Celtics (0-1) at Lakers (1-0) Game 2 6/6

[Roy Hobbs]

Disgusting.  We just handed the Lakers three points, and they have all the momentum going into the half.

[outcry]

that was a terrible 2nd quarter. what does ray allen have to do? UGH

[Casperian]

Meh

[slamtheking]

AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!

GOD AWFUL BASKETBALL TO CLOSE OUT THIS HALF!!!

[RJ87]

We have to play smarter than that

[jimmehx]

WHY DO WE HAVE TO DO THAT AFTER EVERY HALF!??

At least it wasn't farmar and brown.

[Drucci]

Terrible, terrible end of the quarter... wow. Sloppy.

We should dominate and we're only up by 6. Bummer. Plus foul trouble for our bigs in the 2nd half...

We will see what happens but hopefully we come up strong in the third and extend the lead. Amazing half by Ray so far. History.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

sheldon got that rebound, gave it to who....who then threw it away...?

[ChainSmokingLikeDino]

Ugh. That is not how to close out the half.

Still, I'm feeling good. Just need to hit the boards harder, keep up the defense, and limit the turnovers. Turnovers are killing us now.

[Who]

up only 9 and ray has 7 threes... uh.

I agree -- other than Ray, for the most part the rest of the team has played less than good. And Kobe has nothing for the Lakers and Celts still up only 9.

The defense has been pretty good since that poor start.

They've done a great job with Kobe in isolations and post ups and done a good job shutting down the supporting cast. Bynum and Pau have been very effective but as usual they're not getting the ball often enough.

Lakers 37.2% eFG% and an offensive efficiency mark of 96 points per 100 possessions in the first half

[celticinorlando]

horrible way to close out a half...we should be up 10 plus...if we lose it will be because of that horrible late sequence

[slamtheking]

Instead of feeling C's should be up 20 if they played smart in the 2nd quarter I'm feeling like they're lucky they're not down 15 because Ray was on fire

[Who]

That three pointer from Kobe Bryant was a tough break. Cut the lead to six.

[misha]

Ray is having amazing game but Lakers are still close because C's are horrible in rebounding and closed the 2nd poorly. I'm so mad   I feel like  C's wasted Ray's perfect half. He won't stay hot forever.

[get_banners]

couple terrible plays by sheldon there - one, didn't finish at the rim; two, can't grab the ball on the floor following a miss (and runs over rondo who would have had the board otherwise); and three, throws an insanely risky pass that kobe steals for the 3 at the end of the half. just awful. if kg didn't get called for 3 BS fouls (i wouldn't call ANY of them legit at all), sheldon wouldn't have played at all.