Lakers suck.

[450knotOffice]

Hey, I'm a Lakers fan (have been since Magic wasa rookie) and was dismayed, but not shocked to see this. As far as I am concerned, the Celtics are the better team and deserve the title. This Lakers squad would get trounced by ANY of the previous eight Lakers championship teams.

[Wickd89]

Originally Posted by 450knotOffice

Hey, I'm a Lakers fan (have been since Magic wasa rookie) and was dismayed, but not shocked to see this. As far as I am concerned, the Celtics are the better team and deserve the title. This Lakers squad would get trounced by ANY of the previous eight Lakers championship teams.

+1.

I am fortunate enough to grow up in the 70's and 80's and love the Lakers. I even went to game 3 to relive the Laker/Celtic rivalry; it was great.

Hopefully this year will be the beginning of a few years of the renewed rivalry!

This is a very good Celtic team, but hope we grow and take them apart "next year."
If we, by the grace of God, win this championship: it will be a Miracle!!

[JR_NYC]

To Lakers fans:

Go Suns!

[ikarcuaso]

Originally Posted by rusnak

it's the uniforms I tell ya. They think they're the Golden State Warriors.

Maybe they should. The Warriors won half the games they played vs. Boston this season. And they would have been 3-1 against the Lakers this year if Stern didn't have the refs fix that last game.

[911pcars]

The Lakers look to be second best to the Celtics this season. 2nd best teams don't suck if you consider the other teams that didn't make it or you happen to have exceedingly high expectations, and unless you're a part owner or a rabid, die-hard fan, it's just a game. However, I too felt sick when I saw the huge lead evaporate, then worse when LA couldn't respond with their own run to regain it.

So far, LA doesn't match up well with Boston. Gasol is more of a big power forward than a center. He can't guard Garnet, and Garnet owns him on defense. A healthy Bynum would have helped on D and rebounding. Next year.

For the next game, the Lakers have to be on their game for the entire 48 min. No lead is safe unless they're up by 40 points, and even then, they have to continue playing smart. They'll have to overcome the emotional let down of the last game; keep ahead of Boston, then close it out. If they can do that on Sunday, anything is possible.

Bryant isn't M. Jordan, nor is Magic or Bird. No one is. Does that make them chumps? Does anyone think Jordan could have won with 4 stiffs? It's easy to criticize sitting on our keysters.

One game at a time, but three more (1 home, 2 away) is looking improbable.

Sherwood

[artplumber]

The revised estimate is Celts in 6, with Auerbach smiling.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Get yer cigars ready. . .

I think Boston ends this on Sunday. It'd be nice to see them win at home, but I think they smell it, want it, and will be facing a demoralized and already mentally defeated Laker team. They crush 'em Sunday.