NBA Playoffs anyone?

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Yeah becasue Fisher is super clutch , maybe in 1986 but other then last night he is a liability due to his age.

Oh I guess his clutch 3pts in last years finals vs the Magic were a figment of my imagination . People have been talking about Disher & the whole age thing all playoffs, but he's outlasted and at times outplayed players like Westbrook, D. Williams, Nash, and now Allen(who's only one year younger than Fisher). I'll take "old washed up" Derek Fisher any day and keep adding on the championships thank you very much.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

Oh I guess his clutch 3pts in last years finals vs the Magic were a figment of my imagination . People have been talking about Disher & the whole age thing all playoffs, but he's outlasted and at times outplayed players like Westbrook, D. Williams, Nash, and now Allen(who's only one year younger than Fisher). I'll take "old washed up" Derek Fisher any day and keep adding on the championships thank you very much.

Go Celtics!!!

[Slingin Sammy 33]

We've got a good old-fashioned slobber-knocker. Go Shrek & Donkey!

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

We've got a good old-fashioned slobber-knocker. Go Shrek & Donkey!

I love that nickname for them!

[skinsfanthru&thru]

I'm not worried and I still see us winning in 6. Last night just like game 2 required a freak way above average game from someone on the Celtics to win and this time it was two bench players in Robinson and Davis. In game 4 those 2 combined for only 5 pts less than they did the 3 previous games combined, so I wouldn't bank on that happening again anytime soon. Only having Bynum in last nights game for 12 minutes had a huge impact on 2nd chance pts for the Celtics and these next 2 days will be helpful in getting him some extra rest.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

I'm not worried and I still see us winning in 6. Last night just like game 2 required a freak way above average game from someone on the Celtics to win and this time it was two bench players in Robinson and Davis. In game 4 those 2 combined for only 5 pts less than they did the 3 previous games combined, so I wouldn't bank on that happening again anytime soon. Only having Bynum in last nights game for 12 minutes had a huge impact on 2nd chance pts for the Celtics and these next 2 days will be helpful in getting him some extra rest.

you hope, hahhahahahaha!!!!!!

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

I'm not worried and I still see us winning in 6. Last night just like game 2 required a freak way above average game from someone on the Celtics to win and this time it was two bench players in Robinson and Davis. In game 4 those 2 combined for only 5 pts less than they did the 3 previous games combined, so I wouldn't bank on that happening again anytime soon. Only having Bynum in last nights game for 12 minutes had a huge impact on 2nd chance pts for the Celtics and these next 2 days will be helpful in getting him some extra rest.

If Bynum can't go, huge problem for LA. Ray Allen isn't going to continue to go "0 for", as he has in games 3 & 4 from 3pt. land, for the rest of the series. Pierce and Rondo have been relatively quiet. The Celtics have been successful in limiting Kobe's shooting % to around 41%. If you're not worried, you should be.

Doesn't have any bearing on this series but just thought I'd throw out a stat from the 2008 Finals, which I enjoyed greatly, "The 39-point differential in Game 6 was the largest in a clinching game in NBA Finals history and the second largest margin overall for any Finals game."

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Bynum says he'll play in Game 5
If he wasn't able to come back that'd be huge as through Game 3 he'd been close to the equivilant of Perkins and Davis combined for the Celtics despite playing 10-15 minutes less a game than the 2 of them. He just adds a huge element to the Laker's interior defense that can't be ignored.
(Bynum=13.3ppg/7.3reb/2.7blocks vs Perkins&Davis= 16ppg/11reb/1block)

The low pt totals for Pierce, Allen, and Rondo has atleast a little to do with the fact a good portion of their shots are being contested/blocked by either Gasol/Bynum or Bryant/Artest/Fisher. I mean the Lakers are averaging almost 8 blocked shots a game!! Kobe's still averaging 28.3ppg without any really low games except game 2 where he was in foul trouble the whole game and still got 21. So anyone who follows the NBA should have a feeling we might be in store for seeing a 40pt+ kind of game from him soon. And I'm sorry "holding" a player that's a 95% jump shooter to 41% shooting is not what I'd really call successful defense as that's only 4.5% less than his season average(that's about one less made shot a game for every 20 shots taken).

So as I said I'm not worried. I expected each game to be a battle because there's a reason each team made it to the finals, but I haven't seen anything in this series to make me believe the Lakers aren't the better team in this match up when all is said and done.