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This is a player that just gets better when everything is on the line, like game seven against the Cavs, and especially in this series. His injury and return in the first game was spectacular and 38 points in game 5 were pretty good. He is so important for the Celtics on both ends of the floor, and now it seems as he is back on the track, 7 assists and 6 points so far. The Lakers can’t find a good match up against him.
The Garden is on FIRE! The Celtics are physically beating the Lakers on the rebounds and the knocking down back to back threes. Zero offensive rebounds for the Lakers so far, and eight for the Celtics, that’s the difference in this game at the moment. Where’s Kobe now? And all the other westcoasters for that matter? ‘Cause when the Celtics are teaming up around Kobe somebody has to get open.
Hehe, Fisher is chasing that ball with no respect for his own, or the cameramens’ life. Second timeout in a very short period from Phil Jackson, but they need it, if they can’t stop this Celtic run soon, they’re gone.
Ray Allen is back, good to see that it wasn’t serious.
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He started the previous game on fire, then nothing, then nothing, then something and then the game winning steal and dunk. In the first quarter in the last game in LA he played like he was the best player on the planet, he made a fool of anyone trying to defend him, then he totally disappeared. Why?
And it was the same in this game too, he put down trees with hands in his face, when he was bumped, looked totally unstoppable. If LA are going to win on the road he needs to play on that level, but will he?. However so far the other lakers have not looked unstoppable, Gasol totally invisible except when he turned the ball over to the Celtics. But the Celtics are struggling with their shooting in the beginning. Especially Rondo but I like the fact that he is in attackmode, and he showed some nice moves, and four steels so far, gotta like that. I wonder when Ray Allen will be back, he is vital for the Celtics offense with his 3-point reach. This is a fun game!
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Somehow the Lakers managed to hang on to their lead, even with a Kobe that played sub-par. They will have a tough time in Boston on tuesday though, but more on that and mor from this game later.
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The Celtics started the second with a bang, an fifteen-o run cut the lead to 4. But the biggest improvement, the defense!
Paul Pierce is the best Celtic, no contest. 21 points and great presence on defense, making life miserable for Bryant.
Garnett needs to show better judgement and not play on the edge when he knows he is in foul trouble.
When the Celtics is playing at their best, they are the best. I can’t see how the Lakers can win three straight games, two of those in the garden in Boston
39 points in the first, 16 in the second. All of it because of the Celtics defense. I has been said so many times before, but defense wins championship.
Bryant shut out in the second! But to his credit he made some key assists.
There were a lot of contact in that half, and I love it. There could almost be called a foul on every possession, play-off basketball at its best.
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The Lakers said no in the first quarter. They really put a stop the Celtics offense by denying them the open looks, they had some help from the Boston players though. For instance Rondo had a perfect look, sure the pass was beautiful and if Pierce had made the 3 points it would have been great. But he didn’t, so basically he turned an easy two. Bryant looked as sharp as ever nailing a tripple of threes, he is up there with MJ in my eyes. Not saying he’s better, but he is up there. The Celtics are a resilient team and has come from behind before, and they got there offence going a little in the late part of the quarter, but the Lakers has them where they want them. Taking the lead with 17 points, after an impressing show of offensive firepower and variety. One thing is sure, we’re in for a good one.
By the way, ouch! The foul on Fisher where he crashed into the camera man, that got to have hurt, and I’ve seen fighters in the ring go down for a lot less, but he’s a fighter and got up and still plays some good basketball
What’s to do for the second quarter, the Celtics must stop turning the ball over to limit the transition points and play better defence. They’re good on Kobe, but seem to be forgetting everyone else. 22 points in the first is ok, but letting the Lakers score 39 is just no ok. For the Lakers, just continue doing what they’re doing already, and stay out of foul trouble.
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Paul Pierce! Even though I’m on the other side of the globe I could feel the energy when he reentered the game after been carried out with a sprained knee. And then he put down back to back 3 pointers, that I think sealed the deal. The Lakers could never recover from that, more on that later.
Rondo played good, but needs to take the good looks that he is getting. And that goes for almost everyone on the celtics team. They have good ball movement, but sometimes they pass to much and don’t settle for the easy plays.
Garnetts play to avoid the backcourt viaolation was the play of the game!
For the Lakers, Kobe did step up a little in the second half, but Gasol and Fisher were quiet. They need to play at the level they did in the first half.
Celtics made some really important 3 pointers, not only Pierce’s but when the game was on the line they executed, as opposed to the Lakers.
As said before the Lakers could not execute when then needed to, and that in combination with the fact that the Celtics was more physical and won the rebound game is why the Lakers lost this game.
Anyway time to sleep for me now, since the clock is 6 a.m. and I’ve almost been awake around the clock. So forgive me if stuff I write doesn’t make sense.
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So what’s the stories?
It’s even, but Boston are having some foul trouble and that led to a surge by the Lakers late in the second quarter, which led to their lead at half-time. The best player so far must be KG, he’s been great, but he should take more shots, only 9 in the half. For the Laker I think that Fisher has been best in the first. or Pau Gasol who showed some good hands and put up twelve points in half.
For the second half, Celtics must keep their stars on the floor, no unnecessary fouls. For the Lakers look out for Kobe, he had a quite quiet first half, but if he needs to he can step up and play on a higher level.
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It’s amazing when you see a dominant player, in any sport. Like Tom Brady was for the most part of last season in NFL, or Sid the Kid in NHL. Last night it was Kobe Bryant who put on a show, sure he took his sweet time to get going, but once he did, it was bye-bye Spurs.
Down by 20 with 5:40 left in the third, and the Lakers looked really rusty. Then the MVP of the year stepped up to showed why he was elected. Putting up 25 points in the second half after just 2 in the first, and just his presence on the floor, his fakes, twists and eye for the game made the Spurs adjust their defense so that other Lakers could get good looks. The number where close right in the end, but it didn’t feel that close once the Laker got going it was their game to win. Not sure when they last lost in the Staples Center but I believe it was a good two month ago or something like that.
Apart from Kobe, Tim Duncan was the man of the match in my opinion. He dominated the rebound game (18 rebounds), and put down 30 points (most in the game).
And by the this is what I meant when I said that the stars will determine the outcome of this series.
