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Tonite the Boston Celtics will win the NBA Championship.

This is a foregone conclusion.

The outcome was determined by the basketball gods and predicted by their prophet Fulltilt

The stars are aligned just right

Game 6 in the sixth month of 2008

Celtics 17th championship on the 17th day of June.

So it is written and so it shall be done.

Get ready to celebrate Boston fans.

The trophy is coming home at last.

 

 

 

 

 

Earlier today on JDizzles blog I guaranteed a Celtic win in game four. By half time I had set the oven for 350 and was preparing the "crow"  for a late nite dinner. A funny thing happened on the way to the series being 2 apiece.The Celtics decided to play defense the way they are capable of , and to attack the rim with a vengence on offense. after being totaly dominated offensivly in the first half the Celtics returned the favor in the second. shooting 53% and erasing an unprecedented 24pt first quarter deficit to beat the Lakeshow on thier home floor 

Ray Allen was 100% man. 48 minutes of balls to the wall. an amazing wire to wire performance offensivly and defensivly 19pts, 9rb, 2 dimes, 3stl, 1 blk.

Rondo ineffective? How about Eddie House with some big shots

Perk goes down? Up steps Posey shutting down a red hot Odom and knocking down three point daggers

Doc Rivers having Paul Pierce gaurd Blobe one on one in the second half was a great adjustment. This allowed the help defense to get in the passing lanes and limit Blobes ability to distribute. They sagged off the screener on the pick and roll with Blobe and Pau to take away the bigmans cuts to the basket and easy layups.

I expect this game to have the same effect on the Lakers, as their 20pt comback in the conference finals had on the Spurs.

Gutsy, Gutsy, Gutsy comeback by the toughest team in the NBA . This was  the greatest comback in playoff history.

Incredible!

Did anyone see the look on Phil Jacksons face when the Celtics cut the lead to two pts?

He looked like he found out Jeannie had lined the cat box with his autographed 8x10 of the Dali Lama.

 Floor seats to the game $22,000.

 NBA throwback game jersey (Kobe #8) $350

 The stunned silence in the staples center.... Priceless

 There is no way I thought the Celtics could win this game after that first half. I had to take half a bottle of Xanex to save my new flat screen from an untimly demise.

 Red is firing up a Cuban in that big cigar bar in the sky.

 This one was for you big guy

 As for me I shall be having the Surf and Turf. (Lobster and "Kobe" beef)

 The fat ladys in dress rehersal.

 I can smell #17

 Celtics in 6

 

           

 

          

 

              

 

 

 

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At first glance you would think the officials handed the Celtics the game last night.

Team Green took 38 freebies to the Lakers 10.

the zebras robbed the Lakers right?

WRONG!

The Lakers were whistled for 28 fouls, theCeltics 21

Two of the Lakers 28 fouls game at the end of the game, where because of the situation they were forced to foul

Not quite the bag job we've been led to believe

I'm going to explain to the sour Laker fans and coach Phil (the genius) the reason the LA did not get to the line.

The Lakers had the Celtics in the penalty in the 2nd qtr at the 4:22 mark and 5:44 in the third

These are the shot sequences for LA while in the bonus situation.

 

2nd quarter:

  3:32   Lamar Odom misses 15-foot jumper

  2:42  Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper

  2:05  Vladimir Radmanovic makes 24-foot three

  1:37  Pau Gasol makes 5-foot two point shot

  1:07  Rajon Rondo blocks Vladimir Radmanovic's 25-foot three

  0:50  Pau Gasol misses 4-foot hook

  0:23  Derek Fisher shooting foul (on Rondo)

  0:01  Pau Gasol misses layup

 3rd quarter:

 5:43  Pau Gasol makes dunk

 5:05  Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot two point shot

 4:31  Pau Gasol makes 15-foot jumper

 3:55  Vladimir Radmanovic misses 22-foot jumper

 2:42  Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper

 2:14  Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper

 2:03  Jordan Farmar misses layup

 1:54  Luke Walton misses 20-foot jumper

 0:23  Sasha Vujacic makes 19-foot two point shot

 With the Celtics in the penalty for over 10 minutes combined in these two quarters, the Lakers attempted 11 shots from beyond 15ft and made 4. They took 5 shots in the paint made 2 and drew a foul on a 3rd,resulting in 2 points

  

 This tells me one of two things

  1. The Lakers were lazy and settled for low percentage shots

  2. The Celtics shut down the paint and forced the Lakers into low percentage shots.

   Either way you want to spin it the end result is the same

By comparison The Celtics drove to the hoop aggressivly and and made the Lakers commit fouls.

So no more crying about fouls.

The reason LA lost this game and inevitably will lose this series is defense

The Celtics play it. La doesn't.

This Laker team is softer than a sneaker full of shit.

A glaring example was Powe driving the length of the court for a two hander while Rad watched and Pau Gasol got out of the way. absolutly pathetic.

Phil Jackson should have called a timeout,walked out on the floor grabbed Gasol by the ear and dragged him off the court.

 If I coached Pau Gasol and he pulled that crap. I'd bury him so deep on the bench he'd have to dig his way out with a combat shovel.

 Until the Lakers decide to put some effort in defensivly this is going to be a very short series.