Posted on 06/15/2010 8:53:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers emphatically extended the NBA finals to a decisive seventh game with a 89-67 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Tuesday night.
Ron Artest added 15 points for the Lakers, who stared down elimination by jumping to a 22 point lead during a dazzling first half. With remarkable ease, the defending champions stretched the finals to the limit for the first time since 2005.
A champion will be crowned Thursday night at Staples Center.
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In the words of the late Chick Hearn...http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/lakers.wav
I truly miss that man (Chick Hearn). “I don’t think the Lord and all his disciples could have stopped the Lakers.”
It was a good night to be a Lakers fan.
Thursday night’s game is going to be interesting.
Yeah, this is a classic series, and I am glad it is going seven games. As you said, should be interesting. I could go either way. Seems like the Lakers might just take advantage of home court and keep the momentum from tonight, but the Celtics are a great team, and I expect they will step up. No travel this time, so the older guys will be rested up.
those non calls pau gasol under cuts everytime and gets awya with it. these officals are lamo and homers
Boston and Los Angeles, 2 of the worst socialist cities in America!! What’s to like about this series?
Who cares?
And the Lakers have never won a game 7 versus the Celtics.
Obviously the Celtics didn’t want it going to Game 7 - surprising they came out so limp tonight.
Basketball, yawn.
(Just want to get back at all the soccer haters on the WC threads)
Game 7’s are always fun to watch.
And to see these two teams go at it has been a refreshing break from the screwed up times our country is going through.
I like the Lakers in Game 7 in a very close game.
Dad always said basketball is fixed to milk the most money amd to cover point spreads. What do you think?
Boston and Los Angeles have tons of basketball fans across the country that are conservatives.
These two teams have been slugging it out on National Television since the 1960s. Obviously they also have a big intrest nationally. My uncle is a Celtics fan.
The NBA is so fixed it’s not even funny.
Could you let me know the point spread and who will win on Thursday?
AWESOME GAME..the REAL Lakers finally showed up. Now THAT is how you play defense..now on to game 7 which should be epic
If the NBA were fixed,
you would have LeBron vs Kobe,
I don’t buy it. I just don’t buy. They can’t control which way the ball bounces. They cant pick up the phone and demand the Celtics come out and play shitty basketball so there could be a game 7. That would be worse than the Black Sox Scandal.
lets get real
I was thinking about you tonight. Awesome to see you ! I was rooting for your team because I like you. LOL.
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