Hey all welcome to my Sports Blog. I might be a lady, but I KNOW my ish about sports and just like on game day this girl right here doesn't keep it classy--in the lady-like sort of way.. I DO get Gully with my sports antics
... Hey ya'll so it's your girl SportsGal89 In the Building. Let me just say the last 18 hours has been quite eventful. As I mentioned last post, covering the finals, going into the next three games in Boston was going to be tough. But I never said we were out... The game started slow, Kobe and the Lakers weren't able to bank any shots. Celtics took on a 6 nothing lead early in the first, with a strong offensive game by KG. Lakers for some reason weren't able to settle down and find their rhythm. Not connecting with the basket at any attempts made, long passes with some turnovers, horrible defense and still no pick up on those Offensive rebounds that would really help us. But that downward spiral didn't last for long and with the leadership of Kobe we were able to catch a decent rhythm leading by 10 points before the half ended. I was a pretty happy camper by this point knowing that the Lakers are really strong in the third, and knowing that given the opportunity they could really break open this game and give the Lakers the room they needed to breathe. But the Celtics (as much as I can't stand them, you got to give it to them) didn't let the Lakers break away for long. Their bench at the end of the 3rd quarter had scored 22pts! 22pts, on the L.A. Lakers during the third quarter! DA-Y-AMN!!! I have said it before and I will say it again, the 4th Quarter is where the magic happens. That is where both teams either play hard or one bows out. The Celtics weren't going to let us go into their home and win without a fight and with the help "Big Baby" Glen Davis, the Celtics clawed their way back to be down by 1pt. Again, because I am a fan of the sport as much as, if not more, than my being a fan of the teams, I have to say Glen Davis was a stroke of genius. He was on fire on both sides of the ball, dominating in defensive rebounds, and making plays and drawing fouls when it needed to be done. It was really annoying to barely hear the crowd going into the 4th to hear their bloodcurdling applause and jubilation as they began to get fired up by what Davis was doing on the court. Here's a look, please don't excuse me for the Hollywood dramatic music that is on this clip brought to you by NBA.com:
But that all came to a screeching halt, when our "Silent Sneaker" Derek Fisher came out in true veteran form! No matter how many Kobe Bryants there are, they can not carry the team on their own. They need to have a great cast behind them and Derek Fisher has been that man on the Lakers. It saddens me to think that commentators say he is not Hall of Fame material, but I get so excited when I see him do what he did last night. Derek Fisher was the the saving grace to the Lakers win at the end of this game.. I cannot explain this in words better than the coaches, the players and the man himself; brought to you by NBA.com:
I think Derek said it best, and these are the moments that I love being a fan of this game, to watch an athlete live beyond the hype, still be humbled and play because he/she loves to play: "It's like being a kid, you never get tired of that candy!"- Derek Fisher
And here is the footage, again sorry for the Hollywood dramatic music. This clip is brought to you by the NBA.com:
So enough highlighting two of the people who I think really turned the game around on both sides of the ball for their individual teams. I want to talk a little bit more about the game itself. I mentioned earlier that the Lakers in the first quarter were able to catch a rhythm towards the middle of the quarter with the assistance of MR. 24 himself. But the thing that was idk, blase about the whole thing was that yes Kobe got warm, but he never caught on fire. I think I am still waiting for that moment and hopefully it will come soon. Ray Allen, didn't have a HUGE performance like he did in Game 2 and Rajon Rondo, well I guess I'm still waiting for him to open up. He had a little moment during a halftime interview with Magic that I want to share. Sorry, so I was looking for the video clip, and I might butcher it but He said something like this, "It's a great feeling to get 2 [rings] in 4 years and it is something else when those 2 are against the Lakers," Rajon Rondo, talking to Magic Johnson about the Boston/LA Rivalry and his shot at another ring after 4 years in the league. So the sports fan in me, sits in awe watching this 24 year old kid play this game, with what seems to be the most humbling attitude ever. But then the Lakers fan in me says C'Mon Son! (Ed Lover voice!), watch it, watch it, watch it! Lol.. But dang, if I can get the interview I will put it up because it was just a sweet deal. Anyways I think I lost my train of thought for a moment, so here is the highlight reel of Game 3 brought to you by Nba.com (sorry ESPN has awesome highlights, but they have blocked their sharing feature) at any rate, this mini-movie is on point! and reminds me so much why I love this game:
And just like that ending:" It's one game, your to move on to the next one," BRING ON GAME 4!!!
Hey Ya'll its SportsGal89 In the Building... I am still learning the ins and outs about the hockey world, my two favorite sports are football and basketball (check out the Game 3 blog from the NBA Finals in a few minutes), but I got this one by special request from one of my supporters so I figured I would delve a little bit into the Stanley Cup match up 2010. As you know I was going for the SJ Sharks. My entrance into Shark nation came from a good friend Jorge that I worked with in Downtown San Jose. I never really watched hockey that much and when I did it was to see one thing (THE FIGHTS) so Jorge opened my eyes to the greatness that is Shark nation while I was living in the Bay Area and I have had an affinity for the sport ever since. With that said, when the Sharks made it to the Western Conference Finals I was going for the Sharks all the way. They were playing the Chicago Blackhawks, who ended up taking the series and headed to the Stanley Cup Finals. On the East, for the Conference Title you had the Philadelphia Flyers versus Montreal Canadeins. The series, a 7 game match up- where the first to 4 takes the cup, like most finals can be. It was predicted that the Flyers would be out early considering they were down in the series 3-nil! But somehow the Flyers managed to come back and take the win and the conference title. Now up against Chicago, the Flyers have to claw their way back for a win. Series is at 3-2 with Chicago leading and tonight is Game 6, with Chicago predicted to win. I don't know where I stand on the issue, but in any sport, I am up for something interesting. I would love to see this series tied with the final showdown on game 7, but we'll see. I'll update you on the finals tonight after the game, 8pm EST on NBC
It's your girl SportsGal89 In the building, and ya'll I need to make an apology to all of my Twitter and FB friends out in the world. The number one trending topic on both my MLB news feeds on Twitter and FB as well as friend pages and status updates all featured this highly anticipated new Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg. So anticipated that the Nationals quite possibly had their first ever sold out game (at least I would believe it.) I am never one to invest so much into one player especially when they are coming into their rookie season. And to be honest I am still learning the ropes of the world of baseball and don't follow their athletes as closely as I have with other sports. So when all of this news about Strasburg came out, I was definitely over it. I mean how much can you give an athlete who hasn't even played his first game yet? HELLO, can we say Jamarcus Russell! Well, Sports fans I stand corrected. I understand why people in D.C. and in the MLB world were going nuts over this almost 100mph arm at the age of 21 and playing the first of many big games. Okay so what is all the hype? This San Diego born, right-handed pitcher was the number 1 draft pick in the 2009 MLB Draft. His contract with the Nationals had him signed at 15.1 million dollars breaking the record of Mark Prior who had been signed in 2001 at 10.5 million. His notoriety has grown as a pitcher for the San Diego State University Aztecs, and his stint as the lone collegiate player on the U.S. Baseball team during the Summer Olympics in Beijing. After being picked by the Nats, Starsburg spent time in the minor leagues before being called up to start in last nights game at Nat's stadium against the Pittsburgh Pirates. And what a sight it was to see. Strasburg picked up a win in his debut, pitching seven innings, giving up 2 runs, no walks and striking out 14, setting a new team strikeout record, (to be honest, I think there are a lot of new team records that will be beaten with him in the lineup). Needless to say, I think that despite the loss Pirates players might just be amazed about the genius that is Strasburg. What does this do for the city and the team, well given that the game was sold out- I think the number was some 40,000 plus, it means that more often than not sleeping stadium has now been awoken by an amazing player. We've seen it happen in many different venues- Lebron with the Cavs, Baron Davis when he was with the Warriors, Yao in Houston, Cincinnati Bengals when they started winning games. Will his luck run out? Not likely, but will the flair of watching him play run out? Probably, but for now the fans in D.C. and baseball fans around the world sat in awe at watching this pitching phenom have a game that will last a lifetime.
... Okay, okay so this must be said, it annoys me how much I get called a Bandwagon fan because I am a Laker fan. I mean people throw that out every time, and it's like that's the only nonsense they can spew on the Lakers is to say that all of their fans are bandwagon. But let it be another team against the Lakers like let's say the Celtics and all of a sudden so many people come out of the woodwork talking about how they are all for the Green and White- EXCUSE ME? And then I get yelled at for the fact that I call them Bandwagon fans. What planet do we live on? I am so confused by this right now, I mean you have your own teams stick to them and don't call me a bandwagon if you just ride the jock cuz your team is out all of a sudden. Never heard your mouth running all season until now. HAT-ERS!!!
You read it first folks: My Status update that forced me to go IN and probably divide my FB love for real: HOLD ON, HOLD ON- I love how I can be called a bandwagon fan because I am a TRUE ride or die Laker fan, but nothing is said to all you HATERS who jock the Green and White all of a sudden.. YUCKFEST!!! Stick to your own..
I need to stop letting people get me so pissed off, but I really HATE being called a Bandwagon, even when the Lakers are losing (like today) and I still root for them, I am a bandwagon. REALLY? Does that make sense? I have narrowed it down, I am a bandwagon out the gate because I'm a girl and shouldn't know a damn thing about sports, C'MON SON!!! or I'm a bandwagon cause everyone else wants to spew HATE and that's the only good thing they can come up with. Whatever, I'll take it, I guess... So then I got to laugh at this one that my fabulous friend Marquis Khori Sandifer posted on his page
1st there was Cleveland (Eliminated) then you drove South to Orlando (Drop Zoned) just to drive back upstate to Boston?? hmmmmm sounds like you been catching to many Greyhound buses to see my LAKERS take an loss, but most important we expose truth for what it is: YOU ARE A BANDWAGON FAN OFF TOP!! LAKERS 2010 NBA CHAMPIONS!! Reminder too all & to all SHUT THE UFF UP!!
Now that I am done venting, on to the recap of Game 2..
Game 1 the Celtics played like some sorry punks, not making too many shots and not playing how they played in the series against the Cavs or the Magic.. But I can't take it for granted either. My friend Erion (you should check out his blog also, I'm a follower so look up my profile)told me to take it easy on the Game 1 love. But the way I look at it, I am going to rejoice in every game that we play, as if that game was our last game. I know that the games go one at a time, I'm not saying that as soon as we win one game we have the whole series, NEVER THAT, but I am just saying let me live in my moment for the moment and get back into this thing the next day. So tonight is no different. We had a series lead of 1-0. Our advantage was that we had that lead and we were still at home, with the greatest fans around. Our disadvantage is that we underestimated the Celtics strength and the force that is RAY ALLEN. Last game Ray Allen warmed the bench most of the game, which is odd considering that he is the best shooter in the league, but whatever. This game, however Rivers and company came out firing. Ray Allen had 8, count em 8 , 3pters in the first half. Beating his own record from 2008 along with Scottie Pippen and Kenny Smith for the most 3 point shots made in a Finals game! WHAT?!! Yo, your boy was on fire. And like I said, I am a SPORTS FAN first and foremost, so I will give it to Ray Allen, because he definitely was able to take advantage on the lack of D from the Lakers and bank the shots that gave the Celtics an incredible lead against the Purple & Gold, well into the end of the 2nd Quarter. Already both sides of the court were running into some foul trouble, with three of the Celtics starting bench sitting out with 3 fouls each. Trailing behind by 10 the Lakers were able to cut the lead to 6 at the half with an incredible steal by Bryant and a return for 3 points following. But Kobe was still a force to be reckoned with, stealing the ball again on the defensive rebound by the Celtics and coming this close to making another 3 point shot and closing the lead to 3.
And Ray Allen's face at the end of the half was "sure as shit" PRICELESS!! OMG clip [Okay well I have to wait for the clip, because it's no where to be seen.. Come on Youtubers bring me that "OH SHIT" Face that Ray Allen had.
So going into the Half I was like cool, we gave away the better part of the first half. We had a fabulous 2 minute run by Kobe and the third quarter is our strength where we have outscored the last few teams we have been up against regardless of what the end game result has been. And no doubt, we came back closing their 10 point lead to a 1-run. Unfortunately most of the 3rd and 4th quarter were seen from the refresh on my ESPN.com link from my BlackBerry because the girl I nanny for doesn't know that you can't change the game during the Finals. But I got to hand it to the kid, she's rooting for the Lakers and has picked up a lot in the 3 weeks that I have been here ;) Anyways from what I did see, we seemed to run into more foul trouble- which I think that the players were just getting whistle whipped. To be honest. A tweet from Jalen Rose early in the game said " Let them play," and really I think the energy from the rivalry and the energy from this being the finals definitely gets to EVERYONE'S head including the refs.. Anyways, there were some bad offensive fouls called on Kobe that I truly do not think was a foul. Anyways so our 3rd quarter swag was us, as always.. I mean we play very well during the third quarter, but with 10 minutes left to play we are already running into foul difficulty. I mean Kobe had four , count em four fouls.. But this is where I say we have really grown. For the first time in a long time, I am not worried when Kobe isn't in the game or for that matter runs into foul trouble, why?! Because we still have Pau!! Watching Pau Gasol step up and play the game like he was meant to, has been one of the best things to watch as a Sports Fan! So Gasol stepped up, so did Bynum- who I don't care what you all say, playing with that bum knee, he comes out to play. 22 years old, when he gets healthier and is able to really finesse his game, just you wait. Bynum is going to be a FORCE!!! But here is where I know we struggled: We need to take on better control of the ball game. We need to capitalize on strong leads and our advantages. Every opportunity to get a rebound we need to take it. We slack so much on getting those offensive rebounds and I think if we really put pressure in the paint when we needed it we could take extra points when we could really use it. Secondly we need to step up our D, and I'm talking to you Phil. Something must be done to not have Shannon Brown putting too much space between him and the person he is guarding. I mean I love you Shannon, but you can't leave your man open. And too often I saw Garnett left wide open (still wondering why on the Green and White didn't give him the ball more but I'll get to them later).
And now on to the Celtics. Okay so first let me just say something. I have realized how much I despise the Celtics in just this game alone. I was trying to figure out why every time I say Rondo's face, Ray Allen chewin his damn gum, or Pierce's ghetto, "ant streaked" (Check out Marlon Wayans for that one) smirk. Watching the Green and White and all of the Celtics love poppin up on my Twitter feed and my FB made my skin boil. I act as if I'm playing the game. That is how crazy my strong dislike of this team runs! So anyways, watching the Celtics I was trying to figure out why I was getting so annoyed, I mean I'm sweating, my ears, they're burning my heart is racing, I am just so ugh. I have just gotten to that point that I get how much I can't stand this team. So done, they are to that point that I am with when I see the Ravens, the Patriots, the Dallas Cowboys and of course Michigan, can't stand them! Anyways, I have taken it to that level now, that my detest for them, even while respecting them runs so deep. I mean I love Larry Bird, but the minute I see Larry Bird in a green and white jersey something changes and all I see is red.. Lmao! Okay, but because I have realized this, I also realized that my blogs may be a little one-sided. So I felt like today I needed to be balanced in my blog. But sometimes it's so hard, especially listening to commentators like Van Gundy who obviously have the team that they are rooting for and make it very clear, for the most part in their commentary. Anyways, I digress. I wanted to give credit where credit was due. If the Lakers thought that they were going to face the same team that they met with on Game 1, they were sadly mistaken. The Celtics came out firing today, which I have to give to them. They are in LA, coming off of a 20pt loss and they come back guns blazing. Doc Rivers and the rest of the Coaching Stadd definietly have the team focused for this series. Watching the way that the defense stepped up, and then RAY ALLEN from downtown 7 times! What? I mean ridic! They definitely made this game interesting. And as a fan of the game, this was the flair that I was missing, from the 4th for Game 1 (remember how I told ya'll I was bored? well tonight that wasn't the case). With the way that the team came together despite the foul difficulty, they really made this series a bit interesting. So before I go into how this all changes and what happens in the next 3 or 5 games let me drop the Celtics stats and the highlights.
Celtics:
STARTERS Kevin Garnett 6pts, 4reb, 6 asts (Garnett had 4 points total going into the 4th quarter! 4 but with 4 rebounds and 6 asts, I can't hate on the dude. Getting into foul trouble early had to sit on the bench)
Paul Pierce 10pts, 4reb, 4 ast Kendrick Perkins 12pts, 6reb, 3 ast Ray Allen (BIG MAN ON CAMPUS) 32pts, 3 reb, 2 ast Rajon Rondo 19pts, 12reb, 10ast (So here it is Jenny, I wish he wasn't playing for the Celtics, but I got to give the boy credit, he can be the palyer that dominates like in Game 1 or he can sit back and be the sidekick when he needs to be, and he definitely needed to be this game)
BENCH Rasheed Wallace 7pts, 7 reb, 1ast (IDK if I will EVER like Rasheed Wallace ugh) Shelden Williams (Idk y, I even have to put him on this) 0pt, 1reb, 0ast Tony Allen 2pts, 1reb, 0ast Nate Robinson (I can't stand this guy's mouth and there is something about seeing him that gets me so mad) anyways all he had was 7pts Glen Davis (Well at least he recovered from that elbow, LMAO!) 8pts, 7reb, 1ast
Now on to the clips:
Here's the game Highlights brought to by the NBA.com
and A little bit of that Ray Allen flair to give him his own, again brought to you by NBA.com:
And now on to why I think this has just become the most interesting turn of events. First and foremost let me remind you that I am a person who is looking at each game on an individual level and that no matter what I still support my team. But the Celtics definitely just created the most interesting dynamic- 1 they ended the Lakers win streak at home during the playoffs/finals and 2 we are now going into 3 games in Boston. Coming off of a win like that where they beat us at home and now we are going in 3 games @ Boston! Yo your girl is sort of sweating bullets right now. But you know what I'll take the stress as long as I get to see a challenge and then my team take it all. I have already given my piece on what I think they need to do to correct it, let's just hope the Lakers take heed. Well with that I will see you Tuesday night from Boston! JK (I WISH!!!) I'm out!
Hold on one second: I just got educated on these great mini-movies on NBA.com and here is the mini-movie from Game 2:
... So I have been holding off on talking about Cleveland for a while. But I had a great conversation with "my ride or die," Jennifer Amador-Baez about Cleveland, Lebron and Kobe that I had to talk about what I felt about this whole Cleveland world getting turned upside down. Let me say this, I am from Ohio (and some *cough* M.W.) will say that I am a bandwagon fan because I like teams that are not from my home state, whatever. LET ME BE CLEAR, just because I do not rep for my home state teams besides Ohio University- home of the Ohio University Bobcats and my hometown of Athens, OH or Ohio State University in Columbus, OH and home of the Buckeyes- Does not mean that I do not have love for my home state or the home state teams. But let me be extra clear, that love runs quick when they are playing against teams that I LOVE. And let me say something else, first and foremost I love the game. I am a TRUE sports fan before I am a true TEAM fan!!! I love watching a game that is challenging on both sides of the ball, I love watching athletes playing the game to play the game for the LOVE of the game.. (Sorry I am so hyped right now because as I am writing this I am watching VH1's Behind the Music: 50 Cent! CRAZY) Anyways, so with that I will give it up to a true home state hero- Lebron "King" James... He has done more for the state of Ohio, the cities of Akron (his hometown) and Cleveland than many other artists/entertainers... And to give it to him straight, I have never seen someone his age, come into a game and play like he has. Not just play as an athlete, but as a role model and an entrepreneur etc, he has come into his own. But with that also comes a little bit of hype. People have forever been talking about where will Lebron go next- how long can one man carry a team and a city without being able to win a ring. And Cleveland every year supports their team without fail, and despite the fact that they have yet to bring home a championship they support their team and their leader, the one who has the whole Cleveland game on his shoulders Lebron. There is hype around Lebron, every year as of late, people speculate seeing Cleveland rising again as the Eastern Conference Champs and taking on the LA Lakers in the finals.. I mean talk all into Playoffs is a Lebron vs. Kobe faceoff.. At times even I want to see it, but after watching that last Game between Cleveland and the Celtics (the game that started this whole blog bit in the first place) and watching Lebron give up (AGAIN despite what his numbers say) I definitely think it is no contest at this point that Kobe and the Lakers would still wipe the floor with Lebron and the Cavs. The Cavs have the making of a phenomenal team. Lebron plays the game to play the game, he has united the team and the city in more ways than one. They are a true family, a unit on that court. But even in a family you need that leader, that rock and that strength to step up and do what needs to be done. And Lebron has yet at least in my opinion to really step it up.. And that game, Game 6 of the second round of the Playoffs, he just gave up pure and simple. Yes his numbers were strong, but could you imagine the height he would have been at had he played on fire the whole game? And now there is speculation as to why he in my opinion, chickened out (although there is another word in my vocabulary that I want to use). Stories about his teammate Delonte West sleeping with his Mama made the airwaves- now the story hasn't been confirmed, but something threw off his game. Other stories say it was his elbow injury from a game played against the Bulls that came back and haunted him. REALLY?! An elbow injury. I mean if you are that hurt than don't play at all, but if you are really in it to win it, than you got to rise above an elbow injury. Like I said, Kobe plays with a broken pinkie, Bynum plays with a knee injury that no one knows what to do with it, for crying out loud STEVE freaking NASH fixes his own broken nose in games and still plays- and you want to tell me that one elbow injury that happened months ago is the reason why instead of taking the open shots Lebron is passing the damn ball. When a chance at the championship is on the line it is not the time that you need to sit back and let the others take the spotlight it is the time that you need to play like the leader and bring your team out on top. Now, the C'mon Son! ED LOVER moment and if you don't know what I'm talking about when I say C'mon Son check out the vid by Ed Lover:
So now you have been introduced to the "C'mon Son!" moment by Ed Lover.. And here is my "C'mon Son!" So in light of the craziness that happened after this Game 6 Business all the commentators and speculators wanted to talk about is where will Lebron James be next season, y? Because with 2010 comes Lebron James' free agency- and for ya'll who don't know what that means that "the contract with the team the signed with originally is expired and that they are 'free' to sign up with another team and franchise," which means that Lebron would essentially be free to "shop" for another team that he wanted to, so he doesn't have to stay in Cleveland! C'MON SON!!!! So the big story wasn't that there wasn't a championship coming to Cleveland yet again, but that their light and savior might potentially be leaving the city that he helped raise up. So my friend Jenny and I were talking about whether we think Lebron is going to leave Cleveland or not. I think personally,not. I think Lebron wants to win a championship in Clevleand before he even considers leaving that city. He has been rocking and rolling with that team since 2003! 18 years old fresh out of High School and going hard and heavy for Cleveland. Questions are circulating about where Lebron could potentially go if he wanted to leave, and my thing is I don't think Lebron would go anywhere where he would have to "rebuild" again. I think Lebron will only do that for Cleveland. If he goes somewhere, he needs a team around him- not that I am saying he doesn't have that team around him, but he needs someone else there to help him-who? Idk. But for Cleveland's sake and for his own he needs someone else to bring Cleveland to the front of this NBA league.. Now what else happened, oh yeah, Mike Brown head coach of the Cleveland Cavs since 2005 got fired. Which is nothing new after this many seasons of not being able to turn the bad luck around and produce a ring.. I get that, but it wasn't like Cleveland wasn't producing, I mean HELLO they were, but that is neither here nor there... So Mike Brown gets fired, it will be interesting to see who comes in his place and this week the big story that broke, the one that prompted my - What is going on in Cleveland, status update on the FB is that Danny Ferry (The Cavs GM) resigned.. RESIGNED, wtf.. If there isn't a shakeup going on than what the hell is going on. And I really wonder why the front office would shake up their team this hard, if it wasn't about trying to get your ducks in a row to keep Lebron in Cleveland.. hmmm C'Mon Son!!! So that is where I am at right now. Things are strategic, we still have to wait to see what happens with Lebron although everyone, even the President believe he will stay in Cleveland...But I wanted to speak my piece on Lebron and on the Cavs shakeup.. I'm outty 5000! DEUCES!!
.... Ay yo!!! It's your fav sports blogger, SportsGal89 In the Building!!! Just finished watching Game 1 of the NBA finals and have to say I am not surprised at the outcome of that game, were you? Did you doubt it? So let's recap, first your girl rocked the Kobe jersey today and got laughed at, got cheered on, and got asked if I was a true fan. And well all in all it felt good to be a fan and to also stick it to the Haters tonight. So if you don't know or can't tell already, the Lakers won Game 1, woo hoo! Although it wasn't that momentous, it was something great to watch- THAT IS FOR SURE. Where to start where to start.. Hmmm well first quarter Celtics took the ball at the tipoff and scored the first two points. Also, holding their first and ONLY lead of the night.. Of course this game was physical from the start, a lot of pushing and shoving which caused the Lakers to already get ahead in penalties early in the first quarter. When the rivalries are hot, so is the fighting... Bryant showed his true form as a Leader covering both Paul Pierce and Rondo at times.. Lakers broke away in the 3rd Quarter scoring a total 34 points. Lakers have been able to hold strong in the 3rd and it was good to see them hold out again. Lakers dominated on both sides of the ball, stepping up in areas where they weren't able to against the Suns. It is interesting to see how well they did. But in the end, to be honest come the 4th the game was boring. Celtics played it slow and it wasn't as challenging or exciting as I thought it was going to be. So it was a bit disappointing. BUT as always a win is a win!! Yeah Buddy.. Lakers took game 1 102-89. Game 2 continues Sunday in LA. Here are the stats:
Celtics: STARTERS Kevin Garnett 16 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast Paul Pierce 24 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast Kendrick Perkins (Who sat out for most of the second half; at one point I thought Big Boy needed a tissue- he had a "Put me in Coach moment") 8pts, 3 reb, 1 ast Ray Allen 12 pts and nothing else Rajon Rondo 13 pts, 6 reb, 8 ast
Honorable Mentions: Nate Robinson- Little Nate Robinson came in during the 2nd half and definitely tried to rally his team to come back for a win. So I have to give him the spirit award for the Celtics- I am just glad that the Lakers shut it down. I hate when people run their mouths in our house!!!
Lakers: STARTERS Ron Artest 15 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast Pau Gasol 23pts, 14 reb, 3 ast - Look at your boy stepping up with 14 rebounds!! Get it!! Andrew Bynum 10 pts, 6 reb Kobe Bryant 30 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast- CAN I SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE BLACK MAMBA?! I mean really.. He is amazing. You have to give him his credit where credit is due. And regardless of what you think about him off the court, he has the most discipline and focus that I have seen from anyone who plays the game. And every so often you catch a glimpse of MJ on the court again. Those sweet little pull-back floaters that he does.. BEA-U-TI-FUL!!!! Derek Fisher 9pts, 3 reb, 3 ast- Derek Fisher played his little heart out today. What I LOVE about Fisher is he knows his role, he steps up, draws the fouls, plays great D and is just a great support for the Lakers cast.
Here are the highlight moments brought to you by NBA.com:
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My honorable mention of the Lakers: Jordan Farmar his ONE steal was NICE!!!
Now on to the game honorables: Ha ha ha.. So the "big" story of the game was a little walk down memory lane when it was told that back in Feb. Doc Rivers made his team give him $100 each and he put it in the ceiling of Staples Center Visitor Locker Room and told his team they would be back for the Finals to get their money. Well Doc, glad you were able to get that money back, ya'll can buy some expensive tissues when we take back our 2008 Ring!!!
Chris Rock got snapped at by Phil Jackson. Being interviewed courtside, Rock's little camera moment got him in trouble and he isn't even a player. LMAO! Basically don't let a camera or anyone else stand in the middle of Jackson's pacing zone, you'll catch a case!
Commercial time: I love, love the NIKE Kobe Commercial. Check it out for yourself:
Like I said, you can hate on Kobe as a man all you want, but you CANNOT deny his Swag, he is going to be one of the greatest players to ever grace the court. He's played with the Lakers for 14 seasons, and he most likely will retire a Laker. And for the franchise he IS one of the greats!! Love it..
Now the commercial that doesn't deserve to be played again and gave me a WTF! moment :
I don't get it. I'm trying not to push the envelope with my thought as to what this is really saying, but I'll let ya'll be the judge. Regardless, I am just going to say I will be changing the channel when this commercial comes on..
Game 2 Sunday 9pm EST in LA! Get all the final game action here...
Hey ya'll its your fav SportsGal In the building!! Welcome to another fabulous, but this time, light edition of my blog. I just wanted to post the schedule for this great NBA Finals featuring one of the greatest rivalries that graced the court: The Boston Celtics (BOOOOOOO!!! ) and the Los Angeles Lakers (YAAAAAYYY!!!)
Game 1 - Boston Celtics @ L.A. Lakers - Thursday, June 3 - 9:00 p.m.
Game 2 - Boston Celtics @ L.A. Lakers - Sunday, June 6 - 8:00 p.m.
Game 3 - L.A. Lakers @ Boston Celtics - Tuesday, June 8 - 9:00 p.m.
Game 4 - L.A. Lakers @ Boston Celtics - Thursday, June 10 - 9:00 p.m.
Game 5 - L.A. Lakers @ Boston Celtics - Sunday, June 13 - 8:00 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 6 - Boston Celtics @ L.A. Lakers - Tuesday, June 15 - 9:00 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 7 - Boston Celtics @ L.A. Lakers - Thursday, June 17 - 9:00 p.m. (if necessary)
Well you know who I'm rooting for- GO LAKERS!!! Catch me after the game for the highlights and my honorable mentions ;)
