Game 6 betting odds Celtics -4.5 total 191.5
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The 2008 NBA Finals in a nostalgic matchup that takes up back to the 80’s an era of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird what some would say is the most storied rivarly in professional sports. Now instead of Magic and Bird we have Kobe and Pierce or Kobe and Garnett or maybe even Kobe and Allen. Regardless, we have a great matchup that many pundits, bloggers, self professed handicappers, and basically anyone in any kind of media outlet suggesting that this series would be over in 5 games in LA. I was the only guy I knew saying the Celtics in 7. I know, I know its easy to say now that they are up 2-0, but I have been busy and am now just getting to my monthly Laker Hating, very slackass on my part and I apologize. So lets get on with it shall we:
Game 1: Celtics 98 - Lakers 88 Both teams kept it tight and the met all expectiations providing for a high energy, emotional opening to the 2008 finals and preview of what we can expect for the rest of series. When Paul Pierce went out with hurt knee and they had to carry him off the court there was a slight tremor 
that went off around the world and I will tell you the cause, that was the collective force of everyone around the globe tightening their sphincters at the exact same time. LOL…… And then in the second half a strong wind spurred the globe to move out of alignment with his triumfate return and the subsequent exhale of all those who had tightened up earlier. Pierce played brillantly and without him I don’t think they can get it done.
Game 2: Celtics 108 - Lakers 102 Game 2 has been clounded with whining from Lakers fans about the disparity of free throws granted, I mean if Kobe and Odom would have focused more on scoring rather than crying to the refs then perhaps they would have capped off the return from a 24 point deficit and won, but rather than play they did what all Laker fans do, cry cry cry…. I have to admit, I thought the Celtics were 
going to piss it down their legs after giving up that huge lead and it seemed like the clock couldn’t run down fast enough for them. This concerns me because they really needed to crush the Lakers before a flight across the country and 3 games at the Staples Center. Now it looks like we may be heading back to Boston with a 3-2 deficit, unless…… The Triumverate that is Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen can come together and collectively will themselves a win in LA which could completely discombobulate Kobe and the gang and almost guanreentee the Celtics a Championship.
Game 3 is scheduled for Tuesday night at 9pm est. in L.A. the current spread is Lakers -9 which is probably right on considering the Celtics will be a little jet lagged, I don’t expect them to win or cover. All you Laker babies have a chance to recoup some of thos losses from game 1 and 2 as I expect the Lakers to come out and crush them, give the points.
Updated June 11th
Game 3: Lakers 87 - Celtics 81 Wow I was totally off on my above prediction, the Lakers almost lost it! 
I mean as bad as KG was playing I thought for sure the lakers would have their way with them like Kobe and a maid in a Colorado Spa.(sorry I couldn’t resist) But really, the Lakers played piss poor Kobe was the only starter who broke double digits in points and they had to rely on a man named Sasha to save their bacon. Very embarrassing for the Lakers at home despite the win. They have got to do better than that to hold off the Celtics and Kobe cannot do it by himself, if KG would have just sunk 9-21 instead of that dismal 6-21 the C’s would have all but locked it up. Lakers fan should be very concerned…
Updated June 13th
Game 4: Celtics 97 - Lakers 91 The basketball gods had nothing to do with it. This was all on the Lakers and the typical arrogance they display. They had the Celtics beaten down to the ground and left for dead when leading by as much as 24 points in the second quarter closing out the half with an 18 point lead. Lamar Odom looked unstoppable as he continually drove to the hoop without being challanged and was shooting field goals at will without pressure. It seemed like they had total control of the game, Kobe was 
playing the part of field general attracting all the attention while setting his boys up for the shot, he finished with 10 assists and only 17 points a far cry from his usual 30 points and maybe 4 assists. Everything seemed to be going right for the Lakers while it was going utterly horrendous for the Celtics, they had no fire under them, they weren’t being aggresive on offense and were basically inviting the Lakers to shoot the ball and then……(cue dramatic highlight music) With the start of the second half Paul Pierce led his Celtics out with inspiration and immediatly cut the defecit to 2 points with alot of help from James Posey in the 3rd quarter. The Lakers obviously stunned by this quizi ressurection of what they thought they had killed off was now trailing by 2 and caught them by surprise, in a desperate scrammble to regroup Kobe tried to rally his troops but it was to no avail and needless to say they were caught with their pants down and no vasiline in sight. The hats and shirts have already been ordered in Boston and I am issuing a state wide suicide watch for the state of California so should you have friends or relatives that reside there please for petes sake take away ALL of their potentially harmful instruments, I’m talking guns, knives, grenades and most importantly…TOE NAIL CLIPPERS!!!. Can you imagine the effect that another Boston win in LA to close out the series could do to that town? All motivation and fun loving antics would cease to exist, Jerry Buss would start dating women over 25!!!(well maybe not 25 but at least 20), a permanent dark cloud would settle on LA, oh and then we would have to hear about the game 2 free throw disperity as being the reason they didn’t win the Finals and how they were robbed by the league because they control the refs and then file formal complaints and then some more bitching and moaning and they maybe even another Kobe holdout this summer, there are so many variables thats its not worth it. This is why I am calling for the Lakers to win in game 5 and send it back to Boston where they can close it out in game 6. The Boston fans deserve it. The current spread for game 5 has the Lakers favored -6.5 with a total of 190.5. Bet the Lakers, they probably know they are done but they don’t want to lose it all at home, they have more pride than that…
Updated June 16th
Game 5: Lakers 103 - Celtics 98 They almost did it again. The Lakers seemed to have scrapped the team ball effort in the first quarter and just gave Kobe the damn ball as he had 15 points alone and a huge lead over Boston. Going into the second quarter with LA up by 18 points it seemed that a routing was inevitable especially after Game 4’s dissapointment, but then Pierce and co. came out swinging and went on a 15-0 run to literally freeze the Lakers who went 7 minutes without scoring once. The Lakers barely got out of the second half with their lead cut to 3 and you could tell the pressure was getting to them, Jordan Farmar of all people started copping an attitude and Kobe should have reached back and pimp smacked him like the little bitch that he is. With the start of the second half you could tell right off the bat that there was a very real possibility that the finals could have ended that night in LA regardless of the desire for the Celtics to win it all at home and at one point I kinda felt like Boston was even holding back a little. I did see an improvement from the Lakers in the second half as far as spreading the ball out but, they still lacked that finish them off aspect that is required at this point in the season. The Lakers failed to put together any significant runs in the second half and Pierce who had 38 points and played all 48 minutes kept the pressure on them stalking the Lakers like Dr. Buss at a Senior Prom. *Note, if Paul Pierce does not get MVP then the
re is something really wrong with America. Quick Fact: The Lakers have not covered the spread even once this entire series! Thats gotta be heartbreaking to the Laker faithful and by the way the state wide suicide watch is still in effect and not so much for the fact that they are undoubtedly not going to win the Finals, but for all of the money LA bettors have lost so far on them. Not to mention the odds to win the series line which was as high as -350 at some places. Now the Lakers have to fly all the way across the country just to get whipped in front of a bunch of Bean Towners. If you read at the top of the post I predicted Celtics in 7 but it looks like 6, these guys have got to be tired, they went 7 games in just about every series to get here and I wouldn’t blame them if they forego the drama and jsut get it over with on Tuesday night, they earned it. The current spread has Boston -4.5 with a total of 191.5, I think the Lakers keep it tight on Tuesday and 4.5 is hard to call its only 2.5 baskets, but I think Boston goes out with a bang and crushes their SOULS!!! Take Boston and then think about how funny its going to be when Paul Pierce goes up to Kobe after the game and invites him to the after party…
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On Saturday July 26th 9pm at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Miguel Angel Cotto will square off in defense of his Welterweight title against Antonio Margarito to determine the who owns the top spot in the division as well as give the media the chance to tout one of them as boxings best pound for pound fighters. Current betting odds are as follows:
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