Lakers (40-21) at Celtics (45-18) Game #64 3/8/25

[Silas]

Rough nite for the bench.  Sam was terrible in 12min 0/1 from 3 and 0 rebs,0assists...0 everything and a -7 for the game.

[Neurotic Guy]

GREAT game, the 3s weren't falling but we played as a team today. locked in on defense.

I love the defense. Jaylen was in Luka?s head. Luka ended up scoring 30 anyway.  And love 38 threes. There were a few Jays threes I didn?t like but for the most part it was a good three pace. PP and DW won?t miss that many good looks on a typical night.  Sam just has to hit his open threes. That miss in the fourth would have been great timing - missed and LA scored and they were on their way.   

Tatum was terrific.

[Phantom255x]

Oh wow. Lebron could be out for weeks apparently

[Adelaide Celt]

Lakers taking this game. C's folding down the stretch.

Looks like you'll be using your usual Laker game tissue supply for tears tonight instead. 

[Neurotic Guy]

I'm fixing a drink.

Crown & Dew works every time !!

I?m going with an ambien

[blink]

Oh wow. Lebron could be out for weeks apparently

Yikes...that might completely torpedo this push by the lakers...
awww that is too bad.

hope Lebron is better for the playoffs though.  It is pretty amazing what he has done this year.  I actually hope the Lakers can make it hard on the Nuggets or OKC along the way, but the Lakers aren't getting past those two teams.

[ozgod]

Luka actually finished with 34pts on 11-22 FGA 7-8 FTA. Hit 5 threes. He grabbed 8 rebounds but only 3 assists. Stayed at 5 turnovers.

That's the thing - if you don't actually watch the game and just look at the box score, you'd think Luka had a great overall game. But he was targeted defensively on probably close to 75% of defensive possessions, giving up a ton of points due to his awful defense.

 Yes, it was one of the worst 30 point games I?ve seen

[tenn_smoothie]

Thanks.  I don't think I can make it through a Celtics-Lakers finals.  Up 20 to start the fourth.  Was hoping that they could do what they seem to never do against top teams - actually extend the lead and let us all breathe easy in the fourth.
I do hate the Lakers - don't want them anywhere near the Finals whether Cs are there or not. 
So glad we won.

I hear you Neurotic. I've lost so much of my Celtics-related pain tolerance. I used to sit thru the most gut-wretching playoff games to the buzzer. Now I struggle with the regular season, though I gotta say, this particular team does not take care of business the way championship groups in the past did and they do create unnecessary stress for themselves and us fans. Even last season was painful to watch at times.

As far as a potential finals matchup with the Lakers, Bring Them On !!

[tenn_smoothie]

I'm fixing a drink.

Crown & Dew works every time !!

I?m going with an ambien

Or both for playoff games

[hodgy03038]

Have we heard what illness that KP has? I mean if it's non-covid he has missed a bunch of time. I am pretty sure he was on the bench for the last game but you are still to ill to play? This seems a little odd to me.

[SparzWizard]

The lights are too bright for this squad to handle tonight

SPARZ I LOVE YOU!

i love his reverse jinxes! 

TPs to those who understood the reference and backed the reference 

[SparzWizard]

Lakers riding hot with Luka/LeBron while Boston hasn't lost a home game since last Friday. LAL's defense has been superb lately. This could be Austin Reaves and Gabe Vincent typa night. Unfortunately, I think the Celtics are due for a home loss and will drop this game by 10 and get swept for the season series.

Sparz strikes again...everytime he picks against us we win 

 

[Neurotic Guy]

Tatum-Brown only 9 JB points from having the second 40-40 night in Celtics history.

[SparzWizard]

Oh wow. Lebron could be out for weeks apparently

Teams probably thanking the C's for wearing LeBron out now, esp Western Conf teams.

[tenn_smoothie]

Celts shot less 3's than the Lakers and outscored them inside by 10 points. I Love It !!