- Jeff Van Gundy just went on an epic rant about how it's completely unfair to blame Kobe Bryant for his teammates not playing well. Because I am contractually obligated to agree with everything Jeff Van Gundy says ... I agree with what Jeff Van Gundy just said. This ain't his fault. His teammates have just shrunk.
- A quick word on Pau Gasol: Andrew had a line in his preview about those who don't like those who have the "temerity" to call Gasol "soft." As someone who defends Gasol like crazy, let me say this: he played badly and drifted. "Soft" is a pejorative term that I don't like to use, but I guess we're saying the same thing. Bottom line: Pau has to play better tonight. There, can we all get along?
- Mark Jackson garble garble garble Celtics defense garble garble OUTSTANDING JOB garble garble MAMA THERE GOES THAT MAN.
- One Lakers miss, one KG layup in transition. I've seen this story before.
- Andrew Bynum stays patient and hits a jump hook in the paint. You know what this means: SOMEONE OTHER THAN KOBE SCORED!
- Pau hasn't done anything offensively, but he just had a great show on a pick and roll to close off the baseline on Ray Allen and mess up one of Boston's possessions.
- How do we know the game is at a different location? Ron Artest just made a shot.
- Wow, this crowd actually sounds like a real NBA crowd. It seems like everyone is actually there on time, and they're actually cheering loudly. Congratulations for doing this once a year, Lakers fans!
- The Celtics are doing everything they can to get Ray Allen going. They've run two curls for him, involved him in two a pick and rolls and just cleared out the backside and lobbed the ball to him in the post for an and-1. He's carrying Boston right now.
- Gotta say, the intensity tonight on both ends is crazy. Boston knows they basically have to win to take this series. L.A. literally has to win. This is great.
- Derek Fisher just picked up his second foul, bringing Shannon Brown, who barely played in Game 5, in. I'm surprised Fisher didn't flop on the play.
- Come on Kobe, stop it. No more line drive shots like that. Not fair.
- That's eight straight for L.A. after Pau Gasol's coast to coast layup. Soft? I don't know, sure, maybe. But that was an insane play.
- Kendrick Perkins just went down while going for a rebound. Looked like it was a right knee injury. This Lakers fan, apparently scarred by Paul Pierce's wheelchair fiasco in 2008, thinks Perkins is favoring it. Let me tell you something: Pierce may fake injuries, but Kendrick Perkins does not. Here's hoping he's ok.
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