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Hey Guys,

Off to the next game!

Ugly wins are earned. Win the hard way!

It's all about Game 6.

The series is now 3-2. We believe the winning percentages should be counted on that record; because we are no longer down 3-1.

Let's embrace the pressure.

This season has been everything about pressure! This Team has handled the stress! I love it.

Turn it up!!! http://tinyurl.com/2xl39y

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I Will Forever Believe in the Lakers! Love it or leave it alone!

JUST THINK FINAL FOUR!

Anything can happen. That was a very odd game 5. I thought the Celtics could have been called for a foul every rebound both defensive and offense. Refs allowed A LOT of banging. And then some ticky-tack fouls. Odd. Also it is just me or should Cassell have been called for an offensive foul in the fourth quarter on the 3-point play?

In real time I let out a large expletive but I always wait for the replay. It confirmed what I saw. Yes the Laker defender was in the popcorn machine. But he COMPLETELY came down before Cassell even started his shot. Then Cassell goes horiztonally into the defenders chest. Thought it should have been an offensive foul.

Gasol by far looked the best he has in the series. No matter who the Celtics have playing I hope he retains that confidence. We won and Kobe had at least 2.5 bad quarters so we can play better. I think P.J. learned his lesson and Fish needs to be in the last 6 minutes of the 4th. Jordan was very good but our Bench can still be better as a unit.

So do we have a chance? For sure. Kobe still has not played great for the series. Lamar and Odom are doing better at rebounding and our bench is still better than the Celtics but has yet to be so in this series. If our Bench plays better and we get better on Pierce and rebound we have a great chance.

Really there have been Celtics each game that have played over their heads other than the big 3, if that happens in 6 and 7 they have a good shot at winning. But Laker bench players can do the same.

I love how all of the national media is counting out the Lakers, we shall see. BTW there CAN NOT be a huge discprency in foul shots. Boston was essentially playing at home foul wise the last 2 games, we better not see an avalanche of green fouls in 6 and 7. And yes there will be a 7!

Is anyone else getting really annoyed at the fact that we are getting no credit for this win? Everyone's saying that we are lucky to have survived and that it's not gonna last, etc etc.

I know it wasn't the prettiest of wins last night, but that's all we needed. Why are people acting like it's over?

Not to mention that had it not been for "the collapse" and a terribly officiated game 2, we could have been crowned champions last night. I don't understand why people are dubbing this Celtics team so much better than the Lakers. Every game thus far has really been anyone's for the taking.

GO LAKERS!!!

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GO LAKERS!

So I removed the curse off my lucky bar stool last night by covering the seat in peanut shells and then sweeping them off in a single wipe.

I literally cleared the bar (which was kept open in honor of the Lakers game) of all except a few Lakers fans through my Tourette's-like screams and repeated hitting of the bar.

It felt good to win, though I must admit I was nervous at times.

Anyhow, the bar stool is back in action.

Expect victory Tuesday night.

We win through Unity.

GO LAKERS!

JustaLakerFan,

I thought Mihm played with good energy. Just, quite frankly, Paul Pierce made some great shots and drew some fouls.

We have figure out a way to stop Paul Pierce. That guy is driving me nuts.

AND STOP THE DAMNED THREE POINTERS!

Too many of those fell. That's why the game was as close as it was.

GO LAKERS!

Yes everyone has us counted out because we went down 3-1 and noone has ever come back from that.

But if we win game 6 in Boston watch them all backtrack then. If we can make it that far, the pressure will be on Boston. I believe right now the pressure is still on the Lakers, because Boston has 2 chances to close out at home. But if they blow the first chance, then the pressure shifts to them.

And remember the oddsmakers haven't counted us out. Boston is only favored by 3 points in game 6 at home. We were favored by 8.5, 7.5 and 7 in our home games.

TODAY'S SOUNDTRACK:

1) I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2) It's Not Over - Daughtry
3) Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

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first, the most important question: who are the refs for game 6? are they going to let the Lakers play or not? they sure let Boston play, here in LA.

second, MIHM SIGHTING! I actually got up out of my chair and stood close to the tv. Is that... Mihm? Yes! It was!!! Dude only played a few minutes, but those minutes were more effective than what Turiaf has been giving us. Sure would help if our guards could actually keep somebody in front of them so our big guys don't pick up cheap fouls...

third??? Phil finally sat Sasha down. That's what saved the game right there. I know he's "just missing" but... HE'S MISSING! and if he misses one of those 3 pointers, you can almost wind your watch to the following fast break basket at the other end...

fourth??!!! Luke Walton was getting SMOKED on defense once again... and Radmanovic looked like a stumbling klutz after he got worked up... that SF position is our BANE right now... seems our only viable SF is Kobe...

fifth??!!??? can Odom and Gasol concentrate enough to have 2 more good games together or is that too much to ask? How about at least a good 1/2 game from Odom? Maybe Radmanovic will get hot and carry Odom for the other half of the game when he decides to disappear...

KENDRICK PERKINS JUST SUPPLIED SOME GREAT BULLETIN BOARD MATERIAL FOR THE LAKERS:

Talking about his injury:

“Well, I can still hold up the trophy,” Perkins said. “It’s very disappointing. It’s not often that you get to the Finals. This is a very important game, but if you can’t play, then you can’t play.”

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Anybody that watched last night’s game can see that disgraced ref, Tim Donaghy was NOT lying with regards to favorable or no calls for the so-called star players. KG’s third and fourth fouls called against him were truly unbelievable. The no-calls for traveling and fouling favoring the Lakers are too numerous to laugh off anymore. It is beyond doubt scandalous. Stern can lie or deny what he wants but if it looks, smells and sounds like a duck….Quack Quack Mr. Stern.

AK: I am glad you are going to Boston. Finally, we will get some "real fan" karma there - BK we love you but we need heart and soul now, man.....

And question for both you guys and others........with a G6 win (not trying to get too far ahead of myself), it seems to me that this group's chances go up exponentially (forgetting about all the stupid stats)?

I get the feeling that we haven't seen a C's meltdown and they are getting closer to that. When they start pressing and rushing - I see the chinks in their armour. Maybe PJ is on to something.....it's a long series and the longer it goes the more it starts favoring this Laker team.

Hopelessly optimistic.......... GO LAKERS!

JustaLakerFan -
"Genius give him pt during season so he can produce or better yet use Mbenga who has helped when used before.

Use the bench properly and this series is still winnable even with the bets."

---I agree with you, his decisions regarding substitutions are poor at times. I've seen him pull a guy when he is in the middle of a hot shooting streak for reasons God only knows. I also think M'benga would be a better reserve than Mihm at this point.
Last night, ABC commentators Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy (who know a little about basketball) made an observation that the Celtics keep running plays that work against the Lakers again and again, and they were not adjusting to what Boston was doing. Also, they pointed out that the Lakers are not moving their feet and giving up their bodies for charges, instead swiping at the ball and being called for fouls.

I hope the Lakers will see these problems in their review of game tape, and make some corrections. They will need to be more physical and drive to the hoop more often, as Jordan Farmar did with success last night.

In spite of possible "home-town refereeing" by the guys in black and white and nasty Celtic fans, I believe the Lakers can pull two games off, but not until they address these problem areas. I hope Phil Jackson will make better decisions tomorrow.

One of the original, "55-Win Lakers Bandwagon" from last summer...

hubbit

liz,
"Tim Donaghy was NOT lying with regards to favorable or no calls for the so-called star players. KG’s third and fourth fouls called against him were truly unbelievable"

You seem to be contradicting yourself, unless you are saying that KG is not a star player. I think you're being too harsh on KG. Now, I realize that he is not at Kobe's level, but I would still consider him a star.

Gokobego,

Why are the Lakers not favored despite the momentum in winning Game 5?

Well, because we lost grip of the big lead again on the second consecutive game and dig deep to win in 4thQ, For us, who are used to the best features of the Lakers dominating the Western teams Nuggets, Jazz and Spurs are not used to our lame purpose with a win. We know we can do better than that. We are playing like Clippers or Lakers with Smush. Sorry for the harsh criticisms but I think Lakers need to wake up to reality especially if they want to win the most coveted Championship in Boston.

Odom made 20 yesterday but he has not shown dominating the games the way we have seen him during the last 25 games. Don't be self denial that you are focused, give us that real Odom, the real BOMB not the bum moves we see in this playoffs.

Kobe is the best player in the world but without that interception, he is practically living in a cage with the Celtic defense.

Gasol made double-double but I just feel sorry he is being dominated by small player forwards, by KG, no respect at all on matador Gasol. (Even the gay bulls make fun on the soft matador) Kareem is as soft as Gasol during the 80's but you can't leave him with one guard in the shaded area, nor pushed him out of his hook shots. He would make you pay.

Lakers, I ask you for the nth time, you want to win the Championship. GET TOUGH! It is all in your hands, we pray, we cheer, we psyche ourselves, we never stopped believing but if you don't put everything into ACTION, some players are still playing lousy basketball, all these efforts comes into waste.

Odom - Get greedy and use your height advantage plus ambidextrous talent.

Kobe - why did you stop going to the hoop? If you go inside, you opened up others on the outside plus an opportunity to fish for foul. However, if you launch those long shots and depend on them, then Lakers chances of winning the Championship will also be longshot.

Gasol - Caramba! By this time, you know what NBA is all about? Use your height and movements just like in one play, rotate the ball or have courage TO DOMINATE the post.

I may be an unfair homer here not a faithful cheerleader but folks, with two games to go, let's call a spade a space and a wimp, a wimp! These Finals may just be a preparation of the future by why not WIN IT NOW?

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K-Bros, please let the bloggers curse
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(02) Mamba24 - wants to hear Navy Lines
(03) LakerTom - Must let creativity out.
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Jordan Farmar Is a Bad Mofo and He's
Gonna Show You So BANDWAGON
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(01) MAGICMAN - Owner and Driver
(02) Mamba24 - Riding Shotgun
(03) KEIFO – Taught JF the crossover
(04) Caliphilosopher – Taught Jordan to calm down
(05) JustAnotherMambafan – Told JF the secret is make Mamba happy
(06) Fearless – had him watch 8 hours of t5he Wire
(07) JesterGuru - Director of Directors
(08) LaketTom - I told you so
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WE ARE THE FREAKIN LA LAKERS!
I STILL BELIEVE – BANDWAGON – Never say Die
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(01) CHARLES - I WILL FOREVER BELIEVE!!
(02) LAKER_TRUTH - "In a season of the improbable, the impossible WILL happen"
Keep hope alive.
(03) LAKERTOM - WILL FIGHT TO THE END
(04) EASTCOASTJESSIE - JUST MADE HER STRONGER. LAKERS DON’T GIVE UP!!
(05) LAKERFAN24 - Just will make victory sweeter - I STILL BELIEVE
(06) JOHNNY - LAKERS FOREVERr!
(07) KOBE_BEST - YES HE IIS!.
(08) MAMBA – GO OUT WITH YOUR GUNS BLAZZING KOBE!!!
(09) JUSTANOTHERMAMBAFAN - NEVER GIVE UP!
(10) MAGICMAN - NEVER SAY DIE!
(11) JANAYA - NOTHING & NO ONE CAN BREAK MY BELIEF
(12) TOAD – I STILL BELIEVE, DO YOU?
(13) TIM-4-SHOW - We have 1 weapon, they have 3. IT'S TIME FOR 81!
(14) AMAZING HAPPENS - LETS ROLL!
(15) EMMOS – I’LL NEVER GIVE UP
(16) JOHN_IN_HOUSTON – NEVER! EVER GIVE UP!
(17) HOPE – HOPE & FAITH!!
(18) DPK – BELIEVE!!!! ONE GAME A T A TIME
(19) BOZZ - No way I, nor our Lakers and their TRUE fans, will roll over, no matter what.!!!!
(20) MAMBA24FAN4LIFE – LAKER FOR LIFE!!!
(21) #4 - WE’RE STILL STANDING, I ALWAYS BELIEVED
(22) DO_YOU_SEE_WHAT_I_SEE – YOU MUST HATE IN ORDER TO WIN, CLASS MY @SS!!
(23) BOCALAKERGIRL – HARD PILL TO SWALLOW BUT I STILL BELIEVE!
(24) LARRY OF LA - GREAT SEASON NO MATTER WHAT
(25) FEARLESS - GO DOWN WITH BEST WEAPON
(26) ETERNAL_OPTIMIST - LAKERS WILL STAGE EVEN GREATER COMEBACK
(27) JON K - LET THE DYNASTY BEGIN - DON'T FEED THE TROLLS
(28) FIRE32 - WE MUST GO ON Laker colors STILL -FLYING HIGH OUTSIDE MY HOUSE.
I don't know, but for some strange reason I still feel like it's going to 7 games.
(29) KOREY - until that final curtain call, I wont give up on my team. It's really just time
to unleash Kobe.
(29) BAYWOOD - It's hard to do but we all know that these are Our Lakers. We love them
and they do bring us a lot of joy and life lessons (good and bad as always)
(30) RICHTOWN - I love the lakers. Always have always will - but the only way they live this
down is to win the whole thing in boston
(31) HMRHED - I don't know if they can pull it out -- likely the answer is no, but if they lose it
Will hurt like '84. It won't hurt like '04. In '84 you knew the Lakers were just starting. But in '04
You knew it was ending. This is just starting --- enjoy the precess of the making of a dynasty.
(32) CBUCK - RALLY THE POSSE AND GET READY FOR A FIGHT
(33) ZEN - No matter what happens, it's been a successful year for the Lakers.
(34) THE OUTLAW - I HAVE BEEN BELIEVING ALL SEASON
(35) LAKERS UNSTOPPABLE - Come on, we can make a difference! Celtics just got
lucky man! IT AINT OVER
(36) BILLY IN SLO - I FEEL BETTER ALREADY
(37) SOUNDWAVE - PROUD CITIZEN OF LAKER NATION
(38) LAKERFA ZE - Ready to give it our all on Sunday.
(39) MRBARNEYDANGLES - LAKERS YESERDAY, LAKERS TODAY, LAKERS
TOMORROW, LAKERS ALWAYS
(40) LAKER_SMR - Lakers, we can do this! It is possible and we have the pieces to do it.
The first quarter showed it with defense and offense. All together now!
(41) TRULY_BELIEVE - Have faith in PJ and his pupils.. The series is not over yet so
STOP feeling that it is... MARK MY WORD: Lakers will create NEW HISTORY by winning
This series. We have to win on Sunday, one game at a time. LAKER WILL MAKE YET
ANOTHER HISTORY AND IT WILL READ: THE BIGGEST COMEBACK EVER
(42) utzworld THE BANNER HOLDER - We thank You for answered prayer and we thank
You for all of Your blessings. For we know You turn GREAT FAILURES into GREAT
WINNERS in the end...
(43) PC - I will always root for the Lakers, but I'm finding it harder and harder
to root for a bunch of tissue-paper soft millionaires.
(44) LAKERBANDIT - Count down to Bloody Sunday.... boston will bleed.
(45) HOPING - It is literally not over. If we win on Sunday, anything can happen.
As for Kobe, it's time to walk the talk. These are your brothers, remember? Keep
the brotherhood going in these difficult times and lead them out of this hole. I still
believe. I will believe until the last game necessary has been played.
(46) SHEKOBE - I STILL BELIEVE IF WE LEARNT FROM THOSE MISTAKES OF
THE LAST 4 GAMES, WE STILL CAN DO IT. SUNDAY GAME IS THE LAST GAME,
THE LAST BATTLE: WIN OR STAY HOME! PHIL WILL HAVE THE ANSWER
(46) SAMLL - As sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, there is
always hope. The series is not over. There are still 3 games left to play. Who's to
say the Lakers won't be the first team to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the title?
As I always say, the ball is round... it can bounce wherever you want it to go.
Remember 4 the hard way?
(47) Faith – Never Give UP NEVER SURRENDER
(48) FATTY – DITTO – NEVER GIVE UP NEVER SURRENDER
(49) cdub0512 – WE GOTTA HAVE FAITH. I BELIEVE!!! We'll be fine.. Now.
Next years & many more to come..
(50) EDWIN GUECO - Go Lakers, get them 3 in a row we believe!
(51) PSYCHED_LAKER_GIRL – I have believed since last year..I STILL BELIEVE
(52) LA_MENTAL - If their is a Father's Day loss it is going to sting Kobe, especially if
his daughter's are at the game. I really hope Kobe gets the win for Father's Day.
Hope for the best Lakernation...but prepare for the end..
(53) SPOKANLAKERFAN – We all BELIEVE
(54) MELOS - Last night after the game I was berated by my boyfriend for being "too
positive" I told him not to get ran over by the bandwagon on the way down. Yes, I am
disappointed. Yes, I am upset but I am a Laker fan and this series isn't over until the Celtics
win 4 games and last time I checked they have only won 3. It will be a difficult road but if the
Lakers pull it off we will make history! Si Se Puede!!! Lets Go Lakers!!!
(55) TULLY MOXNESS - I'm with the rest of you in feeling down but never hopeless. Go Lakers!
(56) STEVE HARTMAN – CBUCK MADE HIM BELIEVE!
(57) DODGERBLUEBALLS – WE STILL BELIEVE!
(58) JANDRO - This baby ain't over yet. I don't know about you all but I got my boys back til the end.
(59) Doc4DaLakeShow - I will be able to TALK SH+T for YEARS if we pull this off!!
(60) BROWNMAMBA24 - The LAKERS are going to WIN BIG Time in GAME 6 @ BOSTON!
(61) BENJAMIN - We're young enough and dumb enough to be able to do this.” The time is
now. Send this thing to game 7 & unleash the mamba!
(62) GUGY - Come on guys, let's believe. I know it;s hard. FAITH!
(63) lakersNZ - REMEMBER THIS WE WILL ALWAYS BE BY YOUR SIDE, WIN OR LOSE,
JUST PLAY YOUR HEARTS OUT. NEVER GIVE UP UNTIL THE LAST SECOND.
(64) BZAR - NEVER LET UP! NEVER GIVE UP!
(65) PA_LAKERS_FAN – BELIEVE!
(66) CALIPHILOSOPHER - We need to show the team heart that we did against the Kings in game 7
of the 2002 WCF - nothing less than that will push us to a game 7 with Boston
(67) WASABI - I feel we are have a fighting chance. We've proved that we can run with Boston, hav
e as much Heart as KG, and we can BEAT this team!! ONE GAME AT A TIME! -Go Lakers.
(68) ANONYMOUS - We should never stop believing...
(69) GOKOBEGO I know it wasn't the prettiest of wins last night, but that's all we needed. Why are
people acting like it's over?
(70) LARRY OF LA - yes there will be a Game 7!
(71) TP - we goin to take this from the boston globe JUST THINK FINAL FOUR!
(72) JustALakerFan - Use the bench properly and this series is still winnable even with the bets.

The lakers should be celebrating their championship last night! The refs bail out pierce in game two with that bad call when the lakers brought it to a two point game and Lakers collapse in game 4! That's the way I'm feeling right!

Re Chris Mihm:
Some of you apparently have forgotten, but PJ did play him during the regular season, and he did not perform very well.

Take that into consideration, along with the facts that the Lakers were fighting for home court advantage in the west, Gasol was still learning to play with this roster and this system (which is still an issue, by the way), Turiaf is still inexperienced and can use all the PT he can get, and time given to Mihm is time taken from Turiaf or Gasol. (See above.) And Mbenga is not the answer.

Considering Mihm's "rust" plus his performance when he did get to play, the best approach at that point (i.e. regular season and the earlier rounds of the playoffs) was to give the PT to Gasol and Turiaf. That had a much higher probability of success.

Unfortunately, Turiaf has not been playing especially well, so Jackson gambled on Mihm yesterday (with a big lead) to see what would happen.

From SI's Thomsen article:

Having survived the Finals on his home court, the best player in basketball returns to Boston with his young, overmatched team. "A lot of people say, 'Kobe, you have to go out for 40 or 50,' '' he said. "But that's not how we play. That's not what's going to win us championships. We've got to stick together, ride this out as a unit, and that's what we're going to do.''

We are riding this out as a unit!!! Hear that lame trolls? As Jon K says "we win thru Unity"

LAT Lakers blog UNITE - GO LAKERS!!!

BK and AK,

You guys were in Finals form in the video. Very polished. Was that a one-take or multi? Great job leading, Brian. And smart move sending the real Lakers fan to Boston to help the team come back. Watch yourself in Beantown, Andy. Stay away from the strip clubs and karaoke bars. I’d also be very careful of room service. LOL.

Tom

If I (heaven forbid) was born a celtic fan I would be nervous... Lakers take game 7 riots erupt all over boston....Priceless.

I still believe we can win this. Can we win playing the way we played last night. Absolutely not. But I have to believe that we'll find some way to impose our style of play on them for more than one quarter. We've got Kobe, who has only played one great game. He's due for at least one more. Let's push this to 7 and let the chips fall where they may.

Gokobego - I totally agree - the media has largely been acting like last night was just a bump on the way to the Celtic's coronation. At the same time, a lot of the same talking heads were on board with the Lakers BEFORE the series began. Fickle press, that's all.

The Lakers are going to keep doing their thing, quarter by quarter, just like they have all season long. Heroes one moment, goats the next. They may not be the most consistent team by any stretch, but they're still alive, deep into the Finals. What an awesome bunch of knuckleheads.

Danny

Trevor was on the pre-game show last Thursday and said Paul Pierce is a tough one to guard because he moves slower and off-speed to a different rhythm than most players and its that lag that causes him to be so effective. Paul is going to get his, he's a scorer. We just need to make him work and shut down the other's as best we can. I was at lastnight's game the place was on fire! Good win now let's go do it to them in Boston.