no respect for the Celtics, they'll earn it

[hoopster42]

they'll earn it on the court, where they are the better defensive team in just about every category, and they have the best big man on the court. it matters. many people in public and media will be eating crow when this is done. BOSTON CELTICS all day long baby

[swede96]

[SBR Lou]

Swede you are hereby banned from all sports threads unless you flash some skin.

Knew you'd see it my way.

[swede96]

But all I'm wearing is my cool belt!! If you want skin, you'll have to wait until Sporty has me shaved down for the sumer.

[SBR Lou]

But all I'm wearing is my cool belt!! If you want skin, you'll have to wait until Sporty has me shaved down for the sumer.

What part of this do you think was negotiable?

[TheLock]

Lakers are gonna get their pee-pee's spanked in Game 7

[swede96]

I'm in your thread!!!

[hoopster42]

i'm surprised at the amount of media and public who are all over the lakers, completely discounting that the lakers have not faced a team defense as excellent as the celtics all season long. what happened to "defense wins championships?" the lakers will be forced into being a one-dimensional jump shooting team and this will spell disaster for them, i think.

[hoopster42]

the series starts in six and a half hours and no one wants to argue with me?

[swede96]

Sorry Hoopster, I'm on your side, buddy.

[hoopster42]

swede - dont you feel like arguing with the laker sheep right now? i do

[hoopster42]

celtics = better defense, big men kg and perkins patrolling the lane, sending the shots back, shot blocking, gonna turn the lakers into an outside shooting team, not lookin good for the lakers, does anybody else see this?

[swede96]

Yeah, but I'll have just as much fun gloating tomorrow.

[hoopster42]

celtics are gonna turn it into a slow down, grueling, grind out game, which favors them, playoff basketball, the uglier the games look the worse the lakers will look

[hoopster42]

swede - lets not gloat until the celtics win 4 games! i expect them to win tonight and sunday, go to los ang up 2-0, but i wont be comfortable until the final tick goes off the clock of the celtics 4th win, i am saying the celts will win but i respect the lakers!

[swede96]

Oh, I do too. It's going to be an intense series.

[hoopster42]

four hrs and forty five mins til tip, the suspense is killin me!

[LT Profits]

I agree that the Celtics are great defensively hoopster, but the Lakers defense is not nearly as bad as their numbers would lead you to believe. A lot of the points they allow is a direct result of the pace they play at, and when they WANT to play defense, they have shown to be capable when it matters. Heck, all five games of the San Antonio series went Under, so it is not as if the Lakers can't win low-scoring games.

The only series bet I've made is Lakers in exactly 5 games at +410, and as for individual games, I have Lakers +130 ML tonight, and if they lose I will bet 1% of BR more on Lakers ML in Game 2 assuming they are at least +120.

[pokernut9999]

History is on Lakers side.

[thezbar]

The series line is inflated because Boston hasn't been that impressive in post season. The betting value is with Boston.

[hoopster42]

History is on Lakers side.

more on this please, i don't see it

[pokernut9999]

more on this please, i don't see it

Total games played in playoffs

Lakers 12-3 Celtics 12-8

Whenever there has been a large gap in games played going in to the finals the team that has played the fewest has always won.

[hoopster42]

Total games played in playoffs

Lakers 12-3 Celtics 12-8

Whenever there has been a large gap in games played going in to the finals the team that has played the fewest has always won.

I wonder how many teams in history have won when they have the home court advantage? the better defensive fg pct? more reg season wins?

we can spin this either way abt historical ref's

[Wheell]

Agreed, Celtics are justifiably favored for g1. Mind you, when given the odds of +4 or +140 I like LA.

[Tsoprano]

they'll earn it on the court, where they are the better defensive team in just about every category, and they have the best big man on the court. it matters. many people in public and media will be eating crow when this is done. BOSTON CELTICS all day long baby

Excellent post, Celtics are superior in EVERY ASPECT of this game. Amazing how many laker backers there are.

[SBR_John]

Well Lakers have certainly looked better. They pretty much hammered a strong Western Conf draw.

But I think I would have made the line BOS -4 at home and LA -5 at home.

[Tsoprano]

I wonder how many teams in history have won when they have the home court advantage? the better defensive fg pct? more reg season wins?

we can spin this either way abt historical ref's

[Junkyard Dog]

just got home fukkin amped about to start pregamming

LETS GO CELTICS

[Tsoprano]

just got home fukkin amped about to start pregamming

LETS GO CELTICS

Been waiting all year for this!

[hoopster42]

1 down, 3 to go, but i'm not celebrating anything

[TheLock]

When Pierce banked the 3 in and then made the FT for the 4-point play I jizzed.

[LT Profits]

When Pierce banked the 3 in and then made the FT for the 4-point play I jizzed.

LOL

I went to sleep soon after that too, as I knew the gambling gods were not with me tonight. But that's ok, the Lakers will take the next four straight.

Obviously, the biggest game in the series for them is Game 2. They won't lose any of the middle three at home.

[hoopster42]

i love when bettors make definitive statements, makes me realize why sportsbooks get so rich

[SBR Lou]

i love when bettors make definitive statements, makes me realize why sportsbooks get so rich

I'd have to agree with this sentiment.

[hoopster42]

up 3-1 and feelin oh so good for many, many, many reasons.....................not celebrating yet, though