There was no question. The Boston Celtics dominated. The final score was 131 - 92; and the Boston Celtics won their seventeenth championship. Kudos to the Celtics.
The Lakers fans deserved better. At one local venue, Lakers fans have been gathering all season - and for countless seasons previously. […]
The sports news services are carrying a story that Kendrick Perkins will be playing in Game Six. Some Lakers fans are writing and bemoaning the fact that the Lakers odds of winning the Tuesday night elimination game just went down.
For the Lakers fans, if the belief is that the team from the left coast […]
Game Six, a possible elimination game in the Celtic-Lakers series, will be played in Boston. The key Lakers player may be Lamar Odom. Over the last two games, the Celtics have been able to contain Kobe Bryant. The Celtics have limited him to an average of twenty one points over Games Four […]
It’s not easy being a Lakers fan. Watching as the usual couple of hundred of basketball fans gathered for Game Five, it seems tortuous for Lakers fans, even when their team won: 103 - 98. The Lakers fans endured:
another nineteen point lead which the Lakers could not protect. For the Lakers […]
Game Five of the championship series between the Celtics and the Lakers means possible elimination for Coach Phil Jackson’s team. The Lakers trail the series 3 - 1. A win in Game Five (or Game Six or Game Seven) means a championship for the Boston Celtics. Game Four was devastating for the […]
It is a noisy venue. Over two hundred basketball fans were watching Game Four of the series between the Lakers and the Celtics. As usual, there was the banter between the Lakers fans and the Celtics supporters. Then came the second half and the venue become more and more quiet. Most […]
Game Three of the NBA championship series was characterized by missed shots and disappearing performances. It was a game that raised more questions and provided few answers. The Lakers won: 87 - 81; and perhaps they won in spite of themselves:
Kobe Bryant missed seven free throws. Usually, for Kobe Bryant, […]
The L.A. Lakers won Game Three against the Boston Celtics and it was a thoroughly unconvincing win. It was a 87 - 81 victory, thanks to a thirty six point performance from Kobe Bryant. The lack of help was staggering. No Lakers starter, other than Kobe Bryant, scored in double figures.
This game […]
Kobe Bryant has the reputation as the best ‘closer’ in professional basketball. Over the years, he has said repeatedly that he can score at any time that he wants. Often, he has been the deciding difference in close games. There is no dispute about his talent or his sense of self confidence. […]
The last time that Kobe Bryant was in the NBA championship series was in the 2003 - 2004 season. That year, the Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons won in five games. Supposedly, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are hungry for a championship.
By comparison, Paul Pierce has never played in […]
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