Celts / lakers @ 5 et ...
CELTS / LAKERS
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(GAME NOTES: VIA THE LA TIMES BOSTON HERALD & GLOBE...)
LAKERS (G) JORDAN FARMAR ....OUT 8 WKS
CELTS FORWARD GLENN DAVIS WORKED OUT TODAY(YEST) IN LA FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SUFFERING A CONCUSSION & STRAINED NECK IN A CAR ACCIDENT LAST SUN . DOC RIVERS WILL DETERMINE TODAY WHETHER THE 2ND YR FORWARD WILL RETURN TO ACTION AFTER MISSING TWO GMS..
* W /O DAVIS IN THE LINEUP TODAY IT MAY EXPOSE THE CELTS VULNERABILITY OF DEPTH DOWN LOW IF THERE BIGS GET INTO FOUL TROUBLE EARLY. DAVIS IS DAY TO DAY (HAVENT HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK STATUS YET WILL DO SHORTLY)
THE CELTS ARRIVED IN LA FROM BOSTON @ 4 AM PST EARLIER TODAY (YEST) & HAD THE DAY OFF . LAL ARRIVED IN LA FROM NEW ORLEANS @ 1:30 AM (YEST) FOLLOWING A 4 GM FIVE DAY ROAD TRIP AND HAD A SHOOT AROUND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON . PHIL JACKSON & GUARD SASHA VUJACIC CONTINUED TO WHINE ABOUT CELTS FANS SHAKING THE BUS AFTER GM 6 OUTSIDE THE GARDEN LAST YR ( OLD CELTS TRADITION SINCE 84 CHAMPIONSHIP) THE CELTS HAVE GONE "PATRIOTS MODE" REGARDING THE PRESS SAYING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS WHEN ?? COME UP ABOUT THE WINNING STREAK .. "ONE GM @ A TIME ; THIS LAKERS GM IS JUST ONE GM , WE FOCUS ON EVERY GM THE EXACT SAME WAY "
*THE CELTS HAVE WON THE LAST 6 OUT OF 8 GMS VS LAL
*INCLUDING THE LAST 2 GMS LAST REG. SEASON BY AN AVG OF 16 ppg
A BIG KEY IN THIS GM WILL BE THE PERFORMANCE OF ANDREW BYNUM AS HE CAN KEEP THE LAKERS IN THIS GM BY ESTABLISHING A TOUGHNESS DOWN LOW (WHICH WAS LACKING IN THE FINAL) LOOK FOR BYNUM & PERKINS TO GO RIGHT @ EACH OTHER TO CREATE FOUL TROUBLE FOR BOTH BIG GUYS.. BYNUM HAS BEEN A FOUL MAGNET IN MOST GMS THIS YR..THE LAST 4 GMS HE HAS HAD 4-5-4-4 FOULS EACH GM...THE LAKE SHOW NEED BOTH KOBE & BYNUM TODAY TO HAVE A CHANCE VS BOSTON.
* BYNUM REG SEASON #'S FROMLAST YR VS BOSTON (PERKINS)
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4 PTS 4 FOULS IN A 107-91 LOSS
8 PTS 2 REBS 6 FOULS IN A 110-91 LOSS
THE CELTS ARE A GREAT DEFENSIVE TEAM W/ SCHEMES THEY'VE MASTERED AND HAVE 100% COMMITMENT FROM PLAYERS...
THE CELTS DON'T HAVE TO ADJUST THE "DIAL" ON THEIR ENERGY / DEFENSE IT HAS BEEN THERE EVERY GM FOR THE MOST PART & THEY SAY ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO THE PRESS ON A DAILY BASIS...
LAKERS HAVE A DEFENSIVE SCHEME THAT THEY HAVE'NT EXPANDED A LOT OF ENERGY OR COMMITMENT TO LEARNIG SINCE GM #10 OF THE SEASON. ALTHOUGH THEY DID SHOW A GLIMPSE OF THEIR "D" VS NEW ORLEANS LAST TIME OUT..
THE WAY TO PLAY WELL IN THESE TYPES OF GMS ARE TO PLAY WELL IN THE NUMEROUS GAMES LEADING UP TO A BIG MATCHUP . THE LAKERS TALK ABOUT REVENGE THE QUESTION TODAY WILL BE IF THEY CAN SUSTAIN THAT REVENGE TALK FOR MORE THAN 2 QTRS. IF THEY THINK THEY CAN FLIP A SWITCH VS THIS BOSTON TEAM THEY MAY GET EXPOSED AGAIN . KOBE HAS TO HAVE A MONSTER GM & BYNUM NEEDDS TO PLAY LIKE A GO TO BIG GUY FOR LAL TO EVEN HANG AROUND IN THIS ONE . W/ O TWO GREAT EFFORTS FROM THE BOTH OF THEM THEIR COULD ? BE A BIG BLOWOUT WINNER UNDER THE TREE FOR CELTS ..BACKERS
I WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME TIME TO POST A FEW MORE PIECES OF RANDOM INFO(LATER TODAY ?) ON THIS GM SINCE IT IS THE ONLY TWO NBA TEAMS I FOLLOW ON ANY LEVEL