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Nickb23- It's a Girl! said 06/04, 06:17 PM
I got it already the Lakers are the favorite, everyone told me. The thing is the Celtics would not be the first team to win from the underdogs lair.

The Lakers have been great and are getting nice and confident. I don't know who will win, but will give it a go.

These 2 have played twice, both Boston wins. The first game was 110 to 91. Tony Allen played 42 minutes and is expected to be guarding Kobe some in this series. Kobe in this game was 6 for 25 with 22 points. That is 24 % from the field, looks like some good D was thron his way. Pierce by the way dropped 33 on the Lakers.

Second game was a 107 to 94 game. Rondo outplayed Fisher and had 10 dimes with all 4 of the other starters getting over 18. Tony Allen didn't get near the minutes but Kobe was 9 for 21 with 28 in the loss. Better but still, good D on him.

Here is my point....you said you take Fisher but Rondo is younger, faster and did outplay him (he missed the first game). Kobe is great but Boston has the best D in the NBA and while you can't shutdown Kobe, they will make him take as many shots as possible to get his points, just like they did LeBron and that is how you beat a supestar.

I have more to come

Nickb23- It's a Girl! said 06/04, 06:40 PM
I am not banking on anyone thing. Those guys are not gonna win it for the Celtics. They are gonna help in the areas you deem weaknesses.

Let's get your X- Factor real quick. Lamar Odom a notorious big game choker. You have a hunch....in reality we call that being a homer. In the 2 games against the Celtics this year he averaged 9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists. he shot 33.3% from the field. he will not make much of a difference in this series. in fact he may be a huge weakness for the Lakers considering.... he is going up against KG.

Look I understand that the Lakers have Kobe, he is great. the Celtics have Pierce who dropped 41 in a game 7. They have Ray, who has started to find his groove and put up big games against a team with a much better D than the Lakers. They also have KG, who is the glue to a great D and has slowly started to assert himself more with each series. The Finals are here and KG is gonna come to play.

The Lakers are great but so are the Celtics and they have homecourt and plenty of hungry stars as well. They also have fans that have been waiting for 21 years.

Nickb23- It's a Girl! said 06/05, 05:46 PM
I seen the playoffs, thanks. The Celtics have had one flaw all year it is to play down to their competition. The Hawks came out of nowhere but were young and talented. Nobody wants to face LeBron after what he did to the Pistons last year. In both of those series, when it came down to it in game 7, they took care of business. Then after 2 long series, they took care of a veteran battle tested Piston team. Both teams have gotten more than enough rest, so it is an even playing field.

Thing about the Celtics, they had NO problem with the much better West. They were 25 and 5 against the West and only gave up 92.6 a night to the superior conference. That would be 4th in D, if you put them in with everybody else facing both conferences.

This Celtic team has stepped up to every single challenge this year. They are stacked with guys that can step up on any given night. The odds are fully against them but that is just how they like it, do or die. Kobe is great but they will back him work for every basket. They are better defensively and on the glass. They have the stars to step up as well. It is an even series and in the end they have homecourt.