Rondo injury=guaranteed double-digit win for Lakers in Game 4.

Maybe, maybe not. Rivers said that if Rondo isn't ready to go (he will be) he might consider starting Tony Allen. Now, I think any rational fan would much rather have Rajon Rondo in there (and he will be), but when Rondo missed a game earlier this year in LA against the Lakers, Tony Allen covered Kobe Bryant. He held him to 6 for 25 shooting and the Celtics won 110-91. That means either Ray Allen or Paul Pierce would bring up the ball on offense. The only problem with starting TA though is that you lose a bit (that might be putting it midly) on offense, though they did score 110 in that game. Of course that probably wouldn't happen again though. If you thought the Lakers were doubling Pierce and Garnett in Game 3, just wait for when Allen is in there.

But yeah, I'd rather have Rondo in there.

I do think Rondo will be fine for tomorrow though. He's not going to be 100%, but I think he'll be good enough. He said during practice today that it's felt better with rest, so hopefully by tomorrow he'll be good enough to beat Fisher up the floor.

I thought Gasol was pretty good the first two games, or at least as good as he's been all playoffs. Only averaging 17ppg these playoffs, but has a knack for big baskets and rebounds and does a lot of good passing.

Odom's clearly punked out though, he looks like he did when he had the pressure of being Kobe's #2, after Gasol came it was like that huge weight got lifed off him, but the finals is screwing him up now.

Gasol was pretty good offensively in those first two games. His defense cancelled it out though. In Game 3 he kind of got away with it because the Celtics were shooting so terribly (granted, a good part of this had to do with the Lakers defense, but on any given day I like our chances against them especially since I don't see Pierce having another six point game again) although he didn't do much on offense.

21 point lead after 1 is a new Finals record.

The Celts are playing terrible, they have to stop looking for calls, even when they seem blatant (like the one Doc got a T on) they can't give up on it. The game isn't lost yet, but if there down by more than 15 at half it probably is.

Lakers up big and Kobe has only scored 3 points. I don't think the Celtics can come back. I still think the Lakers will win all three games at home.

If it gets to a seven game though you can throw that all out the window. 7 games can be very unpredictable.

LETS GO BOYS! FINISH THIS!

AND GET LEON BACK NI!

Lakers lose this and they can kiss the championship goodbye.

now down 5

How the F'ing hell do the Lakers LET themselves get the f'ing outscored 36-13 since 5:05 remaining in the 3rd quarter!!!!

Up by F'ing 20 F'ing points with 5:05 F'ing minutes remaining in the 3rd. What the F'ing hell is happening?

I'm only this pissed because I'm in ultra serious deadly danger of losing a bet to a friend AGAIN!

I've previously lost due to the NY Giants getting in the way of destiny and the Miami Heat losing to Detroit about 3 years ago. Another 20 F'ing dollars to his F'ing pockets.

F'ing Hell. Hulk better not suck.

Heck, why does everything I pick to win turn to Crap on me?

Federer, Williams', Sharapova, Kuznetzova, Jankovic, Tiger Woods, The Patriots, The Miami Heat, The OU Sooners, and now the F'ing Lakers.

Just want to say that was a pretty amazing athletic move by Allen when he drove and like triple-pumped before sneaking the ball in from the other side.

How much does this damage the legacy of Kobe Bryant?

He still hasn't won an NBA championship without ONeal and you would have thought with a team like this that he could have yet they've played terrible in the finals and his play has been less than stellar.

I'm just disgusted with everything.

What other great comeback was Pierce a part of? He mentioned that in the post game interview.

If the Celtics were to win this series, all you would have to do is point to this game versus game 2. The Celtics tonight were able to capitalize one the Lakers choking their lead away, unlike in Game 2 when the Celtics held on despite the onslaught.

Pierce I think had 3 points in the 1st half and whatever else after. He was very integral besides Powe and the other dude hitting key shots. Well deserved for the Celtics. At least they'll get to add to the history of that franchise and I think it's pretty clear Paul Pierce has been the MVP of finals, no?

I didn't see the interview. But if you're not speaking sarcastically about the lack of output from Pierce, 2002 ECF against the Nets from 21 down.

i edited my post, guys.

Well have fun with that, but as a very superstitious kid from Massachusetts no way will I be that confident.

^it damages kobes legacy a lot...ive said it all year, LeBron is better. Fact is, had Kobe shown up to play tonight, they would won.

on the game...

That was a fuckin classic right there! Fuckin classic!

Man am I pumped! Thats some fuckin heart! Posey n House were clutch and the playoffs have made Pierce into a Boston legend, but damn, RAY ALLEN has been hustling his ass off - he played the ENTIRE GAME!

YES YES YES YES YES

Honestly, this is why I never have liked basketball. It's just ridiculously bad and can be so uncompetitive.

And how people STILL can't see how rigged it is, is beyond me. Wake up people.

I find it hilarious that excel think LEBRON is better than KOBE.

That's the definition of delusional right there