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Boston Celtics defeat LA Lakers 108-102. The Lakers just stunk. They trailed by as much as 24 points in the fourth quarter but managed to get within four points in the final seconds of the game. But in the end they could not overcome their horrendous play. Although things looked good for the Lakers in the first quarter, Boston just came right back and were the aggressors. Yet again Boston kept Kobe out of the paint and their offense took the Lakers to the schoolyard in the paint.
Chicago Cubs defeat LA Dodgers 3-1. Sunday heralded the start of the Angel Berroa era of Dodger baseball. The 2003 AL Rookie of the Year for the Kansas City Royals comes to the Dodgers after years of no hitting which exposed his awful defensive play. And in his first game as a Dodger he went 0-3 with two strikeouts. All he needed to do was make an error to top off his night. But none of the other Dodgers did much with the exception of Juan Pierre who managed two hits - one of which was a double!
Oakland As defeat LA Angels 7-3 (12). If you're going to lose you might as well do it big. Angel's reliever Darren Oliver gave up a run in the seventh to tie the game 3-3. And the big cherry on top was Chris Bootcheck giving up a granny to Mark Ellis in the bottom of the 12th inning. Despite the loss, the Angels still have a 4 1/2 game lead in the West over the As.
Tonight's Action
Tampa Bay Rays at LA Angels. This is going to be very interesting. Former Dodger Edwin Jackson gets the start for the Rays against Joe Saunders. 7:05 pm FSN West, AM 830 KLAA.
LA Avengers at Utah Blaze. The Avengers hope to end their three-game skid. 7:00 pm ESPN2, AM 570 KLAC.
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Will kill 'em these next 3 games because I cried tonight!
Hopefully the Lakers*
The Lakers tried to come out aggressive offensively and had a little success. However defensively they got into trouble and the Celtics overcame LA's good start and killed the momentum by getting to the line. And boy did they get to the line. The calls were HORRENDOUS!
The Celts have done their job by keeping Kobe out of the lane and off the free throw line. If he cant get to the line he cant set up his outside shooting as effectively, which we have seen in his fourth quarter fizzles.
Vlad cant guard Pierce and he is the key to everything. In both games, crucial runs have been started by him. How he manages to remain open for those threes is beyond me...
I think the Lakers have shown spurts but have yet to put a complete game together. Lets get them at home and go back to Boston looking to close out. I dont know what Coach's record is after going 0-2 but Im sure its not all good.
As a Celts fan, I will admit the calls did go our way in game 2...but that's not why we won.
I'm sick of seeing your coach making excuse after excuse for your bad play. If it wasn't dissing Pierce's comeback after game 1, it was the officiating after game 2...and not being able to even pronounce the name of Leon "Powe" (not Pow) indicates to me that Phil might not have prepared for these two games in Boston like he should have.
The reason the Lakers didn't get to the foul line was because they didn't drive the lane! They didn't force the issue until it was too late (and it worked...they scored 31 pts. in the 4th).
You guys are seeing fast that the Spurs weren't the final hurdle like a lot of people thought.
^ it was 41.
they did drive the lane. numerous times, pau took only one jumper, the same number of free throws. he dunked/went to the rim hard every other time. the lakers played well yesterday. however, the defense was the lacking/sore spot that did them in. the offense was fine. the refs were bullshit but after powe's coast to coast i decided the lakers decided to lose no matter what. the latimes sports section was surprisingly not that vocal on the disparity of free throws, while other respectable national sports writers like charley rosen and jeff goodman admitted it was a little over the top on the no calls/calls on the lakers. mike kahn did an entire article on it.
the Spurs were last years champions, which is why they are considered the final hurdle. boston wasn't/isn't.
They have to really curb the whole "home court" calls. It really takes the fun out of the game.
If you think those calls were in any way, shape, or form favoring the Celtics, you're out of your effing minds.
Powe got fouled because he went hard to the hoop, while Lakers took 17 foot jump shots.
The refs were calling fouls when guys breathed on Kobe after he got the technical. The Celtics deserved more calls than they actually got.
Kobe needs to quit whining (we know you Laker fans are used to it from back in the Kareem day, but trust me, it's obnoxious) and Phil Jackson needs to STFU. Hell, even Pat Riley hates him.