The NBA Playoffs Thread

[Hoover]

I gotta admit, I am thrilled the Celtics & the Spurs advanced

...and I am certain neither will advance any further. Not that I don't wish they would.

 

[Hawaii Islander]

Celtics 1-0
Pistons 0-1

 

[BassManPatsFan]

Celtics 1-0
Pistons 0-1

Heck yeah! Go C's!!!!!

Our defense was really on tonight. So were KG and Pierce. Great game. It's obvious that the Pistons are a great team and are going to be a very formidable opponent. I look forward to the rest of this series.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

celtics. Woot! Lakers and celtics just got one game closer to being realized.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Celtics played like the regular season champs last night. Garnett, Pierce, and Rondo played great. For the Pistons, B-B-B-Billups was a N-N-N-No show and was totally outplayed by Rondo. I can't help but wonder if his injury is slowing him down. Ray Allen can't hit the ocean with a shotgun, but the Celt's team play is good enough to win if two of the "big three" are doing their jobs. It's his turn to man up, though...they can't win the whole shebang with him chucking bricks like that.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Crazy first game so far with the Spurs and Lakers.

EDIT: Wow!

 

[CBRStingray]

That was an awesome game. I was waiting for Kobe to take over and he didn't disappoint.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

That was an awesome game. I was waiting for Kobe to take over and he didn't disappoint.

Yeah that was just amazing. Lakers lucked out with a bogus call in their favor against Duncan at the end, but it wasn't critical. Just an amazing game. Hats off to both teams.

 

[Papersen]

Great game.
I think the physical factor was determinant.
To put it simple: Lakers (Kobe specially) played much better during 2nd half, and Spurs slowly ran out of fuel.
It`s called "experience" when they win, and "age" when they loose.

IMHO, Kobe is THE player.

 

[Eric Perry]

...Lakers lucked out with a bogus call in their favor against Duncan at the end, but it wasn't critical....

Kudos on the way you acknowledge the bad call, while some others on here (not necessarily in this thread or a basketball thread at all for that matter) would cry about it on some level. Cheers, surfer-douche

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Kudos on the way you acknowledge the bad call, while some others on here (not necessarily in this thread or a basketball thread at all for that matter) would cry about it on some level. Cheers, surfer-douche

Meh, a bad call is a bad call. Sometimes they work out in your favor, sometimes they don't. Some of us take advantage of poor innocent gerbils, some us don't.

 

[Hoover]

It`s called "experience" when they win, and "age" when they loose.

Greg Popovich said the same thing verbatim in an interview yesterday.

 

[Papersen]

Greg Popovich said the same thing verbatim in an interview yesterday.

Mmm, I should`ve copyrighted my comments

 

[Eric Perry]

Meh, a bad call is a bad call. Sometimes they work out in your favor, sometimes they don't. Some of us take advantage of poor innocent gerbils, some us don't.

Guinea Pig!!!!

 

[jongor]

Here's to hoping that Ray Allen can finally get on track tonight in game 2 vs. the Pistons.

Hate to see Chauncy hobbled with the hamstring injury, they are tough when he's 100%. I would rather see Boston go through Detroit with everyone healthy.

 

[p0k]

Here's to hoping that Ray Allen can finally get on track tonight in game 2 vs. the Pistons.

Hate to see Chauncy hobbled with the hamstring injury, they are tough when he's 100%. I would rather see Boston go through Detroit with everyone healthy.

i wouldn't count det. out yet. every series has started this way for the C's...hope they keep it up though!

 

[burk48237]

I think someone said that the winner of the Pistons-Celtics series was going to have to win a road game. Stuckey comes up big on the road, unlike the Celtics role players (so far). This guy has a half season of NBA experience! And he's only going to get better, Something for a Pistons fan to look forward to.

 

[Eric Perry]

i wouldn't count det. out yet. every series has started this way for the C's...hope they keep it up though!

Obviously not!

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Great game last night. Detroit just had Boston's number since the beginning of the game. I think this is going to be a good series.

 

[Hawaii Islander]

Nice bounce back for Boston! Sweet road win!