Late post...4 minutes to go in the 3rd...I'm in the bedroom, watching the game on the computer (at least, watching the scores refresh on a website). Wife is in the living room watching on TV. She is very quiet, which means her team is doing well...me, not so much...
Celtics are getting it handed to them at home. Another dump in the Garden, home crowd is silent (not much to get loud about so far). Ray Allen has 2 (yes, 2!!!!!!) points mid-way through the 3rd quarter. 2 points, and both from the foul line...he is 0-11 from the field. Pierce has 8 points. Rondo, 9 points. Boston is shooting 35% (!!!!) from the field, 68% from the foul line. Boston is being out-rebounded 35- 28.
Those numbers = LOSE. I hope they can turn it around in the 4th quarter...but they'll need a much better effort. We'll see.
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Not good. Boston tried to come back, but their constipated end-of-quarter offense (all year!!) struck again. Down 84-80 with a minute left, Ray Allen misses a 3 and the Lakers quickly score. So instead of 84-83 and the Celtics in great position...it's 86-80 and the game is over.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Allen, I am just floored. How could you break an all-time NBA Finals shooting record (most 3's in one game), and then in the very next game tie the all-time NBA Finals record for worst shooting performance in history (0-from-the-field...for the entire game...yes, that's 0 field goals...ZERO)??
Stunning.
So, it's win the next two games for Boston, or the series is over. No way they can go to LA and win two on the road to close it out. Of course, Boston could still lose it on their home floor (tremendously pathetic, if they do so)...but win just one of the next two, and it's still as good as finished.