Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

Celts have another tough loss and lose to the Hawks 88-83, no one to blame but themselves, shot 11-20 from the FT line but probably had some nice dunks which matters more in close games. :twisted: Miami edged in front of them for the second spot and it looks like the Bulls will end up being #1 in the East, 3 game lead with 7 to play.

Hmm, Lakers must be hung over from yesterday's rout of the Mavs: their getting spanked by the Jazz, 41-26, in the 2nd quarter. :sweat:

EDIT: Lakers have turned it around and now lead, 71-64, going into the 4th. :victory:

Spurs lose their sixth straight, 119-144, to the Rockets.

Unbelievable. :shocked:

Lakers turn up the defense in the second half and beat the Jazz, 96-85. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Lakers turn up the defense in the second half and beat the Jazz, 96-85. :victory:

Potassium. :P

Tu_triky wrote:Potassium. :P

I did hear they were loading up on bananas and fries during halftime. :P

bmwracer wrote:
I did hear they were loading up on bananas and fries during halftime. :P

:rofl: Nice. "Fries." Funny!

bmwracer wrote:Lakers turn up the defense in the second half and beat the Jazz, 96-85. :victory:

I watched the last few min's of that game of the 2nd qtr right before half, just when the Lakers poured it on, on a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 8, that is when i felt the Lakers were going to come alive and sink the Jazz, and sure enough, Jazz went down at the end. The Lakers really have proved us all, when they are capable of, and at this point, I feel that no team can beat them in the season or playoffs, IF they continue like this. Still, it might be too early to say that Lakers will be unbeatable onward. But a 18-1 record since the All-Star Break, who would have ever guess that would happen, quite absolutely impressive! They might make believers out of all of us. All I can say is the SA Spurs are in Jeopardy of losing the best record and home-court if they continue at this pace. Even if they turn it around, Lakers have all the momentum. With 7 games left for the Lakers, even if they split by going 4-3 or 3-4, they still long very strong going into the post-season, even if they slip to #3 team, or stay at #2, or jump to #1.

Butler beats VCU, 70-62, to go to the NCAA championship game for the second straight year. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

UConn beats Kentucky in the second semifinal game, 66-65.

Finals are on Monday. :victory:

Go Butler! :woot:

Celts beat Detroit, but the news was that Shaq came back and then got injured again. :sweat: Well, he played good while he was out there. :beaten:

Lakers looked tired and lackadaisical against the Nuggets, so they lose, 95-90. :(

Too many turnovers by the Lakers, but I got to give Denver credit. They're a much better team since the Anthony trade. They're deep and move the ball around effectively. I knew they would benefit well from the Anthony trade, and honestly, I think they're a better team than Oklahoma City.

The Perkins trade is starting to look really bad for the Celtics. Having an aging roster and fragile big men will be the biggest opponent of Boston going into the playoffs.

Jav_sol wrote:Celts beat Detroit, but the news was that Shaq came back and then got injured again. :sweat: Well, he played good while he was out there. :beaten:

A gamble that crashed and burned.

That's what you get for getting a guy who has no dedication to the game or staying in shape.

^^ They should be fine, they've got a fairly good record without him, actually if the other O'Neal is healthy he could give them a nice boost in the middle, think the key for them will be deciding whether getting the second seed is more important than resting some of the older players before playoff time. :sweat:

Ack, Butler loses to Uconn, 53-41. :(

bmwracer wrote:Ack, Butler loses to Uconn, 53-41. :(

Unfortunately the game wasn't good. Butler had a terrible shooting night, I never felt like they were going to come back and win it. :sweat:

Jav_sol wrote:Unfortunately the game wasn't good. Butler had a terrible shooting night, I never felt like they were going to come back and win it. :sweat:

Yup.

What a terrible time to go ice cold. :(

Speaking of ice cold, the Laker offense is now sputtering and they lose their second straight, 86-85, to the Jazz. :bleh: