Welcome to Pleasure Town – The Celtics in 6

Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Boston Celtics, LA Lakers, NBA Basketball, NBA Playoffs, NBA Teams
Posted on: June 18th, 2008

Well, as a Celtics fan, that was a fun night. There is nothing quite like watching Michelle Tafoya trying to interview a screaming, crying, incoherent KG after the win. And there’s already video up of the interview. Blogs are awesome.

Some slightly coherent thoughts about game 6 (which is why I didn’t attempt to write anything at 12:30 last night):

• So, Nels was spot on in his prediction of the Celtics in 6. I’ll admit I was a little more worried about the C’s in this series for a number of reasons, the most serious of those being 1a) the fact that the Celtics could barely get by the Hawks and the Cavs and 1b) Doc Rivers. But, I guess I didn’t realize how soft the Lakers were. I mean, wouldn’t you say they gave up on this game mid-way through the second quarter? And they gave up on the Zen Master? Inconceivable.
• Speaking of Doc, is he a good coach now? Was he channeling the ghost of Red Auerbach this series a la Bill Cosby in Ghost Dad? The only thing I can say with confidence about Doc is that he takes a hell of a Gatorade shower.
• After game 5, I was glad to see KG show up and hit a ton of big shots. That crazy one-handed hanging runner over Odom was ridiculous. Oh wait, more video. Odenized is awesome.
• I think Jeff Van Gundy likes James Posey. A lot. Probably a little more than is healthy.
• There is nothing quite as reassuring as watching a wide open Ray Allen line up in the corner for a three.
• This season, I was able to talk myself into at least respecting the talent that is Kobe Bryant. But the more I watch the guy, the more I dislike him. At this point, just looking at his face annoys me.
• It was great when Lamar Odom finally decided to show up and start balling for the first time in the series. Too bad it was when the Lakers were losing by 40 in the 4th quarter of game 6. I mean, really Lamar, that’s what it took to motivate you?
• One of my favorite plays of the game was a quick, easy to miss move by PJ Brown in the 4th. The announcers didn’t mention anything about it, but it started when Gasol got the ball in the post and started his patented “I’m going to back my ass up into you until I work my way close enough to the hoop for a layup” move that he used on Brown and Leon Powe a lot. As Gasol thrusted his ass backwards, Brown quickly sidestepped it. Gasol went flying backwards to the ground and had to throw the ball away to keep from traveling. I was laughing out loud after that move.
• Congrats to Pierce, KG, and Allen. All three guys deserved to win at least one ring during their careers.

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