No more joke time. No more fooling around. No more stupid, unnecessary fouls. No more whining. No more complaining.

It’s time to walk the talk.

It’s time for Kobe Bryant to show who is the best player in the world today and not be outperformed by a Celtic bench commoner.

It’s time for Sasha Vujacic, Ronny Turiaf, Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton, and Trevor Ariza to show the world who is the best bench in the league today.

It’s time for Phil Jackson to toughen up a bit, reprimand them, and tell them what exactly they need to do. It’s time for The Zen Master to show who’s the best coach today.

It’s time for The Space Cadet to be more passionate about the way he plays and always put a hand up when Pierce shoots.

It’s time for Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom to be more physical, crash the boards, and be aggressive both offensively and defensively.

It’s time for this Los Angeles Lakers squad to show those Boston Celtics who is the best team today.

3 straight games in LA, 3 straight chances to deliver a statement to their longtime rivals. 3 straight home games that are “must-wins”.

Forget Game 1. Forget Game 2.

This is LA, and we get what we want, when we want it.