereafter, the 81.6 percent career foul shooter steps to the line and completes the old-fashioned three-point play. Lakers 87, Celtics 80.

Forty-eight seconds. Forget not good. This game is a heckuva lot closer to over.

It’s not that the Lakers scored a back-breaking basket at the worst possible time for the Celtics that kills me. Or even that they wound up with an and-one, which absolutely cannot happen in that spot (okay, kind of). It’s how the Celtics facilitated it. This is the NBA Finals. There aren’t games on the schedule that are more important than these. There is zero value to conserving energy at this point. There is clearly enough time left to offer a chance to win. Sure, playing out the last 53 seconds likely offers a small chance to win at best. But here’s the thing: Taking plays off at that point in the game offers zero chance to win.

There is no excuse for not getting back down the floor on and playing balls-to-the-wall defense for that possession. If the Lakers score, fine. A bunch of their players are really terrific offensive players. But make them earn the basket and the win there. Don’t give it to them.

This isn’t a slam of the Celtics’ overall performance last night There were plenty of contributions to be proud of on this team last night The bench did a fine job sparking the comeback and keeping this team in the game throughout. Kevin Garnett made a fantastic 180-degree roundabout from his performance in games 1 and 2. That the Celts nearly survived a 5-for-25 combined shooting performance from Ray Allen and Paul Pierce is mind-boggling

But for five crucial seconds, they also showed players at all levels exactly not to handle a key end-of-game situation. On Twitter, fellow green supporter Sam Lawrence beat me to the punch in explaining the change in emotional reaction to this loss brought on by that play: "That play made me sick. I was ready to just feel disappointed, but after that possession, I was mad. I still am."


WATCH THIS PLAY AGAIN - CELTS DOWN BY 2, ABOUT TO TIE THE GAME WHICH WOULDVE SENT THE SAVAGES LIVING IN THAT FUCKIN 3RD WORLD CITY HELLHOLE INTO A PANDEMONIUM, PIERCE WIIIIDE OPEN AND WHAT DOES RONDO DO? PUT HIS HAND UP IN THE AIR, MAKE A STUPID DRIVE TO THE LANE AND MISS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_x22F4 ... r_embedded



I ALSO LMFAO AT THIS PAUL PIERCE STATEMENT: We're not going back to LA, we're closing the series at home"

[Tymaster]

Hey, the LAKERS won last night!!!!!

Highschool refs would have done a better job than the goofballs the NBA used last night, Derek Fisher received a good ol' Boston mugging at the hands of Garnett, Allen and Davis all on the same play and no flagrant foul?

Two more wins and it's "Sweet Sixteen" baby..........

And by the way wtf is this talk about Brown and Kansas...lol...
The Wizard of Westwood is laughing at you dumb asses.

Derek Fisher is the stuff of legend........
I wish the NBA had more people with his character. He'd certainly look good in the wine and gold of the Cleveland Cavs next year.

[LAglamrocker]

hope Artest brings out the purple and gold broom and taunts the crowd at the end of game 5!

if Fisher could make 5 million at another team or 1 million with the Lake show...he would be a Laker.

Kobe is Kobe, but it wold be great if another Laker gets finals MVP

as of now almost any of them could get it and be worthy of it.

as a Laker fan, you want them to win in Boston.

If they play another team Pacers,76ers,Magic, win in LA is good

seeing the Boston fans in tears and the end of the series will be so worth it

[Skate4RnR]

And by the way wtf is this talk about Brown and Kansas...lol...
The Wizard of Westwood is laughing at you dumb asses.

COOL! I think he was only like 42 yrs. old when he lived here and watched J. Naismith invent basketball here.

Derek Fisher is the stuff of legend........
I wish the NBA had more people with his character. He'd certainly look good in the wine and gold of the Cleveland Cavs next year.

Yeah, he's just dying to get to Cleveland! Goddamn, he could be relaxing like Lebron during the Finals EVERY year!

seeing the Boston fans in tears and the end of the series will be so worth it

I'm laughing already.

[grishnak boss]

seeing the Boston fans in tears and the end of the series will be so worth it

I'm laughing already.

WORD!

WHERE ARE ALL THOSE FUCKERS WHO CAME OUT OF RAY ALLEN'S NUTSACK AFTER THE REFS WON GAME 2 FOR THE CELTICS?

COME OUT IDIOTS!!!

[Skate4RnR]

Watch out Grish, Fisher might leave and be a Cav soon!

[grishnak boss]

Watch out Grish, Fisher might leave and be a Cav soon!

HOW MANY RING DOES FISHER HAVE? 4, AND 5 BY NEXT TUESDAY.

HOW MANY RINGS DOES LEBRONZE HAVE?

[Skate4RnR]

Watch out Grish, Fisher might leave and be a Cav soon!

HOW MANY RING DOES FISHER HAVE? 4, AND 5 BY NEXT TUESDAY.

HOW MANY RINGS DOES LEBRONZE HAVE?

Rings or CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS!?

[grishnak boss]

Derek Fisher:

No, this isn't a given. Nothing's a given, from the Lakers being here again next season to Fisher being with them at all next season.

He isn't signed for 2010-11, meaning the Lakers have a significant and emotional decision to make.

With each passing playoff performance, Fisher's doing his part to sell himself. The Lakers would be very wise to make that purchase. Again.

"He's a really terrific leader, we know that, in our locker room," Coach Phil Jackson said. "But his leadership on the court is just a solid presence out there."

Jackson continued speaking for several seconds before adding, "When he's got the opportunity to hit a key shot, it seems like he's always there and ready."

The Lakers have the finest closer in basketball in Kobe Bryant. Tuesday, their closer needed a closer. Jackson went with the lefthander.

Fisher, who hadn't reached double figures in the first two games, reached them in Game 3's fourth quarter alone.

And given that no other Laker would score more than four points in the fourth and that Bryant would shoot 1 of 6, Fisher's 11-point effort shined even brighter.

"He's been criticized quite a bit for his age (35 years old)," Bryant said. "It's a huge thrill for him and for all of us to see him come through in these moments. He's done it over and over and over again, so it's almost his responsibility to our team to do these things."

With the Lakers up one, Fisher hit a layup.

With the Lakers up two, he hit a short jumper.

With the Lakers up four, he hit a longer jumper.

With the Lakers up three, he hit a bank shot.

Are you starting to get the idea that Fisher was just slightly enormous in holding off Boston late? Well, that is the idea.

But then, with the Lakers up four again, Fisher hit his most memorable shot since 0.4 in San Antonio. Yeah, this one was that good, if not quite as dramatic.

After taking an outlet pass in the final minute, Fisher dribbled around Kevin Garnett near half-court, and then charged for the basket. Garnett, Ray Allen and Glen Davis approached in thunderous pursuit.

That's 20 feet, one inch of Celtic. That's 747 pounds of Celtic. That's enough to discourage most NBA players, nearly all of whom are larger than Fisher is at 6-foot-1, 210 pounds.

Fisher leapt toward the rim anyway, lofted the ball as softly as possible off the backboard and was clubbed in the head by Garnett.

Jackson called Fisher's decision to attempt to take the ball the distance "a very bold play."

"It was one on four," Jackson continued. "It was imperative that it goes in for us to win."

The ball went in, a foul was called and the game was over, 48.3 seconds before it was officially done.

So what, from his single greatest individual effort of the night, does Fisher remember most? Everyone else, of course.

"To see Pau's (Pau Gasol) reaction, and my teammates' reactions, that's why those moments feel so good to me," he said. "Hitting the floor didn't feel that good to be honest. But Pau's reaction and Lamar (Odom) and Kobe and what the guys were saying to me, that's why things feel so good."

So was there anything else? Only this: Remember how Allen destroyed Fisher and the Lakers with those long jumpers in Game 3? Allen, again with Fisher guarding him much of the night, was 0 for 13 – 0 for freaking 13! – Tuesday.

"It's like being a kid, man," Fisher said. "You just never get tired of that candy.

[Heenan Snuka]

didnt think the C's had it in 'em...I believe they will have to win at least 1 more in L.A. to win the series

also, the C's cant get too overconfident...they played better, but they still had a ton of silly turnovers, and they were driving to the hoop 1-on-4 way too much, hence 14 blocked shots...they need to come up with a way to dish when they are driving like that...Ray Allen wont have another game like this, it will require a total team effort, especially from Robinson and Wallace

Eddie House will be missed, he was a money shooter at home, Ray is their only reliable 3-pt shooter now

I called it

[doghead2009]

FUCK THE LAKERS 2-2 !!!

[SkyDog112046]

So now it's a best of 3. Anyone who thought this series was going to only be 4 or 5 games in either direction hasn't been paying attention. These teams really match up well against each other. I know a lot of people fawn over LeBron but Celtics vs Lakers in the finals is the best possible thing for the NBA.

What a great game last night. It was back and forth with no team up by more than a few points until half way through the 4th quarter. That's much more old school and entertaining than watching teams trade off 12-2 and 15-3 runs all night.

[Tymaster]

Great game last night. Lakers fans (the two of them on here) are awfully silent after losses............

[grishnak boss]

AWFULLY SILENT? NIGGA NOT EVERYONE LIVES IN THEIR PARENTS BASEMENT CONNECTED 24/7 TO METAL SLUDGE.

IT'S ALL AN ABC PLOT TO GENERATE MORE RATINGS, THE LAKERS WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO BE CROWNED IN YOUR OWN HOMECOURT.

[Tymaster]

AWFULLY SILENT? NIGGA NOT EVERYONE LIVES IN THEIR PARENTS BASEMENT CONNECTED 24/7 TO METAL SLUDGE.

IT'S ALL AN ABC PLOT TO GENERATE MORE RATINGS, THE LAKERS WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO BE CROWNED IN YOUR OWN HOMECOURT.

You're correct. Not everyone here lives in their parents basement, just you. Do you have to type in all cap's, in all yellow, all the time? Is being a dickhead something you are or something you do?

[Heenan Snuka]

hate to say it but LA probably will come back and win game 5...the Big 3 look old, and u cant continue to win with ur bench only

[Tymaster]

hate to say it but LA probably will come back and win game 5...the Big 3 look old, and u cant continue to win with ur bench only

I agree. The odds aren't in the favor of Boston. The Big Three are showing that they are long in the tooth, and the young fellas are starting to look gassed from carrying the load. As long as it's a good series it's good for all of basketball. No better rivalry in the NBA than Lakers and Celtics......

[SkyDog112046]

I don't think fatigue will be a factor for the Celtics in game 5. They have almost 72 hours to recover and no travel in between. If they scheduled the NBA like they do other sports with games on consecutive nights or game -travel day-game then it would be a major issue. But for an aging team you couldn't ask for a more ideal schedule. Fatigue could very well be an issue in game 6, but it shouldn't be a factor on Sunday.

One other thing. The officiating last night was very good, about the best we've seen in the playoffs. They called most of the big stuff and laid off calling the piddly things and let the two teams play. That is how it should be. I would rather sit here talking about a team winning or losing on a great play of incredible shot than sit here and talk about a ref with an agenda. I wish they'd let that crew do the rest of the games and let the players decide who's champ.

How about this: So far, who are the MVP's for each team?

[Tymaster]

I don't think fatigue will be a factor for the Celtics in game 5. They have almost 72 hours to recover and no travel in between. If they scheduled the NBA like they do other sports with games on consecutive nights or game -travel day-game then it would be a major issue. But for an aging team you couldn't ask for a more ideal schedule. Fatigue could very well be an issue in game 6, but it shouldn't be a factor on Sunday.

One other thing. The officiating last night was very good, about the best we've seen in the playoffs. They called most of the big stuff and laid off calling the piddly things and let the two teams play. That is how it should be. I would rather sit here talking about a team winning or losing on a great play of incredible shot than sit here and talk about a ref with an agenda. I wish they'd let that crew do the rest of the games and let the players decide who's champ.

How about this: So far, who are the MVP's for each team?

D Fish for the Lake show.
Can I give the MVP to the entire bench in the Celtics case???

[Heenan Snuka]

There's no clear-cut MVP for the C's...in this series, they resemble more of the scrappy Rockets team that took the Lakers to 7 games last year, more than a team with true stars...

To me Pau Gasol is the MVP...he has played hard, great, and consistent every game and is hugely talented...he is the anchor of the team when he's on the floor

but Kobe would win MVP if they won, because of his PPG...that is intentional on the Lakers part..."yes, we need everyone to contribute, but we want Kobe to take the credit so that we can call it "his" championship"

[Heenan Snuka]

AWFULLY SILENT? NIGGA NOT EVERYONE LIVES IN THEIR PARENTS BASEMENT CONNECTED 24/7 TO METAL SLUDGE.

IT'S ALL AN ABC PLOT TO GENERATE MORE RATINGS, THE LAKERS WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO BE CROWNED IN YOUR OWN HOMECOURT.

u went into hiding after both losses urself...u only came out here cuz u were called out on it

[Skate4RnR]

Are you guys calling Grish a coward?

ETA: The game was last night, it hasn't even been days between games yet. When the Celtics lost it was literally days in between games and no one showed up until they won. See?

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[aceshigh]

[Skate4RnR]

Fuck that's funny!

[grishnak boss]

You're correct. Not everyone here lives in their parents basement, just you. Do you have to type in all cap's, in all yellow, all the time? Is being a dickhead something you are or something you do?

THAT'S A VERY TOUCHING S.O.S. MESSAGE, CRYMASTER.

WHAT HE'S TRYING TO TELL US, GOOD PEOPLE OF SLUDGE INTERESTED IN THE NBA, IS THAT HIS DAY CONSISTS OF SLAVING AT AN OFFICE DOING MENIAL STUFF, HIS BODY HAS STARTED TO SAG, INCONTINENCE AND IMPOTENCE HAVE SETTLED IN, WHILE SURFING FOR PORN MOST OF THE DAY, WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HOPES N' DREAMS.

[grishnak boss]

Are you guys calling Grish a coward?

ETA: The game was last night, it hasn't even been days between games yet. When the Celtics lost it was literally days in between games and no one showed up until they won. See?

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RIGHT ON, THESE FUCKIN IDIOTS FINALLY WIN SOMETHING IN THEIR PATHETIC LIVES AND LIKE FUCKIN COCKROACHES, ALL COME OUT OF THE HOLE TO DEVOUR THE LAST LEFTOVER.

[grishnak boss]

There's no clear-cut MVP for the C's...in this series, they resemble more of the scrappy Rockets team that took the Lakers to 7 games last year, more than a team with true stars...

To me Pau Gasol is the MVP...he has played hard, great, and consistent every game and is hugely talented...he is the anchor of the team when he's on the floor

but Kobe would win MVP if they won, because of his PPG...that is intentional on the Lakers part..."yes, we need everyone to contribute, but we want Kobe to take the credit so that we can call it "his" championship"

KOBE IS A GREAT PLAYER, A FUTURE HALL OF FAME MEMBER BUT GODDAMN HE HAS SOME CHOKING MOMENTS

I'D BE INCLINED TO CONSIDER PAU THE FINALS MVP TOO.

[Skate4RnR]

RIGHT ON, THESE FUCKIN IDIOTS FINALLY WIN SOMETHING IN THEIR PATHETIC LIVES AND LIKE FUCKIN COCKROACHES, ALL COME OUT OF THE HOLE TO DEVOUR THE LAST LEFTOVER.

No shit!

[Tymaster]

You're correct. Not everyone here lives in their parents basement, just you. Do you have to type in all cap's, in all yellow, all the time? Is being a dickhead something you are or something you do?

THAT'S A VERY TOUCHING S.O.S. MESSAGE, CRYMASTER.

WHAT HE'S TRYING TO TELL US, GOOD PEOPLE OF SLUDGE INTERESTED IN THE NBA, IS THAT HIS DAY CONSISTS OF SLAVING AT AN OFFICE DOING MENIAL STUFF, HIS BODY HAS STARTED TO SAG, INCONTINENCE AND IMPOTENCE HAVE SETTLED IN, WHILE SURFING FOR PORN MOST OF THE DAY, WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HOPES N' DREAMS.

Dude, you have TWICE as many posts as I do. So you can't be calling people out for posting on sludge too often.

[SkyDog112046]

There's no clear-cut MVP for the C's...in this series, they resemble more of the scrappy Rockets team that took the Lakers to 7 games last year, more than a team with true stars...

To me Pau Gasol is the MVP...he has played hard, great, and consistent every game and is hugely talented...he is the anchor of the team when he's on the floor

but Kobe would win MVP if they won, because of his PPG...that is intentional on the Lakers part..."yes, we need everyone to contribute, but we want Kobe to take the credit so that we can call it "his" championship"

I would say Gasol for LA and Rondo for Boston. Gasol has been the best Laker so far(although I agree that they would give it to Kobe "just because"). For the Celtics, Pierce, KG, and Allen have taken turns playing a good game and then a lousy game while Rondo has been the most consistent for them. If Big Baby continues to step up over the last 2-3 games then he could be in the running too.