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

[Frontierboy]

Guess the refs are swallowing their whistles..... I counted about 7 over the backs by the Lakers on rebounds...... and the refs aren't blowing the whistles on any of our drives to the basket....

Well, it ain't surprising that the NBA wants this series to extend to 6 or 7 games........ Go Tim Doneghy!!!!!

[deejaymc]

Come on guys, we need to rally behind the troops. Why was Rondo on the bench so long? I don't think he looks right. Slipping on the floor, letting Fish blow by him. We couldn't buy a bucket the first quarter. If Pierce, Garnett and Allen can get some solid possessions we can turn the tide. At least make it close, we can't just throw in the towel. Go C's.

[hpantazo]

They gotta play for pride now

[tb727]

I'm so mad I can't even type a text to someone.  It's amazing I'm even typing right now.  That 3 sealed for me in that I'm not watching the second half.  I would much rather get consistently blown out then get the deficit to around 12 points ten times and each time have it be pushed back up to 18 or 20 points.

That's even more frustrating to me than being outplayed as badly as we are.

Nope me neither- Odom blatantly traveled, switching pivot feet, on that handoff to Fisher before he got fouled.  Here's hoping we can somehow win Sunday but now this entire series looks like it's in danger.

Why couldn't we be playing ANYONE except the Lakers?  I'd be dealing with this SO much better if it were the Spurs, Suns or whomever else...

[KeepDWest]

Had a perfect chance to get it to 10. We let the Lakers get more easy shots and now it's back to 18. The refs aren't even that bad. Its us.

we would have had a chance to get it to ten, but for some reason lamar odom was allowed to pivot on both feet covering about 10 feet . . .then fisher gets a 3 point play . . .if you dont think the refs can affect the game go back and look at that sequence .. our run was squashed because the refs missed an obvious one . . . how none of the three could see that travel is beyond me .. . if they're not biased they're ridiculously imcompetent - either way its not good

[Redz]

A little bit more of this:

Make that a lot bit more:

[YUNGx24]

i dont believe Stern for a minute. The Nba is all about making money. There is millions to be made depending on the match up. Celtics and Lakers would make top millions. For instance, Orlando and Seattle would make money but not the max. Millions are made on bets in Vegas. Stern needs to be removed and the league office needs to be rebuilt if any wrong doing is indeed proved true

[Donoghus]

Never say never.

Most of us remember '02 ECF Game 3.  (Although, we had the fortune of homecourt that game)

[crownsy]

And game 5 isn't even in Boston. 

thats ok, i'll stake my crappy 401k that

A) the first 6 fouls wont go against the celtics two biggest mismatches for the lakers (3 perk, 2 kg, thanks steve!) while the lakers hack away for no calls.

and B) we play like lightning.

why? because this is, ive decided, the ULTIMATE chip on the shoulder team.

they can't get up for games unless their epic appernly.

think about it, the only exception was game 6 in detroit. every other series they play like "whatever, this isn't even fun yet" until thier backs are against the wall, then they come out and dominate.

this is the most fustrating aspect of following them, by far.

[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...

[Cman]

2nd half: PP needs to show why he is captain.

[westupcali]

I know we are down by 18, but its not over yet. I hope Doc can make some adjustments and recognize what needs to be done. I know that in 2002 our C's came back against the nets (come on "Pie Pie" you did it once you can do it again). No stress, its not over. We can do it. Just believe. Lets jus relax. Lets see what happens after the break. peace!!!

[NoraG1]

And game 5 isn't even in Boston. 

Well, I have decided just to forget about this game and move on to game 5. Very difficult if not impossible for the Celtics to win this one.

[hpantazo]

Had a perfect chance to get it to 10. We let the Lakers get more easy shots and now it's back to 18. The refs aren't even that bad. Its us.

we would have had a chance to get it to ten, but for some reason lamar odom was allowed to pivot on both feet covering about 10 feet . . .then fisher gets a 3 point play . . .if you dont think the refs can affect the game go back and look at that sequence .. our run was squashed because the refs missed an obvious one . . . how none of the three could see that travel is beyond me .. . if they're not biased they're ridiculously imcompetent - either way its not good

if they were incompetent it would go both ways, we haven't gotten a single call tonight, not even one!

[mahonedog88]

Game 3 is going to come back to haunt us.

 

I said the same exact thing once game 3 was over.  I said "This was a game we could've and should've stolen and I have a bad feeling that its gonna come back to bite us."  This type of win for the Lakers I feel is just going to propell them and you know what that means