Tuesday, January 23, 2018

01/23: LAKERS vs. Celtics 2nd Half Open Thread and Discussion


This is the 2nd half open thread of the Lakers-Celtics matchup. As usual, leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the game.

Q4

BOS 107 LAL 108

Hey...Zeus! Free throws were an issue down the stretch and this game could've turned into a heart breaker with Boston making a final push. To be honest, Marcus Smart had a very good look from deep. It just rimmed out. They also had a chance to go inside for the win. But, luckily that didn't happen. The biggest thing that matters is that this team survived against a very good team in the East. A win against the Celtics is always special. What a game! Stay tuned for the full recap.

Q3

BOS 74 LAL 76

Now, that was a good quarter from the Lakers! I said it before, the starters played poorly in the first half and this quarter, Randle and Lopez picked it up. They're going to them inside and the Celtics are having all kinds of trouble. Randle overpowered Al Horford. Aron Baynes got in foul trouble. Both Randle and Lopez had nice sequences on the defensive end. The defensive activity picked up this quarter and we're looking at a fight to the finish in the 4th quarter between these two longtime rival franchises.




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