I'm starting this a little late. I was watching Strasburg's debut in the Major Leagues, (14k, 2 earned runs...Impressive) and I forgot to change the channel in time.
So the Lakers just went up 13-12 on a bullshit foul by Rondo on Kobe. Rondo apparently already has 2. We can see where this is going.
On the plus side, Garnett looks like he came to play tonight. 16-16.
Gasol for 2 with an easy lay in
Garnett misses a wide open jump shot after a lot of crazy madness
Kobe misses a jumper, Rondo the rebound. Pierce loses the ball under the basket, ball out, Celtics ball.
Garnett has 10 of the C's 16 points to start the game. Yeah, somebody poked the sleeping, uh, Big Ticket.
Sox are up 3-2 with Wakefield still pitching in the 8th. Good for Wake.
Back to the C's, Pierce gets called for a foul. 2 on Pierce, 2 on Perk, 2 on Rondo. Garbage. Kobe makes the 1st free. makes the 2nd. 20-16 Lakers with 2 minutes left in the 1st.
Big Baby just tried a fall away...and hit the side of the back board. Sweet.
Sheed blocks the Llama...Sorry, Gasol.
Rondo is fouled on the drive. Rondo misses both. C'mon Rondo. Just cause they're free throws doesn't mean you should throw them away. Those shots deserve points just as much as your circus shots do.
Gasol front rims a jumper.
Tony Allen is fouled by Odom. TA makes the 1st. Misses the 2nd. ew
Brown for 2 23-17 Lakers..
Boston has the last shot of the period. ...except Sheed misses a 3 and turns the ball over to Odom who gets a lay up and 1. Awesome. Makes the free.
Lakers lead 26-17 on a 23-5 run at the end of the 1st. That's not Celtic basketball. That's just ugly, and embarassing.
Sheed with a steal from Bynum. That's more like it.
Sheed misses...
Kobe and 1, again. ...Davis gets called for another bullshit foul. This is just stupid. Baby had his feet set. ..Kobe makes the free. 29-17
Davis has the ball stripped.
Shannon Brown for 2. 31-17. C's are shooting 33% from the field. 33%.
33%. 1/3 of their shots are going in. 66% are missing. in fact, we might as well make it 64%
Nate for 3!!! about time.
Bynum with a turn around in the post. Sweet.
Nate called for a reaching foul after missing a 3.
Doc says "We gotta get stops. We gotta get stops. That's how they got this lead"....No shit Doc.
Famar for 2.
Sheed front rims a 3.
Odom for 2. 17 point Laker lead
BIG BABY with a NICE move off a good pass from Pierce.
Brown misses, TA rebounds, NATE with the floater.
Famar misses a 3, TA the rebound, gives it up to Nate.
Nate misses a 3.
Famar out of bounds. Celtics ball. 37-24 Lakers, tv time out.
Sox are still up 3-2 in the top of the 9th with one out and a man on first. ..Bard's up in the pen since Pap is still out on personal greivance days, or something.
Scutaro flys out to left. 2 down.
On an unrelated note... I've had mostly Sam's Summer this year. Tonight is my first Harpoon Summer. It's lighter and crisper than Sam. I'd go so far as to call it more refreshing. Maybe I'm just thirsty.
Pedroia flies out to end the top of the 9th.
KEVIN GARNETT, 37-26
Rondo strips Kobe, ball out Lakers with 3 on the shot clock. Nice D Rondo.
Crazyness happens, Rondo ends up going to the line as Fisher fouls him. More commercial interruptus.
"You can't fly a tank, Fool"... Sorry Rampage, but you're definitely no Mr. T
Does anyone else hate the Corona commercials? ... That ginger bastard honestly squeezes lemon juice into his own eyes after watching three girls splash each other? If anything he should tell his girl/wife next to him to go join the fun and make friends for later in the evening. Hah. Course, if he were drinking a Harpoon Summer instead of that Corona, he might have already been playing in the water with the girls instead of sitting next to a bitch.
Rondo finally makes a free.
Odom misses
Rondo to the basket!! 9 straight for the C's, now down 8. Thank you Mike Breene for your timely stats, sir.
Pierce takes an ugly shot. 0-6 now. Ugly.
Gasol with an ally oop from Kobe.
Rondo misses a lay up, Perk with the tip in!
DEFENSE.. DEFENSE..DEFENSE
Kobe misses a 3. Perk misses a rebound. Kobe misses a pull up. Perk does get that rebound.
Two on one break...Fisher draws a charge? mmm...yeah, Ray, you should have passed to KG.
41-31 Lakers with another commercial break.
Sox still up 3-2, 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, man on 1st. V-Mart blocks a tough pitch from Bard.
Duncan fouls off a 2-2 pitch.
...Fastball, foul, still 2-2.
Bard misses inside, ball 3.
STRIKE 3 on the SLIDER at 83. Rem Dawg says "Oh that's nasty. Oh my goodness, talk about freezing somebody"... I wholeheartedly concur.
Kobe knocks down a jumper.
PIERCE FOR 3.... about damn time Pierce.
...KG just intercepted a pass from Gasol, and they call a foul on... I don't know, the announcers talked over it and I couldn't hear the Garden announcer. I sure as hell didn't se a foul. Pierce! they called the foul on Pierce! he now has 3!!! GARBAGE!!!
Perk gets fouled running the floor. Makes the first. 43-35
Garnett... WTF. SECURE THE REBOUND...WHAT IS THE ISSUE?? SECURE THE REBOUND. Kobe saves the ball from going out of bounds, and Bynum get's an and 1 opportunity. Makes it.
Pierce is fouled by Gasol. Makes the 1st. Makes 2nd.
Pierce and Ray are still 1 for 12 from the field. Ew
Kobe with a ridiculous floater. Dear lord
Garnett for 2! 48-39 1:00
Kobe for 2...
Rondo for 3... misses, KG rebounds, fouled by Walton. Makes 1st. Rims out 2nd....C's are 6-12 from the Free throw line
Bynum fouled by KG... necessary foul. Bynum makes the 1st. Makes 2nd. 11.2 left in the Half.
Pierce misses the final shot...
Lakers lead 52-40 at Half Time.
Half time thoughts: ...MAKE A SHOT. Ray Allen- 0-5. Paul Pierce, 1 for whatever. Lakers shot 48%...This is game 1 all over again. The C's aren't moving on their offense. They're letting one man get trapped alone and aren't hustling to open up passing lanes. There is no ball movement, and the open shots they do get are front-rimming. The Lakers aren't doing anything special. The C's are just playing ugly. They came back from being down 24 in the 08 finals... lets hope they can come back from 12 in this game...Though, now that I think about it...they lost game 3 at home in 08 as well, and that worked out pretty well.
Sox won. Huzzah. Good to see Wake get a win.
The Sox apparently took 19 pitchers, 6 outfielders, and 5 infielders in the MLB draft. I hope I read that right...19 seems like an aweful lot...Check back on that later in the blog.
Doc wants stops. "We gotta get stops and we gotta be Solid on defense." Solidarity. Word.
Doris Burke took Cedric Maxwell's advice and got a tan. Cornbread really does know women.
Kobe misses the opening possession shot.
Ray Allen...misses.
Gasol over Garnett for 2
Garnet for 2 over Bynum
Artest misses, Bynum rebounds. Kobe misses, out of bounds, Celtics ball
Pierce off the catch for 3!!!
Fisher misses a 3, Bynum blocked, Gasol throws the ball out of bounds. Celtics Ball
Ray Allen is fouled by Fisher. Makes the 1st. Makes the 2nd.
DEFENSE...DEFENSE...DEFENSE
RONDO Steals!!! Ray Allen has a 3 deflected by Artest
Pierce picks up his 4th foul. Phaw.
Kobe drops a 3.
Garnett misses a tough layup, Ray rebounds, misses as well.
Kobe misses...
Garnett fouled hard on a drive. Bynum hit him but Garnett is smashing his chest on the floor. It's like a Rocky movie...Garnett just has to get angry.
Rondo picks up his 3rd. Fisher knocks down both. 58-49 Lakers
Ray again misses a lay up. Ball out. LA ball.
...Garnett picks up his 3rd foul. Non-shooting foul.
Garnett has ball stripped, gets it back, misses, loses rebound...
Lakers miss, Perk rebounds.
Time Out Celtics.. 58-49 with 6 minutes left in the 3rd.
Doc, tell the team that the Stops plan is finally working, now its time to implement operation Ball Movement.
the NBA commercial thanking the fans for the Season was Hilarious.
...They call Laker Ball when it clearly went off of Bynums hands... Heinsohn is gonna be spitting fire after this game.
Ray Allen draws the charge from Kobe!!
Perk blocked twice at the other end. Dear gods
Ball out Lakers, Celtics Ball.
BEAT L.A. BEAT L.A.
Perk is fouled. Makes the 1st. Garnett takes a seat and TA comes in. Perk makes the 2nd!!
Kobe with a difficult shot off the glass for 2
Ray to TA for 2!! If Ray can't score, maybe the other Allen can.
Kobe with another tough 2. Man he's deadly.
Ray Allen misses again. Odom fouls Baby on the rebound.
Rondo to Ray to Davis. Davis is Fouled and will shoot 2. Makes the 1st. ..commercial break? Really? ...Well, he made the 2nd, 3 minutes later...
Kobe misses, Sheed rebounds
TA rims a jump shot.
Sheed tips a ball and Allen passes ahead to Rondo...to TA who drives hard and lays it in!! 62-57 Lakers with 2 minutes in the 3rd!!
TA pokes the ball away from Kobe...who recovers and hits a 3 from deep. Gah
Sheed for 2 off the glass. Very nice. 6 point Laker lead
Kobe misses
TA From Rondo!!! 65-61!!! 30 seconds
Gasol for 2.
Rondo holds for the last shot. Rondo on Fisher....Front rims at the buzzer. Damnit.
Lakers lead 67-61 going into the 4. The lead was up to 17 at one point, so the C's have worked their way back into the game.
Pierce. It's the 4th Quarter of Game 3 on your Home Court. You want to be mentioned in the Celtics Pantheon? You know exactly what you have to do.
THE GARDEN MUST ROCK
Garnett. You were slamming your fist into your chest and bearing your pearly whites. Remember that talk you had with Bill Russell in '08? And how many Rings his fingers wore? Man had so many he said he'd give you one of his. Don't make the man give up his ring. Earn another for yourself.
THE GARDEN MUST ROCK
Ray Ray... Relax. Rondo will get a good pass to you sooner or later. Gasol can't tip all of your shots. Do what you Do.
THE GARDEN MUST ROCK
RONDO: DON"T TALK ABOUT THIS BEING YOUR TEAM UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO LEAD IT TO VICTORY.
THE GARDEN MUST ROCK
TA to Davis!! 67-63!!
...Pierce gets called for a foul...his 5th. Anyone see the Symmetry in this game.
Sheed called for a foul against Gasol....You could just hear from the crowd how much it was Bull Shit. Sheed's hands were straight up. Gasol makes the 2nd after missing the 1st.
BEAT L.A. BEAT L.A.
DAVIS with the Tough Lay UP
Doran calls with great enthusiasm. He says about the Refs what I've just related above. Nice to know we're on the same page and the NBA really does just have shitty officiating.
RAJON RONDO
TIME OUT LAKERS
Fisher picks up his 4th foul. Boston Ball down 1. DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
Ray Allen turns the ball over... Ray Ray...C'monnnn
Fisher with some nice moves for 2.
Sheed misses a 3. Nice try Sheed.
Kobe misses a very deep 3.
TA is down holding his throat? ...Kobe Kicked him (inadvertantly) in the Throat. Damn. Yeah that would hurt.
KG with a Jumper. Lakers lead back to 1.
DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE
FIsher with a deep 3 that front rims, Odom rebounds for 2.
Rondo is fancy. Passes to Davis, and Davis is fouled. ...yeahhh, that wasn't a foul. Nice to have ONE go the C's way though. Davis misses the 1st. Karma. makes the 2nd. That's fair. hehe 72-70 Lakers
Fishers Misses, Bynum Misses, Garnett Rebounds amidst the trees.
Rondo misses, Davis rebounds but has it knocked away, dives, loses it.
Fisher for 2.
Bynum blocks KG, Odom the Rebound.
...Foul on Rondo? (4th) ....Time out C's.
74-70 with just under half the quarter to play.
Sir Charles wants me to go to Taco Bell. Problem with that is then I'll end up looking like Chuck.
Buckholz vs. Masterson tomorrow. You gotta feel bad for Masterson. He was very good as a bull pen pitcher, and then we shipped him off to Cleveland for V-Mart, and Cleveland, in that organiation's obvious wisdom...decided to make him a starter. Poor Justin.
Fisher hits a tough 2. Lakers up 6
DAVIS FOR 2 AND 1!!!! Nice pass from KG. Big Baby could be Little Bull. Makes the Free.
Artest misses a 3, Ray Allen Rebounds. Artest has been an absentee player in this game.
Out of bounds, Lakers ball.
Fisher with another tough shot off the glass. Gah
Fisher fouls Ray away from the ball. That's his 5th.
PIERCE FOR 3!!! 78-76 Lakers with just under 4 to go
Odom drives on Davis for 2.
Ray misses a 3, Gasol rebounds
DEFENSE.. DEFENSE.. DEFENSE
Kobe misses, Davis rebounds
KG Spins for 2!!! TWO POINT GAME
DEFENSE.. DEFENSE.. DEFENSE
Gasol with a spin move of his own.
Time out Celtics
82-78 Lakers with just over 3 minutes left in the 4th.
GARNETT FOR 2 off a Tough Pull-Up Jumper.
DEFENSE.. DEFENSE... DEFENSE
...Kobe for 2. 4 point Laker lead with under 2 to play
Garnett has the ball knocked free, should be Celtic ball after the Official Review. 1:29 left in Game 3.
LAKER BALL?...LAKER BALL??.... Whatever.
Kobe Misses...Ball out again...OFF OF ODOM...
CELTICS BALL.
BEAT L.A. BEAT L.A. BEAT L.A.
Ray Allen Misses.. again. 0 for 13... ... C'mon Ray... C'monnnnnn.
Fisher for 2 and 1... That was a Stupid foul. 87-80 with 48.3 left.
KG needs to just Smack Ray back to reality.
PIERCE DRIVES AND 1. 40.0s left in the 4th!! Pierce misses..but ball out and under review again... ...k...out on Odom, but Rondo slapped the man's hand. ...CELTICS BALL?!?!?!!! AHAHAHAHAHA
Garnett called for a moving screen... and Ray goes 0-14. STOP GIVING THE BALL TO RAY ALREADY.
Oh what a mess.
Vujacic makes both. ...Time out C's...down 7. 23.s
Celtics turnover...
Kobe shoots free throws. makes both.
Pierce hits a 2.
GAME OVER.
...And that's the ball game. Celtic's had their chances. They should have won that game. They know they should have won that game.
Fisher is going to cry in the Post game.
... '08 ...'08...'08
Like I said after the Magic series. This has not changed the plan. Can't have a game 6 without letting the Lakers steal one. The Banner 18 Prophecy: 6+6+6...
BEAT L.A.
BEAT L.A.
BEAT L.A.
