There are no words…

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Lakers…

I call this a poster. Roomate says its not cause KG came from behind but I say he's thinking of a facial. A poster is when you get the other guy in the frame so he literally shows up on the "poster", right? Tell me if I'm wrong or right in the comments!

LAKERZZZZZZZ!!!!!!

But seriously, great to see that win. That was exactly what the team/fans needed after a depressing two games in Boston.

But lets not get carried away just yet. The Lakers looked pretty dominant after Game 1 as well. Not this dominant, but they looked good, and still lost in Game 2, even if it did take a record breaking game from Ray Allen to do so.

My biggest worries are that either A.)The Lakers come out too confident in the next game, and don’t play with the same fire and energy and yes HUSTLE they played with today. B.) Phil played the starters a bit longer than I would have liked. I mean seriously, by about the fourth quarter I think the point was made – they have to leave something for the still very much in the air Game 7.

Some other thoughts: great comment by Jeff Van Gundy towards the end of the game – this was not about the offense (although the flow, passing, and fact that everybody got involved in scoring was huge) as much as it was about defense and rebounding.The Lakers only scored 87 tonight, shooting 41.8%. The key was keeping the Celtics to 67 on 33.3% shooting… remember how in game 5 they shot nearly 70% for much of the game? I had a hunch that wasn’t the real Lakers defense, and they proved it tonight. As for rebounding, Lakers won that battle (which has decided every other game in the series) 52-39.

Fisher forces Garnett into a jump ball. Celtics would take back possession but this type of play set the tone.

And more than that even were the hustle plays. Doc Rivers said in his press conference that at half-time the “50-50 game” (who gets the loose balls, generally a sign of which team is playing harder) was 18-3 in favor of the Lakers. This is exactly what they did not have in game 5. I said it earlier in the series: when the Lakers are mentally focused and playing hard they are the best team in the league. Bar none. The problem is that every once in a while they forget just how important that mental focus is, and come out soft and lazy. It is said often, but Lamar Odom is a great indicator of whether or not the Lakers as a whole are going to come out playing smart and hustling. He had a good game tonight.

Now here’s hoping they keep that focus for Game 7.

Will the Lakers come out with as much intensity for Game 7?