Game 1: Thursday, June 5th, 9 p.m. ET (@ BOS)
Game 2: Sunday, June 8th, 9 p.m. ET (@ BOS)
Game 3: Tuesday, June 10th, 9 p.m. ET (@ LA)
Game 4: Thursday, June 12th, 9 p.m. ET (@ LA)
*Game 5: Sunday, June 15th, 9 p.m. ET (@ LA)
*Game 6: Tuesday, June 17th, 9 p.m. ET (@ BOS)
*Game 7: Thursday, June 19th, 9 p.m. ET (@ BOS)

*if necessary

I already can't stand the history of this matchup ESPN is shoving down our throats. They'll wind up talking about the old rivalry more than the current matchup, without a doubt by far. ESPN is sooo gay.

Lakers in 6.

Talk about hanging onto the past...

I'm not watching one minute of this garbage. Fuck this series. Fuck the stupid KG/Bill Russell garbage. I hope LA wins effortlessly...Go Lakers...

I hope this series is boring as hell and a sweep, one way or the other.

I don't know if I can stomach Kendrick Perkins having a little Larry O'Brien trophy patch on his jersey without blowing my fucking brains out...

I'll probably watch all of the games, because I'll have nothing better to do.

I'll probably watch all of the games, because I'll have nothing better to do.


You want to borrow some of my DVD's?

"Do you remember when green and yellow meant......STOP and watch"

Ahhh, ESPN at it's finest. They have a week to think of more brilliant shit like this.

You want to borrow some of my DVD's?

Whaddya got?

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2236/2hz05dj1dy3.gif

That's fucking great.

I'm watching this series and hope the Celtics win.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2236/2hz05dj1dy3.gif

Pure unadulterated bullshit. Kobe would never let someone else drive.

lol, I love how Vujacic's little face pops out for like half a second...he's the new Varejao

I hope this series is boring as hell and a sweep, one way or the other.

Boring like a San Antonio, Detroit "defensive gem"?

Go Lakers.

puke

Doc Shivers will be outcocked by Phil Jackoff.
That is all. Well, not really all, but coaching will be the big difference.

All I know is that I turned on my T.V. today and Josh Elliott had a boner about how Lakers vs. Celtics just rolled off of his toungue. Then they began a predictable montage of Bird vs. Magic and Bill Russell clips. I immediately gave my TV the middle finger and turned it off. Then I went to church and confessed.

Well, great. We finally got the series that everyone 50 and older has been wanting. Everyone older than Kurtis Blow could not be murdered into giving a fuck.

PARTY LIKE IT'S 1987.

I personally wish the Lakers to roll in 5. Mostly since I'm a Laker fan, but also because it's the only real way Dumars is going to nuke the Pystunz. If the Celtics put up a good show, or even win, excuses shall abound about how the Celtics were a team of destiny.

I hate having to root for the Lakers, but I hate everything Celtic. Hopefully the Lakers can end it in 5, with at least 3 wins being total blowouts. I feel dirty now.

I'm also happy about Gasol maybe getting a ring and all, but I am so sick and tired of all these new bandwagon Laker fans here who have even less a clue than I do about basketball talking out of their ass just because he would be the first Spaniard in history to be part of an NBA champion.

I really do think the Lakers will win this. Kobe can stop Pierce (I don't think Kobe'll be guarding Allen) way more than Pierce can stop Kobe. I think Jackson's actually into coaching this year again and will eat Rivers up.

I'd just like to take this moment to point out that no one actually gives a shit about the fact that it's The Legendary Lakers against The Legendary Celtics, except for perhaps someone who's been in a coma for the past 21 years. Honestly, who gives a shit about the "storied history" of rivalry between these two teams? That shit happened in the Bronze Age. I now dedicate this thread to all the things that have come and gone since the Celtics and the Lakers last met in 1987.

- The G.W. Bush administration
- The Clinton Administration
- The G.H.W. Bush administration
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Operation Desert Storm
- The 1990s
- Grunge
- Guns N Roses
- The death of hair metal
- Heaven's Gate
- French nuclear testing in the South Pacific
- Gangster Rap
- Hoover Dam
- World War II
- The Theory of Relativity
- Rebellion and confederation of 13 British colonies in North America
- The Enlightenment
- Painting of the Mona Lisa
- Mankind harnesses fire

- The death of hair metal

:)

What really matters is the super sweet WTF Sportsbook action.

http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12637

- People thinking Rob Halford was heterosexual

- People thinking Rob Halford was heterosexual

That one should have been so obvious, I mean, ill-fitting biker gear?

http://www.hankolsen.com/images/shirts/rob.jpg

hay guess wut is on ESPN Classic? yep thats right (as opposed to left lol), a classic Lakers-Celtics game from the 1984 NBA Finals.

- Perestroika
- The Seoul Olympics
- Evan Meacham
- Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan
- "You're no Jack Kennedy"
- Estonia declares independence
- Benazir Bhutto elected Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Zebra mussels first discovered in the Great Lakes
- Last K-cars manufactured
- WCW formed
- The entire Rat Pack died

Bill Simmons did like a 4 hour chat on this fucking thing...it hasn't even started yet and it's already being blown to the max...I can't wait til' the Lakers win just so everybody on the East Cost (mainly just ESPN and Boston) can just shut the fuck up...


Kevin Garnett is not Bill Russell...not even close.

What really matters is the super sweet WTF Sportsbook action.

http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12637


Glenn, can I please have an advance on the next contest's alpacas?

Kevin Garnett is not Bill Russell...not even close.

Better than Rasheed.

pwnt

- Perestroika
- The Seoul Olympics
- Evan Meacham
- Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan
- "You're no Jack Kennedy"
- Estonia declares independence
- Benazir Bhutto elected Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Zebra mussels first discovered in the Great Lakes
- Last K-cars manufactured
- WCW formed
- The entire Rat Pack died

Also, Aerosmith still sucking.

Better than Rasheed.

pwnt

duh, less rings though

Well, that might change.

Well, that might change.

doubt it, and if I had alpacas, I would bet you on it...

If I had alpacas, I wouldn't bet you on it.

Then again, you picked us to beat Boston.

If I had alpacas, I wouldn't bet you on it.

Then again, you picked us to beat Boston.


I was in the majority.

Fuck, well played.

Did anybody watch the SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL??

Just found out that Mark Jackson is doing the games on TV. Why not Tirico and Hubie?

I just can't stand to hear Jackson say "Peaul Pearce" anymore.

I may not watch this at all.

Why not Tirico and Hubie?



No.

Did anybody watch the SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL??



Do you honestly believe they would've done a Sportscenter Special had the Pistons made it instead of the Celtics...

Something tells me no.

I like Tirico & Hubie better than Breen's motley crew...

Considering it featured Game 6 of the 1987 Finals, I'm inclined to say no as well.

I like Tirico & Hubie better than Breen's motley crew...

I don't, and since I'm the only person here who will watch every game, MY OPINION MATTERS!

I don't, and since I'm the only person here who will watch every game, MY OPINION MATTERS!


True, enjoy your watch.

If Kendrick Perkins becomes the worst center to ever start an NBA Finals game, does that make Rondo the worst PG?

If Kendrick Perkins becomes the worst center to ever start an NBA Finals game, does that make Rondo the worst PG?


No, that was Jason Williams' award.

Rondo is definitely worse than Williams.

Rondo is definitely worse than Williams.


I agree, I just want to be fair. I hate Rajon Rondo and his 7 year old looking face, but your right, Rondo is a piece of shit.

I'm just quoting the Elias Sports Bureau...

Radmanovic has to be the worst starting PF in NBA Finals History as well...

After watching the Stanley Cup Finals, I don't think I'm going to bother watching this.

Bavetta in tha house

http://www.nba.com/news/referee.html

- Saved By The Bell

Anyone else watching the GMC NBA Circle Jerk Countdown?

http://wtfdetroit.com/miscpics/tigerssweep.jpg

LMFAO @ Tony Allen having his name shown as "Brian Scalabrine" on the screen during intros.

PP leaving in the Wademobile of Courage

PP leaving in the Wademobile

HAhaha. I just kept picturing Wade in my mind as he was leaving.

Perkins just left the court limping...Lakers in 4.

Well there is only one person wrong on their predictions after game 1.

I didn't watch, but did anyone else see/hear Phil's post game comments about Pierce's injury?

I seriously LOL'd while I was driving.

haha care to post it?

pierce is courageous[smilie=heatsmiley2:

kobe cant be taking 26 shots if they want to win so pass the fucking rock

He said something like "Guys go to the lockerroom with a broken shoelace or a loose drawstring in their shorts, these days" and then he went on to say something like, "He was gone, what, 3 minutes?"

Here's the actual comment, from the presser, but the actual audio is better than this reads:


Q. In the third quarter when you were up by five and Pierce goes out and 36 seconds later Perkins goes out, did you think that that might be a tipping point for the team in terms of

COACH PHIL JACKSON: You know, you don't know what happens. Guys can break a shoelace and go out, the pants break down, drawstring falls apart. You don't know what happens to guys. Pierce was back on the floor in three minutes, so he wasn't that long out of the game. He came back and hit two threes. I think that was a big momentum change in the game.

Yeah, I saw the comments on sportscenter this morning. Fricken hilarious.

My Lakers need a volcano.

PP leaving in the Wademobile of Courage
Holy shit! Tahoe = Post Of The Decade

I'm just quoting the Elias Sports Bureau...

I can't believe Kendrick Perkins is considered worse than Todd MacCulloch or Jason Collins. Dude's not amazing, but worse than them?

The western conference apparently was all hype.

This level of defense by the Lakers isn't nearly up to Boston's standard.

Shit, it isn't even up to the standards of Detroit or Cleveland.

The fact that this soft ass team made it out of the west does not speak well for that conference.

Oh shit son only down 2 with :30 left....can't believe I'm still up to see this.

Paul Pierce stands to make a lot of money selling his new line of magic, healing wheelchairs.

Boston in 5.

boston shoots 38 fts lakers shoot 10

I have to be honest, I haven't watched a second of this series, read a single article, or know what the series record is. I have no interest.

24-7 LA... wow, so much for that Boston in 5 prediction.

I'm going to go watch Terminator 2 instead... this is a waste of time.

I have to be honest, I haven't watched a second of this series, read a single article, or know what the series record is. I have no interest.


I turned in for the pregame of Gm 1, and heard Mark Jackson saying how important it was for my generation (basically anybody 25 or younger) to witness a Lakers/Celtics finals matchup because it was our generation that missed out on the first ones...

I contemplated suicide for a short moment and then turned the TV off and went to bed...

The fact that this series is being portrayed as something from the 80's or something that is sacred and precious is a fucking joke, and I'm disappointed in Mark Jackson, who didn't even play for either of these two teams...

Those Lakers/Celtics games were actually fun to watch... these have been complete shit, especially that last one.

Wow... if they made a movie about Kobe's life, Will Smith would be the perfect guy to play him.

I actually think Stern is sitting somewhere watching the game and not giving a shit that the score is fucking 45-21.

How sad is that Bird/Magic "There can only be one" commercial?

12 point game...

Those Lakers/Celtics games were actually fun to watch... these have been complete shit, especially that last one.


I'm not denying that, I think those past finals we're great for the NBA, but for ESPN to think something like that can be rekindled through a bunch of fraudlent fucktards like Perkins, Rondo, Vujacic and Radmanovic. Please...

The only player worth drooling over in this series is Kobe, he's won, he's a stud, and he's the closest thing to MJ...

all else fall short in comparsions, and that includes KG

I said Lakers in 4, 4 in a row. I didn't say which 4.

I'm not denying that, I think those past finals we're great for the NBA, but for ESPN to think something like that can be rekindled through a bunch of fraudlent fucktards like Perkins, Rondo, Vujacic and Radmanovic. Please...

The only player worth drooling over in this series is Kobe, he's won, he's a stud, and he's the closest thing to MJ...

all else fall short in comparsions, and that includes KG

:cogent:

Wow... 2 point game entering the 4th.

Go Lakers! Come on you bitches

Ok, this might end up being a good one...

Hopefully Bawston hold on... ahahahahaha!!

The Dallas Mavericks think the Lakers are choking...

I'd say this one is over.

Classic!

What a bunch of douche bags.

I love seeing Vujacic look so sad!

Looks like he's about to cry.

I hate the Celts...neck tattoos and all.

Boston deserves this championship. Can't believe I'm saying that about a team that lost all but 2 of their road games in the playoffs prior to this one...

For some reason I'm not ready to give them the credit yet. I feel like we folded and the Lakers just choked.

Sour grapes? Maybe.

They might be better than what I think.

For some reason I'm not ready to give them the credit yet. I feel like we folded and the Lakers just choked.

Sour grapes? Maybe.

I know, it's not saying much...

It'll be interesting to see how good the Celts are next year.

I love seeing Vujacic look so sad!

Gasol too... don't like that dude for some reason.

Kobe cracking jokes in the media... I dunno, call me a Negative Nancy, but it appears to me he really is just happy to be in the Finals.

Gasol too... don't like that dude for some reason.

I really like him, but I always wondered about his balls in big games in the NBA. Turns out he loses them. Every time he gets the ball in the low post he can't pass it off soon enough, damn thing's burning his hands.

This probably should go in the "Things that suck thread" but having horrible insomnia at 4 in the morning (and I mean staring at the ceiling for 2 hours) and then just giving up and turning on the TV to watch the Celtics come back from a 20 point deficit and put a strangle hold on the series...I'd rather chew broken glass.

But at least we'll get a good twelve years of Bill Simmons articles talking about how special this was to Boston and trying to compare it to other Celtic championships, other Boston championships and anything else up to and including the Boston Tea Party. I fucking hate the Celtics.

Odom has the same disease Memo had here. He loses the damn ball almost every time he goes up with it. He doesn't draw fouls and he doesn't finish well.

Seems those Kobe vs. Jordan comparisons have gotten quiet...



[smilie=trollwelcom:

what an epic choke job by the Lakers

sasha and farmer couldnt have shot the ball any better 2-15 combined.

cant believe bostons gonna win this..fuck me

game 5 over before it started. perkins in street clothes. lakers win big.

Fucking Garnett... get your fucking ass in the post.

game 5 over before it started. perkins in street clothes. lakers win big.

Big blow, but I think the Celtics will be able to manage without him. Must've been really serious... Big Perk is a fuckin' soldier.

Basketball is so hard to watch.

Lol, how is Boston up 3-1 in this series? This is the second game in a row now where they're being bukakedowed in the first.

That Bill/Luke Walton piece was hilariously bad.

Wow, two fucking misses at the FT line from KG... could've tied it.

Great, looks like another game in this series.

wow.lakers fucking suck. if we were in the finals, we would be able to compete with these bitches. paul pierce just beats their defense so badly. i only saw the 3rd quarter and bits of the 4th but damn, the lakers gotta get rid of odom.

gasols soft as fuck too

OT...Is Ray Allens daughter ok?

wow.lakers fucking suck. if we were in the finals, we would be able to compete with these bitches. paul pierce just beats their defense so badly. i only saw the 3rd quarter and bits of the 4th but damn, the lakers gotta get rid of odom.

gasols soft as fuck too
Odom would be fine if he was playing off the bench (ie Bynum was not hurt). However they have no interior defense at all. Nobody helps out. They would probably be wise to move Odom next year though because they already have Walton and Radmon that are forwards as well.

I wonder if they could trade Odom for a gunner like Redd. Redd doesn't do much more than stand and shoot, but Kobe attacks the basket and plays defense anyway. not sure the Bucks want Odom (with Yi and Charlie there), but he's an expiring.

He'd fit well in NY in that up tempo offense. Maybe Odom and Radmon for Curry and Jeffries, not that either of them are that great. Curry could backup Bynum and maybe Kareem can teach him a few post moves too, I don't know.

I wonder if Orlando would take him for Turk and Battie. Turk would open the floor more for the post players. Odom would push Lewis back to SF and give them a very athletic fron court.

A couple of years ago, I remember hearing a lot of "Sheed for Odom" trade talk.

I'm not as down on Odom as the rest of you seem to be, I watched a few minutes of last night's game (against my better judgement) and I saw him out there scrapping for rebounds and he got a few putbacks out of it.

Just saying...

I like Odom, but a Sheed swap wouldn't be very good IMO. You lose a lot of interior defense. Odom needs to be paired with a a player like Camby IMO (not sure that would be good in Denver unless they move Melo or AI too because they'd have even less defense).

I expect Boston to wrap this one up in game 6... Kstat was right, LA being soft (or as they say in some parts, "bitch made") really speaks of how overrated the West might have actually been.

I like Odom, but a Sheed swap wouldn't be very good IMO. You lose a lot of interior defense. Odom needs to be paired with a a player like Camby IMO (not sure that would be good in Denver unless they move Melo or AI too because they'd have even less defense).

While I think having Tayshaun and Odom up front would be cool, I agree... giving up Sheed for him wouldn't be a good idea.

a odom for mike miller swap would make sense.

Well it looks like the Fakers won't have that big lead they've had a couple times so far, going into the 2nd half in this game.

Glad KG got one.

Yea, if you go by decent guys, I guess KG, PP and RA are all good peeps. Then again, FUCK BOSTON!

Glad KG got one.

Even though he was actin' a fool.

I alpaca hexed Kobe!
:yingyang:

posey..mle do it..i was so against this until the finals. gawdd damn

posey..mle do it..i was so against this until the finals. gawdd damn

He would have been the perfect backup SF for us for when Tayshaun goes all vagasil. That said, Posey would be insane to leave Boston for Detroit considering the state of the 2 teams.

Which reminds me of something that pissed me off. Joe D pretty much ruled out going after a player with the full MLE, saying you're better off "Breaking it up". This gets on my nerves. How did we get our last good free agent bench player (Dice)? Full MLE. How did we get Chauncey? Full MLE. Handing out Partial MLEs gets you what we've had the last few years... Mo Evan, Flip Murray, Jarvis Hayes, etc. It's crap, and always seems to end up with a fringe rotation player that is constantly the "Weak link" in the chain. How about look for the best player available and go after them, not looking through the bargain bin of has beens and never weres.

Kobe looks like he wants to rape a hotel worker in his post game presser.

Is any championship complete without Brian Scalabrine's opinion? I think not.

http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?content=video&url=http://nba-boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/press_conf/pc08_scalabrine_p406_lalbos_080617.asx

Even though he was actin' a fool.
Yeah, KG was a complete fool after the win.

The guy is a good ball player but not much of an NBA spokesperson. I felt like I was watching 2Pac in Juice when Michelle Tafoya (sp?) was trying to interview him after the game.(top of the world, Ma) He started dropping f-bombs and slurring his speech. My wife asked me if he was on something.

http://www.dailymotion.com/country:us/video/x5tk4k_kevin-garnett-anything-is-possible_sport

The guy has every reason to be happy, but damn.

Paul Pierce stands to make a lot of money selling his new line of magic, healing wheelchairs.
They're not new. They're just Dwyane Wade surplus.

http://www.dailymotion.com/country:us/video/x5tk4k_kevin-garnett-anything-is-possible_sport

The guy has every reason to be happy, but damn.

I'm so touched. I'm speechless. He's so, so... so amazing and...I can't talk right now.

^ that was exactly the type of thing that I was so glad I didn't and I took the bait. Damn