NBA FInals

(NSFW language in clip) "We went through too many ups and downs to lose like this," Davis said. "Out of all the teams in the league we were the one that struggled. We were the one that went through the bumps and bruises. We went through the, 'we're old.' We went through the 'oh, they [...]

I often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about the Celtics after playing the Celtics. Here's a dose of 'enemy chatter' from Los Angeles. Game Seven, for all the tacos, is Thursday night…. The Lake Show gave the Celtics absolutely no quarter tonight. They exerted tight ball pressure on everyone [...]

I'm not asking for much here, I don't think.  All I want is when a guy puts an elbow up and it connects with a guy's jaw… that a whistle be blown.  Just a thought. [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Kendrick Perkins has sprained MCL and PCL ligaments, and source close to him says "looks like he's out," for Game 7. MRI on Wednesday. Yahoo's Adrian Wojnorowski [...]

Despite needing just one more win to capture Banner 18, the Celtics came out of the gate like a team full of 40-year-old men playing a pick-up game on a Sunday afternoon. Missed dunks. Missed lay-ups. Errant passes. Balls dribbled off knees and feet. No box-outs. You name it, and the Celtics did it poorly. [...]

What about now? Thanks KWAPT for the vid [...]

If the Celtics are going to win this thing, they're going to have to do something improbable.  Hell… it's damn near impossible.  Or so it seems. They are either going to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in three straight games… or they'll beat Kobe, at home, in a Game 7. The Lakers have only lost [...]

(My favorite) ESPN analyst Tim Legler had this to say about Kobe: “I think for Kobe Bryant, the problem right now is as the game goes on and the Celtics make a run in the second half, Kobe trusts his teammates less and less and less. And that’s a big problem for the Lakers,” Legler [...]

Via ESPN Boston.com: Monty McCutchen, Joe DeRosa, and Ken Mauer are the officials assigned to referee Game 6 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night at the Staples Center. McCutchen and Mauer worked Boston's Game 2 victory that featured a series-high 58 whistles, while DeRosa was part of the Game 1 crew that called 54 infractions [...]

' Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. In the three games in Boston, two of which were won by the Celtics, Garnett averaged 18.7 points and 7.3 rebounds. Defense is equally important, and [...]