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Thur. June 12, 2008 - The Force will balance when the series is even tonight
Laker Nation make noise tonight so loud that even the dead awake & join in.
Good Morning Charles
Good Morning utzworld THE BANNER HOLDER – We look forward to prayer.
Good Morning, Morning Crew: JohnnyP. Bozz, Toad, “Pig” Miller, Fearless,
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ODDS: Lakers by 71/2 Points SERIES: LAKERS 1 – 2
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@AMAZING HAPPENS
I don't know what to say really. 8 hours to the biggest battle of our
professional lives all comes down to today. Either we play as a team
or we are going to crumble. Inch by inch play by play till we're finished.
We are in hell right now, gentlemen believe me and we can stay here and
get the sh*t kicked out of us or we can fight our way back into the light.
We can climb out of hell. One inch at a time. Now I can't do it for you.
I'm too old. I look around and I see these young faces and I think I mean
I made every wrong choice a middle age man could make. I uh....I pissed
away all my money believe it or not. I chased off anyone who has ever
loved me. And lately, I can't even stand the face I see in the mirror. You
know when you get old in life things get taken from you. That's, that's
part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find
out that life is just a game of inches. So is basketball. Because in either
game, life or basketball The margin for error is so small. One half step
too late or to early you don't quite make it. One half second too slow
or too fast and you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are
everywhere around us. They are in every break of the game every minute,
every second. On this team, we fight for that inch On this team, we tear
ourselves, and everyone around us to pieces for that inch. We CLAW with
our finger nails for that inch. Cause we know when we add up all those inches
that's going to make the difference between WINNING and LOSING between
LIVING and DYING. I'll tell you this in any fight it is the guy who IS WILLING
TO DIE who is going to win that inch. And I know if I am going to have any life
Anymore it is because I am still willing to fight and die for that inch because that
is what LIVING is. THE 6 INCHES IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE.. Now I can't make
you do it. You gotta look at the guy next to you. Look into his eyes. Now I think you
are going to see a guy who will go that inch with you. You are going to see a guy
who will sacrifice himself for this team because he knows when it comes down
to it, you are gonna do the same thing for him. That's a team, gentlemen
and either we heal now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
That's basketball guys. That's all it is. Now, whattaya gonna do?

GAME 4 NEXT:

ROLLLLLLLL CALLLLLLLL:
AND NOW YOUR STARTING WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION LINEUP:
At small forward # 7 Lamar Odom
At strong forward # 10 Vlad Radmanovic
At center # 16 Pau Gasol
At guard # 2 Derick Fisher
AND AT GUARD THE 2008 MVP , KOBE BRYYYYYYYANNNNNNNNT

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ALL TOGETHER NOW
WE ARE THE FREAKIN LA LAKERS WINNERS OF 14 NBA TITLES. THE TEAM
WITH THE BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN NBA HISTORY. THE ONLY TEAM
WITH 3 HOF COACHES. THE ONLY TEAM TO APPEAR IN THE NBA FINALS IN
EVERY DECADE OF THE NBA'S EXISTENCE. THE TEAM WITH THE MOST
PLAYERS ON THE 50 GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME LIST(8). THE HOME
OF THE REIGNING AND FUTURE MVP KOBE BRYANT. THE HOME OF WILT
KAREEM, GEORGE MIKAN, MAGIC, ELGIN BAYLOR, THE LOGO(JERRY WEST),
SHAQ, PAT RILEY, JAMES WORTHY, BOB MCADOO, "BIG SHOT ROB HORRY"
GAIL GOODRICH THE LEGENDARY SPORTSCASTER CHICK HEARN COACHED
BY 9 TIME – SOON TO BE 10 TIME TITLE WINNER PHIL (9RINGS) JACKSON &
OWNED BY THE BEST D@MN OWNER IN SPORTS DR. JERRY BUSS AND THE
ONLY ONE WHO CAN EVER DEFEAT OR DIVIDE US IS US
LAKERS TODAY LAKERS TOMORROW LAKERS FOREVER

Mamba24,

That is the perfect Roll Call for today. "In any fight it is the guy who IS WILLING TO DIE who is going to win that inch." We all know that Kobe is willing to die to win that inch; Sasha and Farmar, too. But the rest of the squad needs to declare themselves. We need to know, as does Kobe, that Fish, Odom, Gasol, VladRad, Ronny, Walton, and Ariza are all ready to sacrifice themselves in any way needed to bring the trophy home at the end of the Finals.

The lyrics of the new Offspring song, "Hammerhead," are appropriate for tonight:

I am the one
Camouflage and guns
Risk my life
To keep my people from harm

Authority
Vested in me
I sacrifice
With my brothers in arms

Through this doorway
What's on the other side
Never knowing
Exactly what I'll find

Locked and loaded
Voices screaming
Let's go!
Come on do it!
Here we go

GO LAKERS!

That video of Garnett setting five illegal screens in one possession is ridiculous. If he hadn't been called for that fifth one, who knows how many more times he would have done it in that sequence alone. And why is Phil mum about this? Shouldn't he be pointing this out to the refs (and the media) at every possible opportunity? Oh, Phil, what has happened to you?

Pau's screens are illegal as well in that he leans towards the defender to make sure he makes contact with them. Those KG screens were pretty egregious in that he was laying the wood on all those smaller players but that was probably b/c he knew it wasn't being called and therefore could keep doing it and pushing the line.

I hate flopping when it comes to trying to make it look like you got fouled. There are very few instances when a screen would be hard enough to literally knock a player down. It would have to be one of those types where a player was looking the other way and didn't see the screen at all.

But flopping to draw attention to the fact you got fouled is more of a grey area. After all of those KG screens, the only one that got called was when someone fell down as a result.

So what should you do? Fight through the physical play b/c stopping the ball is more important than hoping you get a whistle - or flopping to try and make the ref call something?

Boston is a lot like Utah in that they're very physical but also flop a lot - i.e. Matt Harpring. There's very little someone could actually do to knock that guy down but he was on his back a lot during that series. It's a mind game. Since flopping is frowned upon, there are players who don't want to do it out of pride - as if it makes you more of a man. But then there are players who are willing to push the envelope when it comes to the rules and use the refs to their advantage. It's like being an a**hole in Hollywood. Everyone complains about how much of a jerk someone is and how they'd never be like that but they're usually talking about the most successful people in town.

whether you think you can or you think you can't... you're right.

LO Gasol and Vlade... know you can!

Lakers win

Good Morning Mamba24, Good Morning Charles, Jon K, and ALL of Laker Naiton!

We must win tonight. Bring the Focus and Intensity that desperation breeds to the opening tip tonight, and carry it through to the final horn! Play aggressive, drive hard to the rim, control the flow, play tight "D" and show the leprechauns we will not give up, we shall prevail!

LET'S GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 TO 15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are the offensive adjustments I want to see tonight.

LO in the low post. (If he's going to drive to the basket, let it be without the ball looking for a quick entry pass, rather than commiting an offensive foul or shooting an ill-advised jump shot)

Kobe in the pick-n-roll inside the 3 pt line near the elbow, not on the perimeter. (Gets him to his favorite mid-range spot immediately and forces the defense to switch which will free up one big man)

Pau going immediately into an offensive move when he receives the post pass. (Waiting for the defense to clear out may give him more space where he is but not where he wants to go - to the paint. Instead it actually gives Boston more players to clog the paint with)

Vlad driving to the hole a couple of times. (He's very capable of doing this. He's a much better in catch-and-shoot rather than shooting off the dribble. He needs to either pass or penetrate)

LAKER NEED TO FIND THEIR RYTHM THEY HAD WHEN THEY PLAYED NUGGETS, UTAH AND THE SPURS:

So the good news is Lakers have not played their brand of B=Ball, regardless of what they say about Boston defense..They are almost there and I can't wait to see the Hollywood panache and swagger. I am still waiting for Laker team to show up clicking on all cylinders, that look in their faces, the swagger and the dagger they are capable of delivering.

I sincerely hope the Laker team shows up sooner than later.. like tonight..

Hollywood Swagger

GO LAKERS..

Mamba24

How do you get on roll call? I want to represent!

Our colors of purple and gold will not run nor fade, for we are the Los Angeles Lakers. We will NOT heed to the Celtics, for we are the Los Angeles Lakers. We WILL play with a full passion bucket, for we are the LOS Angeles Lakers.

We are one team with one dream. We bleed and sweat greatness. That greatness is obtained by dedication, desire, wisdom, heart, enthusiasm, and above all commitment to excellence.

Time to turn up the heat and get the party started. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

REPOST

VALakersGirl, thanks for the kind words. I'm only trying to help him. Its very obvious to me that the Lakers are the least of his worries. ;)

Engineero,
Let me rephrase my question, what opinion do you think I should have about your questions? What is the "right" way to think about the situation you presented. Let's get to what you think and why you think it.

This is your soapbox, my friend, so fire away. I have answered your question honestly. My opinion is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. So what's the harm in answering my questions. You are the subject of my query, not the Fakers (as you call it).

I'm glad you are responding to me. It means we have connected in some way. So let's make this step about what it is. What is it you hate about LA, the Lakers, California, and environmentalists? Why? What do they symbolize to you there in Utah?

What so angers you that you blame others for your situation? Such as this:
Posted on May 12 by engineero (link below).
"Screw the environmentalists. I need a job and cheaper prices. If I don't get either, I'm going to take it up personally with these over-zealous idiots because I can't afford to eat! "
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/grand-rapids-mi/T5271LRCAS6HGELKJ

Just what do you mean by this? Do you have a job yet? Have you eaten since May 12? How are things for you now?

Let's keep this going my friend. I understand your sarcasm, but your situation does paint a disconcerting picture.

You've got a friend in me....
The Psychologist

PS WOO-saw....WOO-saw....WOO-saw. Its an anger management mantra. Let's try it together...WOO-saw...WOO-saw....WOO-saw....Did it work?

Posted by: The Psychologist | June 11, 2008 at 11:13 PM

That game 3 was such a rough and sluggish game, I didn't even feel like we had home court advantage except for the foul calls we got the in the First Quarter. It didn't seem like a Boston game, but it didn't seem like a home game either.

I'm betting this one will feel like a real home game, and we'll roll.

TZEB"We're not a bunch of whining BITCHE$ like you. GO CELTS!!!!!"
HAHAHHAHA LOL! TELL THAT TO THAT WHINY WHEELCHAIR BIATCH AND THAT'S THE TRUTH!!! LOL!

One thing that would set the tone for a better Laker performance tonight would be a better opening production for the team's introduction.

The one on Tuesday was akin to offering a wet blanket to a man with pneumonia standing outside an igloo at the North Pole. This is Hollywood. Let's see something more like the lion's roar in the MGM film opens. C'mon, Lakers. Let's do it!

Tim-4-Show predicts tonight's outcome:

A few hours before game 3, I predicted the margin dead on. Today I attempt to do the same.

My take on game 4 is the Lakers to win by 13 pts.

Kobe will score 40+ and Lamar will score under 20.

Come on Lakers!!!

Good Morning Laker Family!

Big Win Coming Tonight, Put it in the Bank!

Let's step on the neck of that green headed, low-class monster and show them how we do it!

KB - Thank you for keeping the intensity going!

Machine - The hero - Thanks for stepping up when no one else would!

Pau - Play KG even and it's good enough for me.

LO - Time to show up - You're due baby!

Vlad - Pick up your quick 3 fouls and make way for the Machine.

Luke - Don't come to the arena. Come in a suit and coach. Use your so called Basketball IQ and coach.

TA - Time to get some good run.

Jordan - Step up like game 3 and you're golden.

Put that all together and we got us a three game series that starts Sunday, Father's day, where the Old Man and I can enjoy the Lakers going up 3-2 as the Big 3 Chokers gradually disappear.

Johnny Laker:"Our colors of purple and gold will not run nor fade, for we are the Los Angeles
Lakers. We will NOT heed to the Celtics, for we are the Los Angeles Lakers. We WILL play
with a full passion bucket, for we are the LOS Angeles Lakers. We are one team with one dream.
We bleed and sweat greatness. That greatness is obtained by dedication, desire, wisdom, heart,
enthusiasm, and above all commitment to excellence."

HELL YEAH!!! LAKERS FOREVER! LIGHTS OUT!!!

Mamba24 How do you get on roll call? I want to represent!
Posted by: UBUNTU KILLERS | June 12, 2008 at 10:11

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UBUNTU KILLERS

Tim-4-Show:"My take on game 4 is the Lakers to win by 13 pts. Kobe will score 40+
and Lamar will score under 20."

I BELIEVE IN TIM-4-SHOW I BELIEVE IN TIM-4-SHOW CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
I BELIEVE IN TIM-4-SHOW I BELIEVE IN TIM-4-SHOW CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
I BELIEVE IN TIM-4-SHOW I BELIEVE IN TIM-4-SHOW CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
I BELIEVE IN TIM-4-SHOW I BELIEVE IN TIM-4-SHOW CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP

TZEB,

The Zero Emulating Boston.

"Notice no Celts fans crying about the disparity of calls in game 3"

You just did, corny guy...

Stay Classy

*___________________________*
CELTICS Resistance is FUTILE
against the Lakers BANDWAGON
*___________________________*
(01) BK - Driver
(02) AK - Owner
(03) LAKERTOM – Turned the Borg into Laker Fans
(04) MAMBA24 – Not completely assimilated
(05) KOBESBAD – Turned the Borg Bad
(06) , JoninJAPAN(INCANADA) – Made Lebron vote Kobe MVP
(07) Jamie Sweet – Made David Stern Cry Uncle
(08) Edwin Gueco – Character of Picard based upon him
(09) Janaya – Beat Worf in arm wrestling.
(10) Pig Miller – Turned the Borg into trolls
(11) Fearless – Even the Borg fear him
(12) Nemaia Faletogo – Real Inventor of the Warp drive
(13) Milo Rambaldi – Team Prophet and starship captain
(14) TWoody – Defeated Borg in Hand-to-Hand combat
(15) JustAnotherMambaFan – Gave Worf a home with the Mamba family
(16) Jon K. -- In Charge of the Tractor Beam
(17) MagicMan – that is what Dr. Crusher calls him.
(18) Htj - Created the Warp Drive
(19) JesterGuru - He is the Borq Queens hero.
(20) JohnnyP - Created the first Starship
*_______________________________*
"Punch KG "The Big Ticket" bandwagon.
*_______________________________*
(01) EastCoastJessie – CEO – TKO’d KG twice
(02) Mel - Driver
(03) Bozz - Owner
(04) Complex_Brotha - Sparring Partner, Knocked him out
(05) Mamba24 - referee
(06) JustAnotherMambafan - Cut Man
(07) LakerTom - Turned KG's roar into a Meow!
(08) Happy Camper – The reason KG talks to himself
(09) Erik True Laker Fan - Shaved KG’s head
(10) Janaya – put itching powder in KG’s shorts
(11) PsychedLakerGirl – Reason KG wanted to become a Laker
(12) Edwin Gueco – Made a citizens arrest of KG
(13) Keifo – Beat KG at Horse.
(14) Bozz – Convinced KG that he had a career as a Troll
(15) Jon K. Taught all Lakers the deadly throat puncjh
(16) Happy Camper - Made Daany Ainge unhappy
(17) MagicMan – Made the Big Ticket Punch himself….twice!
(18) JustAnotherLakerFan – Will pull the alarms when they come to LA.
(19) JustALakerFan – Stole KG.s shaving kit
(20) JesterGuru – Put a For Sale sign on KG’s. house
*_______________________________*
I HATE The CELTICS BANDWAGON
*_____________________________*
(01) EastCoastJessie – Owner & Driver
(02) FEARLESS – Co/Driver
(03) LAKER TOM – CEO – Made an offer they couldn’t refuse
(02) Milo Rambaldi--Team Prophet.
(03) Mamba24 – East Coast Jessie’s BodyGuard
(04) LakerFaze – Taught KG how to Dunk
(05) TOAD – Once beat Larry Bird in a game of horse
(06) LakerMan420 – Told Red Auerbach where to put his cigar
(07) HmrHed – Blocked KG’s hook twice
(08) SIimLakerGirl – Reports directly to Jeannie Buss
(09) LakerLegacy – Made Red Auerbach bow down to 9Rings
(10) PigMiller– sent LARRY Bird back to French lick IND.
(11) JEFF - Was born hating the Celtics.
(12) #4 Not only born hating Celtics but will bequeath the hate to his heirs
(13) MarkyTheArky – Director of Mirrors and reflections
(14) JustAnotherMambaFan – Hates them
(15) THE_D – Thinks Celtics fans should go to AA meetings
(16) JON K. - Put the chokehold in the Celtics choking
(17) FLOYD – Fought with Jerry west over who hated Boston most
(18) NEMAIA FALETOGO - Fan of the Purple Hulk - No not K.G.
(19) KEIFO - Riding ShotGun
(20) CBuck - Played Horse with McHale and made him retire
(21) BZAR - Painted the Parquet floor Purple and Gold
(22) KOBESBAD - Put exploding cigars in Red Auebachs Humidor
(23) EDWIN GUECO – Shaved Danny Ainges hair while he was asleep
(24) JAMIE SWEET - Is not so sweet when it comes to Celtics
(26) JustAnotherMambafan - Cut Man
(27) LakerTom - Turned KG's roar into a Meow!
(28) Happy Camper – The reason KG talks to himself
(29) Erik True Laker Fan - Shaved KG’s head
(30) Janaya – put itching powder in KG’s shorts
(31) PsychedLakerGirl – Reason KG wanted to become a Laker
(32) Bozz – Convinced KG that he had a career as a Troll
(33) (17) MagicMan – Made the Big Ticket Punch himself.
(34) LakerNorth – Put itching powder in KG’s shorts.
(35) JustAnotherLakerFan – Will pull the alarms when they come to LA
(36) JustALakerFan – Stole KG.s shaving kit
(37) JesterGuru – Put a For Sale sign on KG’s. house

You are the MAN Mamba24....Thanks

Beatdown of Beantown in Downtown!

LAKER PRIDE riding all the way to Figueroa.

STEVEN A SMITH

Steven A and Skip Mindless were debating Sasha's defense the other day and Steven A implied that with a name like Sasha he must be soft.

I'm sorry but I don't think most kids that grew up in the Balkans when Sasha did could possibly be soft; they might not be the greatest defenders, but they aren't soft. (Yes I am including Vlad).

The Balkans at that time made the tougher parts of New York look like Disneyland.

When people post youtube videos where Kg literally initiates 5 illegal screens in one possession, it can have an effect on the series.

It's about FREAKIN TIME people stood up and made the league look like a bunch of fools, especially in the wake of the allegations that came out.

To put it to you bluntly, the refs call the game and do not allow the Celts to bully us, it will absolutely take them out of their defensive rhythm and it will free our offense just enough to get that elusive competitive edge.

People posting YouTubes and putting them out there for the media could very well prove to be the NAIL IN The CELTIC's COFFIN as PJ takes coaching Ring #10.

GAME ON!

Numbers 13:27-31 - The setting for this story in Scripture is Moses sent some of the Israelites to spy on the PROMISED LAND that God had promised to give them:

27 They gave Moses this account: "We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit.
28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there.
29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan."
30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."
31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are.
32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, "The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.
33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them."

The Scripture ultimately reveals that after Moses passed away, Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land and Caleb - the dude in verse 30 who was the ONLY ONE other than the leaders who believed that they could take the Promised Land - got the LARGEST PORTION OF LAND after it was taken. Why? Because he believed

It's real simple. Are our Los Angeles Lakers - most notably Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol - going to perceive Paul Pierce, Kg, Ray Allen and company as STRONGER than we are? Will we play like grasshoppers? Or will we make our entrance into our rightful PROMISED LAND starting tonight? At 6:15 PM, we will know for sure.

God has given Phil (Moses) the Blueprint, Kobe (Joshua) the will to lead us, and Sasha (Caleb) the faith to believe. If the rest of the squad - LO & Pau - don't fall in line, then it really is already done...and I don't mean that in a nice way!

LET US PRAY...

Dear Lord, we come to You...HEAVY! Heavy in heart. Heavy in mind. Heavy in spirit. But we praise You in the midst of our heaviness. For You specialize in lifting HEAVINESS off of our shoulders and replacing that HEAVY load with a spirit of peace. Thank You, in advance, for granting LA Times Lakers Blog a spirit of peace.

You have given us peace over our fears, peace of mind regarding our Lakers, and peace that surpasses all understanding - peace so strong that we can go through our whole day Identifying, Wounding and ultimately STARVING every troll, gnat, pest, snake, chameleon, sports writer, naysayer, playa hater, and Kobe hater who would come in to cause strife and discord among us.

We thank You for granting us a spirit of UNITY in the midst of our adversity. Adversity builds character. Trials come to make us stronger. We praise You for allowing the trials that Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol are facing in this, their first NBA Finals, to make them STRONGER! We are great with ANTICIPATION to see the results tonight! We thank You for the FIRE that they will play with! We thank You for the INTENSITY that will reign over them tonight, and through to Game 6 when we CLOSE OUT THIS SERIES IN BOSTON - in front of THEIR FANS - to THEIR SHAME AND DISMAY! We thank You for letting their shots to fall. We thank You for keeping them out of foul trouble. We thank You for every rebound they grab. We thank You for keeping their heads focused and their bodies healed and their souls at peace - knowing that they have the confidence to do what they must do!

We thank You for Kobe's leadership. Once again, we thank You for granting him insight to know when to rotate from facilitator to Black Mamba Lethal Enforcer MVP mode! We thank You for keeping him out of foul trouble. We thank You for letting him keep his spirit and emotions in check. We thank You for the confidence and the skill that is exuded from his game and we expect You to do your work in Kobe once again.

We thank You for Sasha's faith. You said that faith without works is dead. We thank You from moving his faith from nonstop jumpers in practice to full blown hard work and confidence come game time! We thank You for this game, that You will use to CEMENT and CONFIRM Sasha's ability. We thank You that his Game 3 performance is not a fluke, but THE REAL THING. We thank You that his faith will be infectious to Ronny, Luke, Trevor, Jordan, Vlad Rad and the rest of our supporting players.

We thank You for D-Fish. We thank You for his leadership and spirit of peace. We thank You for his faith in You concerning his daughter. Your Scripture says that You reward those who diligently seek You. We thank You for rewarding D-Fish's faith tonight and onward through to subsequent games by restoring his shot. We thank You for 60% shooting from Fish's hand! We thank You for drawing fouls when he drives the lane. We thank You for 3 pointers that fall like rain. We thank You for shots that are daggers to Boston's heart - just like You did in 2004 in San Antonio!

We thank You for Phil's leadership and his ablility to get his men to focus on the task at hand. We thank You that, even when all the Zen tactics may come up short, that You are able to give him the wisdom he needs to mastermind this and the next 2 victories after this one. We thank You for Phil's coaching staff who has proven to get the job done resulting in multiple championships as coaches and players. We thank You for the reward of another championship to add to their resumes.

We pray Your mercy over the Boston Celtics. You have shielded their injuries from impacting this game thus far. Grant them mercy again as their injuries become a factor in this series. Grant them mercy as their illegal screens and underhanded fouls prevent them from making a strike during this game. As You send Doc Rivers back to the drawing board after tonight's Celtic loss, grant him and the city of Boston comfort in knowing that, in the midst of allowing their commanding lead in this series to be vanished and gone with the wind, that they played with honor, sportsmanship and valor. Comfort them as their minds get confused, their injured knees stifen and their swollen ankles render them seemingly powerless to overcome the DESTINY You have set for our Lakers.

We thank You for binding the plans of David Stern and his referees. We thank You for allowing this game to be decided not by NBA personnel, greed & lust for $$$ and high ratings, but instead, by the 10 players who are on the court during all 48 minutes of this game.

We PRAISE YOU TONIGHT FOR VICTORY! We PRAISE YOU, FOR THE PROMISED LAND IS OURS! We PRAISE YOU, FOR WE ARE NOT GRASSHOPPERS! WE ARE GIANTS, STRONG AND MIGHTY IN YOU. We PRAISE YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANSWERED PRAYER, WINNING GAME 4 AND MARCHING ONWARD TOWARDS OUR 15 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. IT IS ALREADY DONE! OUR TEAM! OUR MOMENT! OUR SEASON! OUR TIME! LET THE 4TH DYNASTY COMMENCE!

AMEN!