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NBA Playoff Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by cwilson3, Apr 17, 2010.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    L.A. Times:

    Throngs of people arrived in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon as law enforcement officials were on alert for potential looting or violence after Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.

    Officials plan to close Figueroa Street between Olympic and Pico boulevards. More street closures are also possible.

    Metro bus routes in the area are being rerouted, and it's possible that light-rail and subway service could be interrupted at the 7th/Metro Center station and other stops "depending on conditions in the area," according to a Metro press release.

    The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it might also shut down Whittier Boulevard in East L.A. if large crowds gather after the game.

    Law enforcement agencies will also increase their presence along Crenshaw Boulevard in South L.A.

    LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said "extraordinary measures will be in place" to prevent unrest.
     
    MileHigh, Jun 17, 2010
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  2. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    Perfect looting weather!
     
    Point of Order, Jun 17, 2010
    #962
  3. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Disastrous start for the Lakers. Not shooting well. Missing free throws. Taking awkward, off-balance shots. Giving the Celtics a ton of confidence. Long way to go, yes. But you can't shot 22.2 percent and expect to be in the game, and right now, they're not.
     
    MileHigh, Jun 17, 2010
    #963
  4. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    The team that led after the first quarter was 6-0 so far. I'll be shocked if it isn't 7-0. I don't know how often teams have won games in the Finals with a 14 point quarter thrown in, but I bet there aren't many, and I'll bet there were franchises in Rochester and Fort Wayne when it happened.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jun 17, 2010
    #964
  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Maybe. But the team that has outrebounded the other is 6-0 so far. So something is going to give because there's no way Boston outrebounds the Lakers in this game.
     
    MileHigh, Jun 17, 2010
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  6. suburbia

    suburbia Active Member

    The play in the first half has been terrible.
     
    suburbia, Jun 17, 2010
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  7. D-3 Fan

    D-3 Fan Well-Known Member

    If this game make it into the 60's at the end, it would be a miracle.

    This could rank as one of the lowest scoring halves in Finals history.

    Geez.
     
    D-3 Fan, Jun 17, 2010
    #967
  8. suburbia

    suburbia Active Member

    This is as bad as the last finals game 7.
     
    suburbia, Jun 17, 2010
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  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I think it was 40-34 after the first quarter of Game 7 in the 1969 Finals, not halftime. That was embarrassing.
     
    MileHigh, Jun 17, 2010
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  10. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    This is bloody fucking unwatchable.
     
    BYH, Jun 17, 2010
    #970
  11. Andy _ Kent

    Andy _ Kent Member

    So as someone who is not as familiar with Phil Jackson's history as the rest of you on here, how good is he at making half-time adjustments, especially in a winner-take-all Game 7?
     
    Andy _ Kent, Jun 17, 2010
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  12. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    This one is as bad as the Game Sevens in both 1994 and 2005. Just ugly basketball.

    Lakers are lucky to be within striking distance. Artest is the only Laker who showed up tonight.

    I didn't think losing a Game Seven, with all he's accomplished, would have an adverse effect on Kobe's legacy. But if he finishes this game like he started it . . . the long knives of his critics will enjoy some justification.

    Lot of game to go, but it's tough to think the Lakers win this one with Kobe jacking up shit and Gasol getting smashed inside.
     
    Piotr Rasputin, Jun 17, 2010
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