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Celts beat Sixers, 99-82.

Jav_sol wrote:Celts beat Sixers, 99-82.

Puts them back in a tie with the Heat for second place in the East, huge game this Sunday, probably to decide who'll get the second seed as those 2 teams face each other. :sweat:

Lakers in yet another dogfight with a team with a losing record, trailing the Warriors, 43-38, at the half. :sweat:

Lakers lose their third straight game, 95-87, against the Warriors. :shakehead:

With the exception of the Bulls, it seems all the other contenders are sorta stumbling to the finish line. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Lakers lose their third straight game, 95-87, against the Warriors. :shakehead:

With the exception of the Bulls, it seems all the other contenders are sorta stumbling to the finish line. :sweat:

I am going to wildly guess that after seeing Lakers win so much after the All-Star break Phil Jackson went into Zen Master mode and pushed the Lakers to lose some games as to achieve some kind of cosmic balance that I completely made up. Hey too much winning now can be bad, save the winning for the playoffs! :beaten:

On a more realistic, and sane, note, maybe the Lakers will happily settle for the #2 spot in the West knowing that they can take on the Spurs on the road if it comes down to that.

Besides, the Heat can't beat the Bucks, so the Lakers are in good company :sweat:

deseipher wrote:I am going to wildly guess that after seeing Lakers win so much after the All-Star break Phil Jackson went into Zen Master mode and pushed the Lakers to lose some games as to achieve some kind of cosmic balance that I completely made up. Hey too much winning now can be bad, save the winning for the playoffs! :beaten:

So you're saying the Lakers are now sandbagging? :beaten:

On a more realistic, and sane, note, maybe the Lakers will happily settle for the #2 spot in the West

They'll have to settle for #2, since they're mathematically eliminated from the top spot... Fortunately, Dallas has been stumbling, too, so the Lakers still have a two-game lead over them.

Besides, the Heat can't beat the Bucks, so the Lakers are in good company :sweat:

I'm hoping the Heat can't beat anyone else for the rest of the season. :twisted:

bmwracer wrote:
I'm hoping the Heat can't beat anyone else for the rest of the season. :twisted:

I agree except if they play the Knicks :twisted: round one, would like to see the Celts then put an end to their season.
Speaking of the Celts, the way they're playing winning round one is looking more difficult, :bleh: tonight they get blasted by the Bulls 97-81, Bulls now will get first in the East and the second seed will probably come down to Sunday's game between them and the Heat.

I'd root for the Knicks to beat Miami :muack:

hitomi #1 wrote:Speaking of the Celts, the way they're playing winning round one is looking more difficult, :bleh: tonight they get blasted by the Bulls 97-81

Yow, no one expected the Bulls to be the top seed in the East. :shocked:

I've gotta think Derrick Rose will be the MVP and Tom Thibodeau will be Coach of the Year....

^^ Yeah, the Bulls being the #1 seed may be the biggest surprise of the year, :bow: wonder if they'll be like other teams in recent years who are built well for the regular season but not as well for the playoffs. Few weeks ago James made the comment that it doesn't matter what he does for the rest of the year, the media have already crowned Rose as the MVP. :sweat:

hitomi #1 wrote: tonight they get blasted by the Bulls 97-81,

The shooting was horrible in the second half. They were outplayed by the Bulls. Rose had a very good game.

Here comes the fourth loss in a row: Lakers getting b-slapped by the Blazers, 61-47, in the 3rd. :shakehead:

All that playoff momentum has come to a sudden, crashing, inexplicable stop. :doh:

^^ They'd have the Hornets in round one so that shouldn't be too difficult, losing West really hurts them. :beaten:
One way to cure an offensive slump is to play the Wizards, :naughty: Celts did and cruised to a 16 point victory, they also get to play them once more so a win against the Heat tomorrow would almost clinch the second seed for them.

Lakers lose their fifth straight, 120-106, to the Thunder. :shakehead:

The wheels have apparently come off again. :bleh:

The Lakers are playing like they're bored with the regular season. They need to pick it up or this kind of play will cost them in the playoffs.

^ Seems like someone has flipped the Lakers' switch to "Off." :(

^^ Actually isn't there a chance if they lose their last 2 games they could fall to the 4th seed? Which may not be a bad thing, they've beaten the Mavs this year but it seems as though a matchup against the Spurs in round 2 would be better for them, Spurs are good but they just seem very beatable too. :nut:

Celts suffered their worst loss of season to Heat, but more importantly they continue to struggle in the second half of games. :sweat:

Jav_sol wrote:Celts suffered their worst loss of season to Heat, but more importantly they continue to struggle in the second half of games. :sweat:

Wonder if it would be a good idea to give their starters at least one or even better both of their remaining games off, they need the rest plus maybe it'll help their bench players if they get a couple of games in playing regular minutes. :shakehead:

Jav_sol wrote:Celts suffered their worst loss of season to Heat, but more importantly they continue to struggle in the second half of games. :sweat:

It's the Curse of Shaq. :twisted: