The lakers have 'streamers' after EVERY home win.. don't think it was something special for the celtics
it's true, and that makes it even lamer.
you're entitled to your opinion, but seriously it does make me laugh how celtics fans all over the internet assumed it was for just beating the celtics.
It's not a case of that, it's the fact that this game meant 10 times more to you lot than it did to us. We see this as just another game, you guys had the date circled and counted down to it. From what I can infer from post-game comments, the only guy who made sense - as is so often the case from LA - was Derek Fisher. He realises that it's just a regular season game. The fans, some players (Vujab*tch) and the media think this is the be all and end all.
Maestro, it may have meant more to the Lakers and their fans in terms of a measuring stick and revenge etc..., but I have to say I was very much looking forward to the game for weeks ahead, and I know I'm not alone there.
In terms of what the game's real meaning was, it definitely meant more to the Lakers than the Celtics at this point. The C's are ahead of them in the race for home court. As much as we feel the C's dominated the Finals, LA won 2 of 3 on its home court, and the game they lost they blew a 25 point lead. Last year the C's swept LA in the regular season, this year they will not have that tiebreaker. It was an important game in that respect.
