Lakers vs Celtics Game 1
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5:43Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Welcome to the NBA Finals!!!5:43Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Lakers vs Celtics Game 15:43Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Let’s get it on….5:51[Comment From Guest]what time is the game starting?5:52Daniel (LA Ball Talk):6 PM Pacific Time5:52[Comment From Nickster]What’s up Daniel and Lakers Fans?5:52Daniel (LA Ball Talk):How you doing??5:53[Comment From Nickster]I’m stoaked… let’s get this thing started…5:53[Comment From Nickster]Can you take me off of the guest status???5:54Daniel (LA Ball Talk):I have been watching Lakers intro videos on youtube for the last hour getting hyped up5:55Daniel (LA Ball Talk):This is the most passionate national anthem i’ve ever heard5:55[Comment From Nickster]Nice– i must’ve watched NBA classics of Magic’s hook shot and the first time the Lakers won in Boston at least 3 times this week.5:55Daniel (LA Ball Talk):LOL the ESPN break down of the 1987 series was great with the former players reviewing5:56[Comment From Nickster]Lakers looked focused and intense5:57[Comment From DeeDee]I hope the Lakers play focused and instense.5:57[Comment From Nickster]Kobe’s got that assassin’s look in his eyes– i like it… let’s come out and do this!!!5:58Daniel (LA Ball Talk):KOBE WILL NOT LOSE…. LOOK INTO HIS EYES… HE WILL NOT LOSE5:59[Comment From Guest]can you still watch the game on tnt? link please?5:59Daniel (LA Ball Talk):nope, no TNT6:00[Comment From Nickster]ABC Only… it’s also on ESPN Radio6:00[Comment From Guest]is there any other way i can watch it online?6:01Daniel (LA Ball Talk):try one of the links on justin.tv6:03[Comment From Nickster]Daniel- any chance i can get off of the “guest” mode…?6:03[Comment From Guest]oh sweet i didn’t know it was on ABC. thanks6:08[Comment From DeeDee]Let’s Go Lakers….Crush Boston!!!6:08Nickster:Seriously… i think i read start time is 6:15- they’re dragging it6:09Daniel (LA Ball Talk):it’s going to end up being a 3+ hour game6:10Daniel (LA Ball Talk):1-16:10Nickster:Ya! The Celtics fans don’t sound that loud6:10Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Pau Gasol with 2 points.. Lakers lead 2-06:12Nickster:Fisher with the answer6:15Nickster:Nice first foul on Pierce6:17Daniel (LA Ball Talk):The Lakers have already given up 3 offensive rebounds…6:17Nickster:Got to box out better- they’re doing a pretty good job with their double teams6:19Daniel (LA Ball Talk):I’m a bit concerned with keeping Pau Gasol on Kevin Garnett6:20Nickster:Definitely– i think they want to make KG work on the defensive end- they’re hoping his length will keep KG on the outside and shoot jumpers6:20Daniel (LA Ball Talk):i don’t agree with that point, there is no reason that pau gasol can’t guard perkins and still post up against KG6:21Nickster:Ya i think they can’t do that long term cause Pau will get into foul trouble- this was Phil’s initial strategy that he announced from Lakers practice two days ago6:24Nickster:Wow it looked like KG walked on that one6:25Daniel (LA Ball Talk):I thought he walked there also….6:26[Comment From Mark]Hey. Got a lil bit late.6:26Nickster:What up Mark?6:26Daniel (LA Ball Talk):no worries mark, welcome to the game. Lakers trail 14-126:26Mark:Where are the other?6:26Mark:*others6:27Mark:LA is playing grreeat defense so far.6:28Mark:I shouldn’t have told that.6:29Nickster:Looks like Ray Allen is back…6:29Daniel (LA Ball Talk):not a big deal.. the lakers will be the lakers, the champions that they are6:29Nickster:The good news is no one outside of the big 3 is really scoring for Boston6:29Mark:He wore Kobe’s arm band, that’s why.6:30Nickster:Kobe has to heat up sooner or later6:30Mark:Kobe is 1-of-56:33Mark:Easy deuce by Jordan Farmar. 16-21 Boston.6:33[Comment From craig.]im actualy going for the celtics.6:34Daniel (LA Ball Talk):jordan with the floater!! pau with the big block!6:34Mark:Sasha for 3!6:34Nickster:Nice!!!6:34Nickster:Good start for the Lakers bench- providing some energy6:34Mark:Energy Guys!6:35[Comment From JaredC]HeyHey Everyone6:35Mark:Hi6:35Mark:1-for-76:35[Comment From V]boston needs more defense6:35Mark:Kobe needs more OI6:35[Comment From Christian]He blew it.6:36Daniel (LA Ball Talk):James Posey flagrant foul perhaps?? horrible no call6:36[Comment From JaredC]Of all the players to start off a lil slow…I didnt think it would be Kobe6:36Nickster:What the freak- why didn’t Kobe get free throws?6:36Mark:21-21 all. O foul.6:36Mark:Boston with 5 TOs.6:36[Comment From Christian]An la fan would say that.6:36[Comment From V]dang foul6:36[Comment From JaredC]Been looking for your post on YA…..couldnt find yall thats why im late6:36[Comment From V]8:30 sunday is game 26:37Mark:I was late also.
6:37Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Its common sense Christian…. intentional foul after the foul has already been called is a flagrant…. and Posey is the dirtiest player in the league6:37[Comment From Christian]Really? You didn’t think it would be kobe? Have you even see kobe play in this postseason? He’s started slow a lot and heated up in the second half. He’s feeling out the game right now.6:37[Comment From JaredC]Figured I had been black listed….lol6:37Nickster:Isn’t game 2 on Saturday??6:37[Comment From V]nice pass6:37[Comment From V]no sunday6:37[Comment From V]they just annouced it6:37Mark:21-23 Celtics at the end of the 1st.6:38[Comment From Big Z]nah really?6:38Mark:Kobe is 2-of-86:38Christian:It’s the final, get that soft stuff out of here. Can’t be calling flagrants over any little baby foul.6:38Christian:finals*6:38[Comment From Big Z]damn6:38Mark:Pierce and rondo are 2-for-76:38Christian:What would magic and bird think?6:38JaredC:Christain…in the rest of the games he has started off not shooting….Im pretty sure his strategy isnt to come out shootin 1 for 76:38Daniel (LA Ball Talk):It’s not about that… i’m just talking aout the way the league makes calls… you can’t judge a call based on the result and how hurt a player got hurt, u have to base it on what was done.6:38[Comment From Big Z]So what the hell is wrong with Kobe?6:39Christian:Against my spurs he had a few bad first halfs.6:39Mark:He feels he’s Lebron James.6:39Christian:I wouldn’t worry about kobe either way.6:39Daniel (LA Ball Talk):nothing is wrong with him, i’m guessing he just put in a lot of time working with his teammates and didn’t shoot around enough on his own6:39[Comment From Richard]This is just like BDL’s blog. Weirdd.6:39Mark:He’s got to think that he’s not Lebron James.6:39Christian:He’s the best player in the world.6:39Christian:Lebron isn’t even in the same area code as kobe.6:39Daniel (LA Ball Talk):yes Richard, accept I tend to approve all the comments instead of let you go unnoticed!6:40[Comment From Guest]huge age gap from kobe to lebron6:40JaredC:Ya I was on on BDL blog once…..notice I said ONCE6:40[Comment From RObert]anywhere I cna watch the game online at?6:41Daniel (LA Ball Talk):ya, try the links at justin.tv and you can also check out www.myp2p.eu6:41JaredC:7 years isnt that grand of a gap6:41[Comment From Richard]Why’re the Clippers being advertised..6:41[Comment From Lala]who won?6:41[Comment From Big Z]It is in the NBA6:41Nickster:Hilllarious why are they advertising Clippers tickets?6:41[Comment From Lala]who won?6:41[Comment From Big Z]Lol good q nick…6:42[Comment From Lala]does anyone know who won yet?6:42Christian:The Celtics are playing Kobe the same way the Spurs played him. Against the Spurs he had a hot shooting hand throughout though. We’ll see if he catches fire against the Celtics.6:42[Comment From Lala]I’m watching it on ABC right now… is it live?6:42Nickster:I think Kobe can get to the line more against the Celtics6:42Daniel (LA Ball Talk):yes it is, the game is live in the 2nd quarter6:43[Comment From Richard]It’s live.6:43[Comment From Big Z]Ray Allen isn’t exactly Bruce Boen6:43Mark:I’m watching on NBATV6:43Christian:Yea the Celtics sent Lebron over 90 times in their series. They’re definitely more prone to fouling.6:43Nickster:Roni!!! Laker bench is focused – and it’s good to watch them play well on the road6:43[Comment From Lala]oh6:43[Comment From wvufan888]no ray allen is better6:43[Comment From Lala]who do you think is gonna win?6:43Mark:HD6:43Mark:Celtics.6:43Christian:Ray allen is not a better defender than bruce bowen.6:43[Comment From Big Z]Not defensively6:43Nickster:Ray Allen is a better defender than Bruce Bowen??6:43[Comment From Lala]I hope celtics win6:44Mark:Celtics in Game 1, Lakers in Game 2, Lakers in Games 3-5.6:44[Comment From wvufan888]me to6:44[Comment From Lala]even though I’m from LA6:44[Comment From Big Z]no6:44[Comment From Lala]XD6:44JaredC:lmao…@ ray allen is better defender than bowen6:44Christian:I dislike both teams, I just hope it’s an entertaining series.6:44JaredC:sounds like sumthn dum my wife wud say6:44[Comment From Lala]yay6:45Daniel (LA Ball Talk):This is a great series… the 2 best teams in the league going at it in the final round… it’s as easy as that!6:45[Comment From Lala]go celtics6:45[Comment From Lala]but I ddint watch anything w/ the spurs6:45Nickster:Hilllarious Jared- my ex-girlfriend used to say- why can’t they tie… So if it’s a deciding game they play till there is a winner??? LOL6:45JaredC:lol6:45Christian:My babies…out in five games. The defending champs!! Why!?!?6:45[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]The C’s got this one…6:45JaredC:I think my wife jus says dum chit to get me aggravated6:46Daniel (LA Ball Talk):I beg to differ Alpha Tarheel6:46Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Perhaps you should stick to judging UNC6:46JaredC:thatll be a good match up…fisher v. cassel6:46[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]Perhaps you should stick to being objective.6:46Christian:i realize cassel is shooting well right now but i wouldn’t want him on the floor if i was a c’s fan6:46[Comment From wvufan888]cassell two in a row6:47Mark:The Hulk vs ET6:47Daniel (LA Ball Talk):I am objective, the Lakers are the best from the West, the Celtics are the best from the East, This is the finals6:47JaredC:lol @ ET…thats not nice6:48[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]Biased much?6:48JaredC:Id rather have the ball in his hnads than rhondo’s in the final minutes6:48Daniel (LA Ball Talk):not much6:48Mark:Celtics in Game 1. Lakers in Games 2-5.6:48Nickster:That’s what they got Sam i am for…6:48JaredC:I hate those stupid Denali commercials6:48Christian:I rather have rondo in the game, he’s a solid rebounder and a better defender.6:48Mark:OR Lakers in Game 1. Celtics in6:48Daniel (LA Ball Talk):no, lakers in game 1, celtics in game 2, lakers in 3-56:48[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]beg to differ Mark…6:48Mark:Game 2. and Lakers in Games 3-56:49Mark:MY opinion, ok?6:49Christian:Spurs in 6 games!!!6:49Christian:no?6:49Mark:yup6:49[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]Celtics in 7…6:49JaredC:La will win game one, lose # 2, then get 2 of 3 in La…finish series in game 6 @ boston6:49Nickster:I think it’ll go six- Lakers will steal one of first two- and win 2 out of 3 at home… Goes back to Boston- and Lakers will win cuz Kobe can smell blood- with a chance to close out…6:49Mark:Spurs in 6 over Piston6:49[Comment From wvufan888]watch out tiger lol6:49JaredC:Copycatter Nickster6:49JaredC:lol6:49Mark:Alpha not again. lol6:49Nickster:Haha i got it broken down – check out sportsviews.net6:50[Comment From Don (With Malice...)]Aaaaand Japan’s here.6:50Mark:You’ve predicted Nuggets, Jazz, Spurs to win over the Lakers, you failed.6:50Mark:Three times is a charm.6:50Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Welcome Don… everyone say hello and thank you for the one and only “With-Malice”6:50[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]Kobe’s being shut down…6:50Nickster:LOL…6:50JaredC:lmao6:50Mark:hi don.6:50[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]The C’s are better than any of the previous teams6:50Nickster:Kobe is only shutting himself down…6:50Don (With Malice…):Cheers Daniel6:50Christian:Don’t get too comfortable about kobe having a slow start. He’s prime to get 25 plus in the second half.6:50Nickster:The Lakers are better offensively than any of the teams the C’s have faced6:51Mark:You also predicted that CP3 would win the MVP, and that they would win the 1st spot in the West.6:51JaredC:it took Celts 5 more games to finish less talented teams6:51Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Let’s not forget that the C’s win 7 with ATLANTA… come on… enough said6:51[Comment From wvufan888]we will see what he does in the 2 half6:51[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]Mark, both were close…6:51Don (With Malice…):I’d suggest that if the Lakers are playing badly, but still in touch – it bodes poorly for the Celtics6:51Mark:At least, you’re wrong. LOL!6:51Christian:I mean cp3 almost won the mvp and they finished like a game out of the top spot.6:51JaredC:we not playing horse shoes here alpha6:51Mark:You’ve been 0-of-56:51Mark:lol6:52Nickster:The MVP was CP3′s to win- but he choked it away the last month of the season6:52Don (With Malice…):Christian – CP3 did not ‘almost win the MVP’ – the vote margin was huge6:52[Comment From wvufan888]mj6:52[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]Mark, you’ve never made a wrong prediction?6:52Mark:I don’t have problem with opinions, just be realistic.6:52Mark:You’re not predicting, it’s more like “hating”6:52Nickster:Ya Fish!!!6:52[Comment From wvufan888]3for36:52Christian:Cassel shooting the ball every time he touches it is gonna disrupt the celtics offense.6:53JaredC:prediction using education is cool…….the rest is just ignorance of the game6:53Nickster:He’s hot right now though- which is scary6:53Mark:Hulk and ET going at it.6:53[Comment From Alpha Tarheel]So what Mark? You hate on LeBron all the time.6:53Mark:@jared you got it.6:53Mark:Do I?6:53Alpha Tarheel:Yep. You do.6:53Mark:Let me get my posts regarding how “Lebron is there … not just that close”6:54JaredC:lebron is much like Dale Jr……he hasnt earned all the recognition he gets….YET6:54Don (With Malice…):Agreed: Cassell shooting so much, and inserting himself into the offense doesn’t help Boston over the game’s duration – no matter HOW hot he gets…6:54JaredC:I say LA by 5 at the half6:54Mark:@Jared yup. And it’s as if Lebron had done everything in the world.6:54Alpha Tarheel:LeBron only averaged 31 8 and 7 at 23… that’s nothing right?6:55Christian:im out guys6:55Christian:later6:55Nickster:Later6:55JaredC:didnt say it was nothing…just not a team leder yet6:55[Comment From wvufan888]bye6:55Mark:Kobe had 3 rings at 23, that’s nothing right?6:55Don (With Malice…):Everyone keeps saying “Boston are better than anyone LA has faced” (which I don’t buy)… but the reverse IS true: LA are better than anyone Boston’s faced.6:55JaredC:he shouldnt even be mentioned in the same sentence as kobe, MJ, bird, magic6:55Mark:@don , nail in the coffin!6:55Alpha Tarheel:Kobe came immediatley on a contender… Bron’s team won like 18 games the year before… invalid comparison6:56Don (With Malice…):agreed Jared, at least… not yet. Not until he’s actually DONE something.6:56Nickster:The pace is fast which is going to favor the Lakers6:56JaredC:yep…thats what i was just typing Don6:56Mark:@Alpha, the point is, he needs to DO something.6:56JaredC:no one in the league is better in the last 5 min of a game than kobe6:57Mark:LBJ is something like .35% outside the perimeter6:57Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Come on Alpha… Kobe air balled 2 game winning shots in Boston his first year, that’ll teach you pretty quickly… he has the work ethic like no other6:57JaredC:lebron just doesnt have that fire in his eyes at the end of games yet6:57Mark:I mean, 35%6:57Nickster:What up Daniel- i thought it was against Utah6:57Daniel (LA Ball Talk):when was the last time u saw Kobe sit on the bench in a game the lakers are losing and biting his nails6:57JaredC:lmao…good point6:57Mark:In the paint, Lebron is 65%.6:57Alpha Tarheel:Like single-handedly lead his team to the Finals or be the the youngest NBA player ro score 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 5,000 6,000, 7,000, 8,000, 9,000, and 10,000 points6:58Daniel (LA Ball Talk):THAT WAS NOT A FOUL ON GASOL… CLEAN BLOCK6:58Nickster:Kobe’s work ethic is sick- i remember when he hurt his right wrist and he was out shooting with his left- and then- he has that left handed shot now- worked on his game even when injured…6:58Mark:@Alpha, you see, you said , SINGLE-HANDEDLY.6:58JaredC:he lead them in the east…against nothing6:58Mark:That’s how you overrate a player.6:58Don (With Malice…):Alpha… you hold on to your boy’s stats… I really don’t think Kobe gives a damn.6:58JaredC:his team got beat every time once they faced formiddab;e opponents6:59Mark:He had Big Z, Gooden, and Larry Hughes, way way way way way way way better than Kobe’s Luke Walton, Kwame Brown, and Smush Parker.6:59Alpha Tarheel:He beat the Pistons.. who had won the title 3 years ago and went to the EC Finals 4 times in a row…6:59Nickster:Alpha- if you want to be in the same category as: Magic, Jordan, Bird, etc. it’s all about rings…6:59Nickster:You can’t really compare the two fairly until it’s all said and done6:59JaredC:lol…once again …in the east6:59Alpha Tarheel:Nickster, LeBron is young. He has plenty of time to win rings…6:59Mark:Actually, Iverson in 2001 had a worse team than LEbron’s 07.7:00Don (With Malice…):If the game is even CLOSE in the 4th, Boston could be in trouble. I think KG will tire in the 4th… he just gets TOO intense…7:00Nickster:Correct Alpha- but until he does as Jared said he shouldn’t even be in that conversation7:00Alpha Tarheel:Mark: I know AI is better than LeBron. Your point?7:00Mark:Have you heard of Iverson in the West right now?7:00[Comment From D]Guys get over it and focus on the game.7:00Mark:Had HE ADVANCED ?7:00Don (With Malice…):Alpha: LeBron may well do so… however – it won’t be at Cleveland. And as yet? Sorry, he doesn’t deserve to be in the conversation.7:00JaredC:Alpha thats what Dan Marino said too…and he never got another chance7:00Mark:in the FIRST ROUND?7:01Alpha Tarheel:LeBron will go to New Orleans and win a ring…7:01JaredC:lol…OK7:01Alpha Tarheel:And good point Mark7:01Mark:Iverson and Tmac and Hill never advanced in the second round after they were traded in the West.7:02Alpha Tarheel:Coincedence…7:02Nickster:i think LeBron is staying in the East- NJ, NY, Miami, Chicago, etc.?7:02Mark:I Think LBJ will go to NY, he would be a monster with his athleticism there with D’Antoni coaching.7:02Alpha Tarheel:LeBron will probably be a Brooklyn Net come to think of it…7:03Daniel (LA Ball Talk):Lebron plays for the Cavs… who cares where he goes in th enext few years… the lakers are built to compete for the next 5+ years… lets let them go to work7:03Don (With Malice…):LeBron will never, ever end up in NO. I’d BET that he’ll be a Knick one day… or a Net7:03[Comment From wvufan888]i would rather see lebron in new orleans then cleveland him and cp3 would be awesome7:03JaredC:is it just me or was his feet still moving?7:03Alpha Tarheel:Just you…7:03JaredC:lol…neone with perspective?7:03Mark:Nope. Good call.7:03Alpha Tarheel:Not me, that’s for sure…7:04Nickster:3 fouls on Pierce7:04JaredC:3 on pierce will be huge7:04Alpha Tarheel:Garnett’s a beast… 16 points…7:04JaredC:gotta luv lil fisher7:05Nickster:He is Alpha- but most of his points from jumpers- that’s not good if he falls in love with that in the 4th quarter7:05[Comment From wvufan888]bad call7:05Alpha Tarheel:Nice pass7:05JaredC:In my opinoin fisher is a more valuable asset in the finals than gasol7:05Alpha Tarheel:Fish will be key this series…7:06Mark:Posey and Kobe are in good terms, actually.7:06Don (With Malice…):Back later… math class!7:06Mark:They have been tapping each other’s ass.7:06Mark:Ok, that sounded gay.7:06Mark:Ok Don!7:06JaredC:lol…i was gonna let ti go7:07Nickster:Hence the awkward silence…7:07Mark:lol7:07Alpha Tarheel:Damn Fish shoots wierd FT’s…7:07Mark:42-41 Celtics.7:07Mark:Celtics D are great.7:07Nickster:The Lakers “D” is still rotating well…7:07Mark:I’m actually not buying that one now.7:08Nickster:Ya L.O.7:08Mark:45-42 Lakers.7:08Mark:The Celtics are sure showing up their D.7:08Alpha Tarheel:Odoms underrated….7:08Nickster:Pace is heading towards 100 that’s the Lakers pace7:08Mark:On Kobe. LOL!7:08JaredC:odom got away w/ a lil push off w/ his off hand7:09Nickster:Haha i saw that too…7:09Mark:@Jared, that’s normal. They allow that , even Tim Duncan does that.7:09JaredC:at long as the refs didnt see it…thats wat counts7:09Nickster:It’s OK i saw Ray Allen do that at least twice this game7:09Alpha Tarheel:Mark, Tim Duncan sdoes nothing wrong7:10JaredC:So did Jordan push off against Jazz in finals?7:10Nickster:Haha no never travels… lol7:10Alpha Tarheel:@Jared. Nope.7:10JaredC:when he hit game winning shot?7:10Mark:He did it a couple of times versus Gasol.7:10Mark:He did. Jordan said it.7:10Nickster:Jordan definitely pushed off against Bryon Russell but he’s MJ7:11Alpha Tarheel:MJ always got away with fouls… theres one thing him and Kobe have in common…7:11Mark:and most superstars, too!7:11[Comment From chris]hey guys7:11JaredC:hall of famers get away with more….they are experts on knowing how to sell it7:11[Comment From Rubin Thomas]hey everyone..good game thus far7:11Mark:Hi!7:11Nickster:I’m not buying a Denali just because of this commercial7:11[Comment From Rubin Thomas]that was definitley a foul by Jordan ..and its funny how they show that clip everytime and everyones like mannn thats foul!! lol7:11JaredC:Lmao @ Nick…IM with you7:12Mark:Trivia : How many game-winners did Jordan have?7:12JaredC:I hate that stupid commercial7:12Mark:Let’s see who overrates him.7:12JaredC:in playoffs? or overall?7:12Mark:Overall.7:12JaredC:I say 167:12Alpha Tarheel:At Mark: 3427:13Nickster:21?7:13Mark:@alpha, lol7:13Alpha Tarheel:Just kiddin’…7:13Alpha Tarheel:Bill Russell in the house!7:13JaredC:how many mark?7:13[Comment From wvufan888]127:13[Comment From Rubin Thomas]227:14Mark:I’ve asked guys from different kinds of living7:14Alpha Tarheel:462…7:14Nickster:Alpha- playground doesn’t count… lol