Tonight is the night. Do or die for the Los Angeles Lakers. Do they have it in them to make it a series? Will they keep things competitive between the ultra sensitive Lakers and the overly aggresive free throw shooting Celtics? We’re back at Staples Center so let’s hope the free throw shooting isn’t a factor in this one.

Anyway, all other things aside, let’s get to business. Everyone around the league has their thoughts on this series so far. Let’s see what the most recent articles are about out there.

• The Hoop Doctor starts my day off with a great preview of Game 3. I must agree with the assessment.
• The Boston Celtics fans have gone mad. Is Paul Pierce really better than Kobe Bryant… come on now, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Leave this guy some comments about how you really feel.
• I think we may have a solution for why the Celts are up 2-0 in this series so far. Thank you Real GM.
• Funny little piece brought to you by Comcast Sports Net: What Your Celtics Jersey Says About You
• Stop calling fouls, LET THEM PLAY! Courtesy of With-Malice, a great supporter of the live blogs.
• A really interesting article, highly recommended brought to you by Jan Hubbard: If Kobe is ever going to be like Mike, it must be tonight.
• If that crappy Miami Heat team was able to do it back in 2006, surely the Lakers can come back from a 2-0 deficit.
• What are the Lakers chances in this series?
• And of course, Hugging Harold Reynolds brings us some comedy… Lakers tickets from Craigslist!!
• How bad was the free throw discrepancy in Game 2? Thank god for mathematicians!
• A look back at the near perfect 2001 season and how it relates to today’s NBA Finals.
• The ultimate comedy of the day! What an amazing jersey, everyone must buy this Paul Pierce jersey!

Leave some comments for these guys and don’t forget to stop by the Live Blog for Game 3 tonight at 6PM.