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C-Rock,
Congrats to you and your fellow Celtic fans on a well deserved, and needed, game 1 win. The Big 3 came through with 65 points and Boston's bench pretty much held the fort. The Celtics came out with a lot of intensity and emotion, along with a great boost from the crowd. Paul Pierce's remarkable comeback from what looked liked a series ending injury was nothing short of miraculous.
Meanwhile, outside of Derek Fisher, the rest of the Lakers didn't play all that well. Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom looked soft and had below-average games. Vladimir Radmanovic was MIA and looked like a statue playing D. Luke Walton was horrible, Sasha Vujacic was ok, and Jordan Farmar and Ronny Turiaf were non-factors. Add to this that fact that Kobe Bryant was 9-26 and missed several "bunnies", in what was a subpar effort by the reigning MVP.
Mix this all together in the wok and the Boys from Beantown should have won by 30. Yet, the Lakers were still in the game until the final minutes. This game was eerily similar to the game 3's that the Lakers played at Utah and San Antonio. Look for Phil Jackson to make some fine tuned adjustments and for Kobe and Co. to step up their game, much like they did in game 4 of the previously mentioned series.
The Lakers tie this Finals up on Sunday. Word.
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