*The Official 2008 NBA Finals Game 1 Post ~~ CELTICS vs LAKERS Vol. Stern got his way

[nycknicks105]

at you guys still talking about the Pierce thing.

He has a strained meniscus...if you guys know anything about the anatomy of a knee...that's a pretty serious injury. He was obviously working off theadrenaline.

Expect him to be off game 2....he needs to heat, heat and heat some more. He need to keep that knee loose.

Originally Posted by tupac003

i get you, but is the pick and roll the only way he can score, pretty much all his baskets came off kobe setting him up, but still that's no excuse for his lack of wanting to grab a damn rebound, letting 98 yr old PJ Brown body him and no way did he affect KG at all.

and it's looking more and more to me like if pau isn't scoring, he is not into the game at all on the other end. i mean that dunk by KG that basically sealed the deal, the shot went up and he just stood there looking, made ZERO effort to go for the ball, rebounding is all about desire, and it just seems to me pau has no desire to go for the tough ones. anyway, i've washed this game out of my system and like i said b4 the series started, i expected a split in boston so we get game 2 it's all gravy

You got a point.

I guess I just don't expect much from pau. I don't expect him to be that back down type player because (IMO) that's not what he is.

Maybe he will surprise me.

But like you said. Game is over. Got to move on. They won on their home floor.


Pau does not have the capability to play with his back to the basket. He runs the floor very well, and that's how he gets most of his points. A personwho is as physical as Garnett, Pau will get destroyed. If they go back to the Pick and Roll, I'm sure there will be adjustments. There was a lot ofmis-communication with the rotation. That won't happen again Game 2.

His behind the back push-off's wont work with KG...and Pau needs to find a way to stay in front of KG...that spin move was hurting Pau all night long.He better hope Garnett takes up more jumpers.

 

[derrtay]

Originally Posted by acidicality

Originally Posted by Derrtay

Originally Posted by knightngale

is there a worse player than Luke Walton playing in this series?

glen davis....


if he gets some burn.

Brian Scalabrine?

scalabrine isn't even suited up

 

[inine5]

i was wondering if there were actually any sensible laker fans here...looks like after a loss, all the fakers dissappear.....and the rational ones stay behind.

 

[darthska]

^ And on the second one (Burns), Kobe was in front of Pierce, and he barely even approached Pierce to contest the shot. n my opinion, that's how he playedthe whole night. There's a difference between playing relaxed because you don't want to get caught up in the emotion of the game, and you just want toplay normal... and playing relaxed because you know that when the final buzzer sounds, your team will have more points than the other team.

I think Kobe played the second kind of relaxed.

ThrowbacksInSF:

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I will say this...

When the Lakers are playing well, the ball moves. No one holds the ball long. You get it and either shoot, pass, or put it on the floor.

Tonight, I saw Kobe dribbling, dribbling, dribbling too much, hovering around trying to make something happen. Everytime I saw him dribble more than 2 seconds I thought to myself, "Oh God, please don't. Whatever you're thinking, just don't."

He took shots - bad shots - under double coverage, driving with 2-3 guys under the hoop, forcing stuff on turnarounds deep in the corner, taking shots on good defense.
Thank you.

Just... THANK YOU.

Exactly.

 

[acidicality]

Originally Posted by Derrtay

Originally Posted by acidicality

Originally Posted by Derrtay

Originally Posted by knightngale

is there a worse player than Luke Walton playing in this series?

glen davis....


if he gets some burn.

Brian Scalabrine?

scalabrine isn't even suited up

 

[burns1923]

Did you see Kobe leisurely jogging back on Pierce's first three? The Lakers didn't execute well on their next possession, missing Sasha open off of a screen and Kobe with space in the lane. Pierce hit another with Kobe sagging in the lane on Allen's drive.

Nah, holden, I missed it. I think I was too amped that Pierce knocked it down. Then the 2nd 3 was just huge.

I know the Lakers have to win as a team, and a lot of the players are capable of knocking down shots, but it seems like for the Finals that Kobe needs to takenearly every shot towards the end of the game to ensure an opportunity to win. If you have players like Luke, Sasha, and Farmar missing shots in the 4th, themomentum swing is huge for Boston. That crowd makes 1 Laker missed shot feel like 3.

 

[MVP]

Originally Posted by 23MCpizzle23

Originally Posted by franchise3

Originally Posted by TH0MAS CR0WN


oh, Pierce'd heard a POP?

still baffles me how the dude gets carried by his team mates to a wheel chair, wincing with pain...

...2 minutes later...

Pierce'd comes back through the halls running gingerly like a damn quasi-hero

Amazing

Flip it.

Kobe goes down hard, and they dunno what's wrong with his knee.

It's game ONE of the NBA Finals, ie, there's SIX more games still to go.

Do you ask him to get up and 'see if he can walk around,' or do you bring out a wheelchair, to bring him back to the locker room to further evaluate and find out what's wrong with it?

Kobe comes back 2 minutes later, what do you think of Kobe?

"This dude Kobe is a warrior"

PP does it, Celtics win, and we get this as a result.

SOME Laker fans questioning the whole ordeal.

your missing the point, Kobe would not have been crying on his way to the locker room I doubt he would have even went if he wasn't sure it was very bad! Your just assuming kobe would be a @+#%$ like Paul was, very bad assumtion to make dude is playing with torn tendons in his shooting hand! If my newphew who is 8 does that during a football or basketball game he gets slapped in the back of the head and he stops crying gets up and plays on! Mybe my familys odd because we play football more than basketball but if you sent injured to the fact youcant play the next game then you suck it up and play on!

Co-sign,

@ "realist *$*! wrote on here" quote under it.makes no sense to try and validate your point by trying to turn the situation around and put someone else in it. fact of the matter is, paul pierce wasoscar-worthy tonight with that *$*!. and what has kobe done that would make you think he would act like that in that same situation like that, beanhead may bea lot of things, but a faker he is not, dude has played through more injuries than anyone i've seen, including right now. Blood34 on the other hand hasshown he wants to be an actor when he retires countless times this postseason, acting like Jason and Freddy Kruger are out on the court.

 

[derrtay]

c'mon now...don't let a couple laker fans fool you.


there are legit fans in every fan base.

 

[the pga tour]

MY favorite part about this thread, is Ska getting away with chastising the Laker haters. All the blanket statements about you guys complaining, are veryvalid. In fact, Ska was whining just as bad as anyone.

No disrespect intended, just thought I'd share.

 

[fro b giant]

It's one game Boston won at home, Lakers need to come back and win game two so they can go home and play well. Boston will need to win game two if theywant to win the Finals. I thought the Lakers messed up at the end. I don't think Pierces injury was that bad he will be back in game two make him run isall I have to say, that means the Lakers need to pass the ball they got way away from the Triangle in the fourth quarter and need to go back to that. Theyplayed that the first half and they were ahead.

 

[8tothe24]

Originally Posted by Fro B Giant

It's one game Boston won at home, Lakers need to come back and win game two so they can go home and play well. Boston will need to win game two if they want to win the Finals. I thought the Lakers messed up at the end. I don't think Pierces injury was that bad he will be back in game two make him run is all I have to say, that means the Lakers need to pass the ball they got way away from the Triangle in the fourth quarter and need to go back to that. They played that the first half and they were ahead.

I feel the exact same way you do. Our problem is, we HAVE to win game 2.

 

[sooperhooper]

Lakers in 5.

 

[uclamike]

Originally Posted by the PGA tour

MY favorite part about this thread, is Ska getting away with chastising the Laker haters. All the blanket statements about you guys complaining, are very valid. In fact, Ska was whining just as bad as anyone.

No disrespect intended, just thought I'd share.

 

[knightngale]

I did notice Kobe jogging back on defense. That was one stretch when the Lakers just stopped playing hard. I don't know if it was fatigue or not but ithappened. The thing is that it is not like they were crashing the boards for them to not get back on defense. I think during that sequence was also when Raysneaked in and got a pass from PJ Brown for a 3 point play. Who was guarding Ray? Kobe? Sasha?

If it is a matter of fatigue why not just play ariza?

 

[8tothe24]

Originally Posted by sooperhooper

Lakers in 5.

I stillhope so.

 

[nycknicks105]

Originally Posted by Fro B Giant

It's one game Boston won at home, Lakers need to come back and win game two so they can go home and play well. Boston will need to win game two if they want to win the Finals. I thought the Lakers messed up at the end. I don't think Pierces injury was that bad he will be back in game two make him run is all I have to say, that means the Lakers need to pass the ball they got way away from the Triangle in the fourth quarter and need to go back to that. They played that the first half and they were ahead.

The Lakers didn't mess up, Kobe just tried to take over by himself. And the help defense was just too good. Your right about the ball movement, whenyou guys move the ball, you guys get awesome looks.

If the Lakers want to win the finals, they need to win games 2, 3 and 5. Most important games in the entire series.

 

[mjshoefanatic]

C's in 6 I can feel it.

No diss to the Laker faithful just my honest opinion

 

[2wenty thre3]

they'll make adjustments and we'll see what happens in game 2..

its game one of a seven game series. there's still a lot of basketball tobe played...

losing still sucks though

 

[acidicality]

Originally Posted by the PGA tour

MY favorite part about this thread, is Ska getting away with chastising the Laker haters. All the blanket statements about you guys complaining, are very valid. In fact, Ska was whining just as bad as anyone.

No disrespect intended, just thought I'd share.

oh no....

 

[23mcpizzle23]

I won't sleep untill sunday yea its just game 1 but you need 1 to win 4 and I would much rates the lakers get the 1st one scratched off! My girl is trippenso I G2G I aint no punk I just don't wana do you know what with myself 2nite! Goodnite brethrin!

 

[burns1923]

^ And on the second one (Burns), Kobe was in front of Pierce, and he barely even approached Pierce to contest the shot. n my opinion, that's how he played the whole night. There's a difference between playing relaxed because you don't want to get caught up in the emotion of the game, and you just want to play normal... and playing relaxed because you know that when the final buzzer sounds, your team will have more points than the other team.

I think Kobe played the second kind of relaxed.
Exactly, Ska. I think Paul knew Kobe would allow him the space.

I wouldn't have been surprised if Kobe came out Game 1 and tried to win it by himself. He's that type of player. He's that good.

I thought the killer instinct he displayed in Game 5 closeout against the Spurs would be there for Game 1. But to not even contest those 3's at a point inthe game where the tide could've turned either way is a mystery.

 

[denni5themenace]

i'm not worried

let's get game 2

 

[derrtay]

I almost forgot about Ariza.



hasn't he practiced with the lakers for 3 weeks now?


you'd think he'd get some burn...

 

[franchise3]

Originally Posted by Mamba MVP

Originally Posted by 23MCpizzle23

Originally Posted by franchise3

Originally Posted by TH0MAS CR0WN


oh, Pierce'd heard a POP?

still baffles me how the dude gets carried by his team mates to a wheel chair, wincing with pain...

...2 minutes later...

Pierce'd comes back through the halls running gingerly like a damn quasi-hero

Amazing

Flip it.

Kobe goes down hard, and they dunno what's wrong with his knee.

It's game ONE of the NBA Finals, ie, there's SIX more games still to go.

Do you ask him to get up and 'see if he can walk around,' or do you bring out a wheelchair, to bring him back to the locker room to further evaluate and find out what's wrong with it?

Kobe comes back 2 minutes later, what do you think of Kobe?

"This dude Kobe is a warrior"

PP does it, Celtics win, and we get this as a result.

SOME Laker fans questioning the whole ordeal.

your missing the point, Kobe would not have been crying on his way to the locker room I doubt he would have even went if he wasn't sure it was very bad! Your just assuming kobe would be a @+#%$ like Paul was, very bad assumtion to make dude is playing with torn tendons in his shooting hand! If my newphew who is 8 does that during a football or basketball game he gets slapped in the back of the head and he stops crying gets up and plays on! Mybe my familys odd because we play football more than basketball but if you sent injured to the fact youcant play the next game then you suck it up and play on!

Co-sign,

@ "realist *$*! wrote on here" quote under it. makes no sense to try and validate your point by trying to turn the situation around and put someone else in it. fact of the matter is, paul pierce was oscar-worthy tonight with that *$*!. and what has kobe done that would make you think he would act like that in that same situation like that, beanhead may be a lot of things, but a faker he is not, dude has played through more injuries than anyone i've seen, including right now. Blood34 on the other hand has shown he wants to be an actor when he retires countless times this postseason, acting like Jason and Freddy Kruger are out on the court.

Seriously?

Some of you Lakers fans are a trip.

 

[nycknicks105]

Originally Posted by 8tothe24

Originally Posted by sooperhooper

Lakers in 5.

I still hope so.

Such a typical delusional response by a Laker fan.