NBA Finals Game 6 Lakers at Celtics 6/17 9:00PM ET ABC

[Fan from VT]

already a little sloppy.

stay grounded...

RAY RAY FOR 3333333333!!!!!!

[Roy Hobbs]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Who]

If we were picking an MVP for the first half, I think it would have to be one of those 6-way ties.  Pierce, KG, Ray, Rondo, Posey, and House have all be phenomenal (and I don't want to leave out Perk's defensive effort, either).

Pierce was the star of the half for me with Rondo filling in second. Rondo was incredible. Those two created just about every shot offensively for the team. Rondo was a terror defensively too.

Great team performance everybody getting involved and putting in large contributions.

[ma11l]

How is that bandage helping Perk's shoulder at all?

[Fan from VT]

I liked the calm, relaxed break of the press resulting in freebies.

that'll do, that'll do.

[Cman]

can someone please explain the illegal defense to me?

On that last play, it was a defensive 3 seconds violation.  You can't be in the paint for more than 3 seconds unless you're within "guarding distance" of your man.

fair enough. why can't they call the offensive 3 seconds, the time before

The joke is, because refs aren't smart enough to be able to count on both of their hands at once.  Thus, it's either offensive or defensive.

I understand the 3 second rule.  But the two fouls on Baby for Illegal defense, were those 3 seconds?  I don't think so, he was just guarding Pau Gasol.  But maybe I missed something?

"Illegal defense" is one and the same with the three second rule.  There used to be a more complicated illegal defense rule, but that got eliminated back in 2002 or 2003.

Thanks.  I tried to TP you, but had already TPed you a short while back...
 

[Hoyo de Monterrey]

How is that bandage helping Perk's shoulder at all?

its a little thing but you know what i was just thinking that... who knows it seems to be working alright haha

[Chief]

How is that bandage helping Perk's shoulder at all?

Bandage? That looks like duct tape.

[Roy Hobbs]

can someone please explain the illegal defense to me?

On that last play, it was a defensive 3 seconds violation.  You can't be in the paint for more than 3 seconds unless you're within "guarding distance" of your man.

fair enough. why can't they call the offensive 3 seconds, the time before

The joke is, because refs aren't smart enough to be able to count on both of their hands at once.  Thus, it's either offensive or defensive.

I understand the 3 second rule.  But the two fouls on Baby for Illegal defense, were those 3 seconds?  I don't think so, he was just guarding Pau Gasol.  But maybe I missed something?

"Illegal defense" is one and the same with the three second rule.  There used to be a more complicated illegal defense rule, but that got eliminated back in 2002 or 2003.

Thanks.  I tried to TP you, but had already TPed you a short while back...
 

Much obliged.  I think the TPs will be flowing tonight (after the site recovers from the inevitable post-game crash).

[Andy Jick]

How is that bandage helping Perk's shoulder at all?

Bandage? That looks like duct tape.

eddie lacerte was hammered when he did that tape job...

[Fan from VT]

wow, lakers just standing wathching rebounds..


RAY AGAIN!!!

[Roy Hobbs]

Let's get it to 30.

Lakers Losers.

[The Walker Wiggle]

PUSH IT TO 30!!!

[ma11l]

Is Radmonovic the worst starter in the history of the Finals?

[Robb]

This is a drubbing.