Celtics (0-0) at Lakers (0-0) Game 1 6/3

[Q_FBE]

19th greatest moment in Q's NBA Final History - Larry Bird's three pointer in Houston with 1:35 left to give Boston a 12 point lead and assure Banner #14

18th greatest moment for the Q - Dave Cowens diving on the floor in Phoenix of Game 6 in the 1976 NBA Finals - a signiture play of the game after the legendary Game 5.

17th greatest - John Havlicek's rainbow floater in Game 6 of the 1974 Finals with 6 seconds in 2-OT left to Give Boston a one point lead.

16th greatest - Ole Larry weaved out to the three point line with time running down and shooting his turn around 3 pointer followed by Bill Walton's bank shot in the 1986 Clincher.

15th greatest - Ole Larry sticking a 3 pointer in Game 4 of the 1987 Finals with 20 seconds left giving Boston a one point lead.

14th greatest - Jo Jo White hitting three big buckets in Game 5 of the 4th Qtr of the 1974 Finals to give Boston a road win in Milwaukee and a three two lead heading back to Boston.

13th greatest - Leon Powe's hustle and rebounding in Game 2 of the 2008 Finals allowing Boston to hold serve.

12th greatest - Jo Jo White getting fouled when Phoenix player pulled on his shorts to stop a breakaway layup.

11th greatest - Cedric Maxwell's big effort in Game 7 of the 1984 finals which helped Ole Larry beat his rival Magic.

10th Greatest - Cowens vs Jabber in the 1974 Finals and holding his own.

[Mr October]

TPs all around!!! I am so fired up!!!

GO CELTICS!!!

[Bahku]

Nine (9) hours left until game time!
 

[Mr October]

I must say, its been fun rocking my 2008 championship hat around LA these past few days! The city of LA is pumped up, yet cautiously so. 

Lets shock this town by taking game 1 with authority!!

[Amonkey]

Here is a video to get us pumped up.  I saw this video during the preseason and it still gives me chills.  LET'S GO CELTICS!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_S4OidRfi4&feature=player_embedded

[Mr October]

Too much of a revenge factor for the Lakers, they'll come out swinging.  HCA will get the Lakers off to a good start.

Lakers will win first 2 at home, it's the 3 middle games in Boston where it will get interesting.

I'm not worried about Rondo, Lakers have seen better in Williams, Westbrook and Nash.  Lakers have dealt with those premiere scoring guards just fine.  Interestingly enough, Deron Williams and Nash are great 3 point shooters; Rondo isn't.

It's the KG/Pau matchup that will probably decide the series.  If Pau plays tough, the Lakers have a great chance at ending this quick.

Let the games begin.

TP, for the beginnings of what I hope to be some healthy dialogue for the next 2 weeks!

And as for Rondo, the guy is playing on a special level this post season. scoring is the least of his weapons and he has done that at an excellent clip - including nailing a bunch of perimeter shots.

The hustle, the team and man to man defense combined with the Nash/Kidd-like vision has been an inspiration to watch. If he is healthy, watch out. 

[Q_FBE]

Nine (9) hours left until game time!
 

Hey Bahku - Can I Email you a Stahbux coffee?


Anyway here is No 9 on the Q-list:

Back in 1981 after the Celtics defeated the Sixers in the Greatest Series Ever, there was the formality of beating the Rockets to claim the 14th Championship - Larry Bird missed a shot from deep then hustled to the baseline to retrieve his miss by jumping and in one motion while flying toward the baseline put up a floater over Moses Malone to make a 9.9 degree of difficulty basket. This sparked the Celtics to a one game to nil lead in the 1981 NBA Finals.  

[lon3lytoaster]

Can't wait. I've tried absolutely everything to not think of this night for the last week. I've tried to keep myself occupied, but nothing worked. I'm so hyped for tonight. It's still gonna be a looonnnngg few hours.

[Green Hell]

I must say, its been fun rocking my 2008 championship hat around LA these past few days! The city of LA is pumped up, yet cautiously so. 

Lets shock this town by taking game 1 with authority!!

Tell me about it, man. I can see the anger seething off of people when I rock my Paul Pierce shirt around LA. They absolutely cannot handle it. The truth just isn't for everbody  

Looking forward to hurrying down to the Staples Center after the game 6 win to send our 2010 champions home with the fanfare they deserve. Lets go Celtics! Here's to number 18!

[rjsuperfly66]

Its gonna be a long 8+ hours till gametime.  I'm jacked up already

[Redz]

Should be a dandy of a Finals (did I just say "dandy"  )

I'm hoping for a split in LA.  Let's take Game 1 then go for the gravy in Game 2!

BRING IT ON HOME!

[Bahku]

Eight [8] hours left until game time!
 

[j804]

Its gonna be a long 8+ hours till gametime.  I'm jacked up already

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[slamtheking]

Has any championship series taken this long to get underway?  the suspense has been killing me.  had to get up a 5:30AM to work today.  hope I'm still conscious by the end (provided the adrenaline rush hasn't done so by then).

[Kwhit10]

Has any championship series taken this long to get underway?  the suspense has been killing me.  had to get up a 5:30AM to work today.  hope I'm still conscious by the end (provided the adrenaline rush hasn't done so by then).

I know, it's going to be a long day after getting up at 5am.  Will suck tomorrow getting up that early too since I don't drink coffee either  .