NBA Finals Game 4 Celtics at Lakers 6/12 9:00 PM ET ABC

[YUNGx24]

down by 20 and yet boston wants to shoot its way out?
no!! drive the ball and hope for a call! sometimes i question the mentally of this team.

[cdif911]

In my opinion, the real question we have to be asking about now is will the Celtics beat the Lakers again in this series?

such a good point, because the celtics are clearly unable to beat the lakers, no sir, they don't currently have a 2-1 lead on them, and even if they don't come back, its surely impossible for them to beat the Lakers again, might as well just stop watching, or just watch the score on espn, because that's what real fans do..oh wait no, real fans pick the other team too...

Real fans pick the other teams when they feel that the other team is better.  That is my honest opinion.  Sorry.

as a sports fan, or a fan of the NBA or whatever, yes a real fan may pick the team they think will win...but if you're devoted, dedicated to a team, any team, to pick the other team is sacriledge and goes against the whole point of being a fan in the first place, especially when its pretty clear the teams are evenly matched - for example, if you were a Bucks fan, and they were playing the c's, it'd be ok to say, yeah I think the c's will probably win, but I sure hope the Bucks take it...in this case you're being realistic and a good fan, in the c's case, they are at worst evenly matched with the Lakers (I know now is not the best time to be making this argument), so to flat out disregard the team you supposedly like is not being a "real fan" - what's next, wearing purple and gold to the garden?

[vinnie]

Pierce's knee has really got to be bothering him.  There is no way he can play this poorly if his knee is right.  The injuries are taking a huge toll on this team right now.

[Cman]

I can't believe Vlad is getting calls but PP isn't. But I like that they aren't complaining to the refs like babies.

By the way, anyone care to guess when Tony Allen or BBD makes an appearance?  If the score doesn't change much, then my guess is at minute 7 in the 4th Q.

[GroverTheClover]

It's just not our night. You make your own luck, and the Celtics are definitely making it easy for the Lakers.

[ziggen]

Time to play NBA 2K8 at least the Celtics are undefeated there.

[CoachBo]

Great players answer the bell in big games. We have two who are MIA.

[Aaron]

Lakers are up by 15 and giving us nice, hard fouls.

Why aren't we doing the same?

[Donoghus]

Still hanging and chipping. 

Nice block by Pierce.

[CelticsPrideKG]

Even if we make this manageable . . . I don't see how our starters will have enough energy to finish it off . . . what a horrible hole we put ourselves in.

[Cman]

Boy, Kobe really seems tight with the refs, all laughing and chuckling and having a good time.  Is he buying them beers later?

[vinnie]

Why do they keep taking freaking three-pointers?  Maddening.

[outcry]

just a terrible shooting night. one of the worst i've ever seen. how they've been missing this many WIDE OPEN shots is beyond me.

[Aaron]

Foul on Posey!?!?!!  Odom was camped in the paint, traveled, but we get the call!?!?!

[Chief]

How many times has Odom traveled?