I Want to Blame the Refs But….
I just can’t. And spare me any and all statistics. My eyes tell me the Celtics are playing like crap. Where’s the killer instinct, the eye of the tiger? The Celtics took the lead 89-86 with about 8 minutes left, but what transpired over the final minutes left me embarassed to have believed this was/is a championship caliber team. They collectively shit their pants. Some examples:
-KG had two hideous passes which resulted in turnovers and a third which should have been. He looked scared.
-Pierce has no composure. Whether he’s elbowing Jamal Tinsley in 2005, running halfway down the court to flash some sort of gang hand gesture to Al Horford, or throwing down his headband and getting a crucial technical foul with the game on the line - he finds a way to implode.
-Ray Allen’s 3-pt heave with 13 seconds left was the worst shot selection I’ve seen all season. He was not open, there was plenty of time left and there was no need for a three. Guess Ray-Ray wanted to be the hero. He seems to think it was a good shot.
With that said, I am 100% confident the Celtics will beat the Hawks in Game 7. (Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m.) But I no longer consider them to be the favorite to win the championship. Right now, they might be the 6th best team left in the playoffs.
And now I’ve just learned Kobe Bryant has won the MVP award. Anyone else want to piss in my cereal?
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I gotta admit… I don’t like how the C’s speed up in tight spots right now. They move a little too fast… they tighten up.
You’re absolutely correct on all those points. My whole point about the refs is that the C’s could have still won this game despite all that.
I’m still confident about the rest of the playoffs… because I think (a) the Celtics are a much different team at home, and we’ve got home court advantage and (b) the Hawks are that athletic, up-tempo team that has given the celtics problems.
Game 6 sucked… but they can’t lose EVERY road game in the playoffs
But they’re bound to lose a home game. It’s very possible, in fact likely, that we beat Atlanta and they blow over the Cavs in 6. Its the final two rounds I am worried about.
As a long standing Laker fan remembering the days when Bird and Dominique had shoot outs en route to the Celtic’s demise against the best of the West (yes…the Lakers)…its nice to see things are back the way they should be…the aging, slow, but gritty C’s will prevail in this series, only to ultimately find themselves losing like they did back in the day to a faster. more athletic team who happens to have the best player in the NBA…Kobe/ Magic, take your pick…see you in the finals boys…Game 7 Celtics 111 Hawks 92…by the way “Whats up Chuckles…good to see your alive!”
Ha…look who crawled out of the woodwork. The rapist is getting the MVP…you must be proud. The No-D Lakers have zero chance of winning the championship. Zero…
C’mon…that’s old news…he and OJ did NOTHING wrong…Woodwork? Are you referring to the old floor at the Garden? That’s not coming back and neither are any championships…As for no D…I’ll take young legs and fresh talent over old , creaky has-beens led by a fringe player/ remote-control coach…Hey…can you hear it…that’s the sound of 5 straight rings marching towards the Forum…
Lakers R 10 TIMES BETTER THEN DA CELTICS. CAUSE WE A TRUE MVP NAME KOBE BRYANT. Of should of never chose Boston but its good he did that now we have Pau + Kobe=championship
you guys are gay, this site’s gonna be fucked after sunday
Chuck you are right that last night’s loss was our fault. We sucked. But we have control over that. On the other hand, the C’s have no control over the refs, and that’’s what makes last night’s officiating so frustrating.
And your criticism of Pierce is so far from the Truth. You should be ashamed of that statement.
and to be honest the turning point of this series was za za standing up for himself against KG
I knew my comments would conjur responses of the highest intellect…Pau cannot be guarded with one man and Kobe is unstoppable period…add the 3-point shooting of the Romon, Fisher and the unselfish play of Turiaf and Walton…wow…we’re really 9 deep…and remember the C’s did not play the Lakers with Pau…as long as we beat the Spurs…the WeakEast really doesn’t offer a challenge…probably be Cavs again anyway…
Tim, Cheetoh… please stop talking about officiating! You are a 1 seed…they are an 8 who won 37 games!!!! T-h-i-r-t-y-s-e-v-e-n games!!!!!!!!!! This is an abomination!
I looove LA! We love it ! Everybody sing it with me… We looooove LA! We love it! Finally this graveyard website has some juice!
Inferno…. you realize you have to play Utah in the second round, right? Why don’t you talk to me after Deron Williams methodically rips your defense to shreads. 6 games max.
In Boston, the Celtics look like the team we watched all year. In Atlanta, it is totally different. They got road wins during playoff intensity games all season long (down by 22 to San Antonio, snapping Houston’s win streak, beating the Lakers in the Staples Center). Therefore, I think it is more likely that this is a “Can’t win in Atlanta” thing, not a “Can’t win on the road” thing.
Celtics win game 7 then beat the Cavs in 6. I am not worried.
The Lakers will lose to Utah in the semi-finals. If they do make the finals, the Celtics will not have a lot of trouble against them. Pau is still soft, KG will destroy him. Paul Pierce has huge numbers in LA, and the Lakers aren’t winning in Boston.
Celtics over Lakers in 5, in the unlikely event LA even makes it through the second round.
Ahhh…There is life in Boston after all…Utah is tough at home, but the Lakers are a notch above in all areas…Kobe turns the switch on in the playoffs and Utah will go down in 5 , maybe 6 if someone poisons Kobe’s food again…KG can’t play both ends like he used to and if you want to talk about soft…look at Allen…and remember when Pierce was good…at something other than “gang gestures” as your own Chuckles McCheetoh pointed out…and yes, Chuck…you should be ashamed.
Dude, the Celtics are lucky they aren’t in the west. They’d be eliminated in the first round. Only the Celtics get so lucky.
This to will pass. Good guys 103-89. Get the barbacue out tommorow were having yardbird. HAWK HAWK!!!
Boston fans and east coast fans in general are the worst fans ever you guys blame a ref for losing a game please man the fuck up and take a loss BOSTON SUCKS LAKERS IN 5
KOBEISKING- great argument.. must of taken all of your brain cells to come up with such a great post.. hey it must almost be time to take your pills.
inferno- “KG can’t play both ends like he used to” yeah you’re probably right I mean he only won the Defensive player of the year and was an MVP Canidate.. & Pierce is as good throwing up gang signs as Kobe is Raping girls.. so in that case Pierce is a straight up Blood!
Hey ajay, the C’s will always have more championships than you. Take all the MVP’s you want. That’s an individual award. See, here in Beantown, we prefer the TEAM awards. 16 and counting baby.
P.S. You obviously don’t know basketball history, or you would know all the times that the Celtics beat the shit out of the Lakers in the finals. As a fairweather fan, you might need to look it up yourself.
1st of all more titles in beantown no way baby we will surpass the Celtics just stop at 16 for ur guys and ur drought of winning titles will never come to end and as for a fairweather fan it’s a ashamed cause half those Boston fan in da garden weren’t there dumb ass and you were probably chanting MVP for Kobe as well and probably were wearing a Purple and Gold Jersey so before you talk bandwagon or “fairweather fan” plz look at urself in the mirror and im still waiting for those quotes and links were u caught me on spurs and heat forums saying i am those fans come on Levi u dumb ass where u at and tell me last time when you guys won a title…… EXACTLY SO LEVI STFU
lol fricken celdicks. Cant even beat HAwks. You guys call all other teams’ fans stupid, and then when you loose you’ll be all crying. Fucking reatards. G4L is the biggest fag ever. Celtics in 5? FUCK THAT. IF YOU CAN BARELY BEAT ATLANTA IN 7, HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU GONNA BEAT US IN 5!?!?!??!!?! YOU ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST CELTIC FAGS IVE EVER SEEN. AND THIS SITE IS TRASH
lol Ben-T you were the one that said celtics in 5. FUCK YOU FAGGOT. NO WAY YOU TAKE THE LAKERS OUT IN 5 IF YOU CAN BARLEY BEAT THE HAWKS. HAHAHA WE WONT EVEN BE SEEING YOU IN THE FINALS, CAUSE YOU WONT GET PAST ATLANTA!!!! WHAT A FAG
hey levi, you hoe, you also forget we are the only franchise to win in your filyhy building. FUCK YOU. YOU LOOK UP SOME SHIT
What are you guys like 12- the Lakers hopes of making it deep into the playoffs died when bynum was shelfed for the season. To soft under the boards mean Jazz in 7. Congs to Kobe he should have won it last year the NBA is always behind on that award- this year it should have went to Lebron or Paul with the edge to CP.
I’m sorry Laker fans, but I don’t see the Lakers making it out of the Western Conference. Utah will probably take the Lakers to 6 or 7. I could see the Lakers winning that series, but I don’t see them beating the Spurs. The Spurs have another gear that they go to in the playoffs, and I don’t think the Lakers have got that gear because they don’t have enough playoff experience together. Plus Kobe will not be able to take over games with Bruce Bowen defending him. So unless Odom goes nuts in the Playoffs, I see the Lakers struggling to win against the Spurs. So before you start making championship predictions, pray that your team wins its conference. I know I’m praying for my team to win their conference.
key phrase on what you said juan “I know I’m praying for my team to win their conference.” See over here in LA we know if our team is going or not to the finals and please home we got our conference on LOCK UTAH IS OVERRATEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD, HORNETS NO D, SPURS ARE OLD AND CAN’T PLAY AN UP TEMPO GAME WITH THE LAKERS IF WE CHOSE TO PLAY THAT STYLE LAKERS R GOING ALL THE WAY THIS YEAR