Thursday, June 17, 2010
Live NBA Game 7 Blog!!!
8:00 - Well I already feel sorry for the Celtics. If there is any wonder as to who is going to win this game, it was decided when the starting lineups were announced...Rasheed Wallace is starting.
8:03 - More bad news for the Celtics, they just had a camera shot with Jordan Farmar in the background looking locked in and focused.
8:04 - As soon as this BP commercial came on, my baby daughter started crying uncontrollably from the other room. Is there anything this company can't screw up?
8:06 - Another point for the Lakers...Phil Jackson did not need to look at notecards for his pregame speech, he's done this a few times before. Doc Rivers was cheating worse than the freshmen I used to teach.
8:08 - Everytime Artest shoots the ball, I am reminded of intermural basketball at UNT. Once a game I would try a 3 pointer from straight on and I missed every one but one. All my teammates and anyone who came to see us play would yell "NO" or shrug like I was an incurable disease.
8:10 - I wonder if everytime that Kobe high fives Pau Gasol if he whispers, "Always remember, I brought you into this world, I can take you out of it." I would if I was him.
8:12 - Did Kobe just take a swing at Rondo and Rondo was called for the foul?
8:13 - I love how ABC serves the deaf community. The announcer makes the point that Pierce did not attempt a free throw last game, and ABC is nice enough to throw up a graphic right after that point was made that Pierce did not attempt a free throw in the last game. No need for close captioning tonight!
8:15 - Everytime they show the Staples Center, I wonder where all of the Clippers banners are. Then I remember. I doubt they even thought to make room for Clippers banners when they designed the building.
8:17 - For those of you who are saying right now, "Hey, those cars in the Autotrader.com commercial are driving through that guy's arteries." I feel that I need to inform you that you are mistaken. Arteries take blood AWAY from the heart. It is the veins that take blood to the heart. You're welcome.
8:20 - I am convinced that Artest throwing up a ridiculous shot and the Lakers getting an offensive rebound is a set play.
8:22 - Nate Robinson = the random white kid on the end of the bench during March Madness that overcheers every little positive thing that happens for his team.
8:24 - Mark Jackson is out of control right now. He just said that Kendrick Perkins said, "That's what I'm talking about. I am here to cheer!" If Perkins has ever thought "I am here to cheer" then I just lost a tremendous amount of respect for him.
8:26 - I can die now. The words "Great American Friday" and the "World Cup" were used together on the same graphic. Cue the bald eagle flying in the background.
8:28 - Adam Morrison was a first round draft pick! Why does he always look homeless? If your mustache does not meet your chin hair, do not try to force the gotee. Trust me on this.
8:32 - Glen "Big Baby" Davis. The most obvious draft pick the Mavericks should have taken EVER! How well has Nick Fazekas played for the Mavs since they drafted him in 2007 with the 34th pick? Donnie was probably right to get him instead of a guy named "Big Baby" who went with the very next pick. In a couple of years you should make another mistake and not draft Dejuan Blair so he can kill you with the Spurs for years to come and pick up a good French point guard that wasn't on anyone else's radar...oh...wait...that was last year...can't wait for the 2010 NBA Mavs Disaster...I mean...Draft.
8:30 - If your name is Sasha, you should not be allowed to argue a call made by an official. It should be an automatic technical foul if he does anything other than saying, "Sasha Likey!"
8:43 - Could someone please get Ellen Pompeo a cheeseburger?
8:44 - Third Artest ridiculous shot with an offensive rebound! This is no coinsidence. Phil Jackson is amazing.
8:46 - Garnett just tried to kill Jack Nicholson's son/friend/annoying human being. I would not have minded.
8:48 - For the first time all game, the ridiculous Artest shot did not end up in an offensive rebound. COME ON OTHER 4 GUYS ON THE COURT, WAKE UP!!!
8:50 - In 60 seconds or less, name the last interesting M. Night Shyamalan movie that did not involve the great Mel Gibson...go ahead...we are all waiting...
8:51 - Please notice that Nick Fazekas was not prominately promoted through the NBA Draft commercial. That is not because he wasn't available for an interview.
8:52 - I would love to live blog watching the movie Grown Ups. It has potential to be GOLD. Sandler continues to recapture the Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore glory days. Kevin James only has fat jokes. Chris Rock only tells black jokes. Rob Schneider has never been and never will be anything remotely close to funny. David Spade's career died with Chris Farley (a moment of silence please). At least there is the greatness of Salma Hayek.
8:58 - The most annoying thing about this NBA Finals series? No not Nate Robinson...no not Rasheed Wallace...no not the kid that got clobbered by Garnett...it is Derek Fisher face. Anytime he gets called for a foul, it is the face that he makes. Drives me insane.
9:00 - Worst GMC commercial ever. If I EVER ask any of you to set up a basketball goal in the middle of a field so we can shoot a ball into it from a crop duster, please stop being my friend. Sure I won't understand it at the time, but trust me, it is for my own good.
9:02 - If Slovenia beat the US tomorrow and Ernie Els wins the US Open, would that go down as the worst "All American Friday" ever? Did Drago kill Apollo on an "All American Friday?" That's the only thing I can see trumping that.
9:05 - That should tell you how crazy Ron Artest is, Rasheed Wallace had to come over and talk sense into him.
9:06 - This game is weird already and it is still the 2nd quarter. Boston is up by 5 and it seems like the Lakers are dominating the game. I don't get it. All I know is this needs to be an amazing game to make up for the sorry playoffs that the NBA delivered us this year. Not one intriguing series to this point and not one good game in the finals yet.
9:08 - Bench shot for the Lakers shows a lot of players interested in the game and Adam Morrison looking at the mustard stain on his tie. Awesome.
9:08 - Who let the overgrown Celtics mascot on the court? Oh wait...that's Brian Scalabrine. Doc Rivers came to his senses in just one possesion and got him out of there. Now he can go back to protecting his Lucky Charms.
9:11 - Halftime - Celtics up 40-34. I have no handle whatsoever on this game and it is half way done. I do know this, I can't wait to hear yet another sports commentary on Kobe Bryant's legacy.
9:17 - Cuba Gooding Jr. needs to watch this halftime show. He will look exactly like Michael Wilbon in about 10 years.
9:18 - Your Texas Rangers just swept the Marlins in Miami with the Astros and Pirates up next on the schedule. I'm so glad it isn't August so I can feel good about this team. Don't worry though, the let down is coming, it always does.
9:22 - I am so happy that the great Tim Howard became a household name in this country over night. He has been so great for such a long time and now he gets some of the recognition he deserves. He is the #1 reason that I have been an Everton fan the last 4 years.
9:32 - Halftime of mindless gibberish is over. They should just play a squirrel water skiing during the whole halftime. I would have gotten about the same out of it.
9:34 - I encourage ABC to have more close ups on Bynum. He looks like an overgrown Tracy Morgan and he makes me laugh. It took me a couple of seasons, but I finally got on board with "30 Rock." Funny stuff.
9:36 - I wonder how long it took Scalabrine to get his warm ups back on. He is not used to taking them off.
9:37 - The number 1 movie in America is "The Karate Kid" remake? No wonder Hollywood is going broke. Somewhere Ralph Macchio is rolling in his grave...I mean, he's dead right?
9:40 - 9:20 left in the 3rd quarter and Kobe only has 8 points. Not good if you are a Laker fan.
9:42 - With the Celtics up 13 Paul Pierce has his fake injury of the game going on right now. Looks like he has chosen his shoulder for this game. I can't wait to hear the announcers gush over him when he comes back in the game. "A true champion plays through pain, Paul Pierce is that kind of champion." I just threw up in my mouth a little while I was typing that.
9:45 - That Pierce injury held him out 3 minutes. What a warrior. Uh oh...there's the vomit again.
9:47 - Uh oh. Nice little run by the Lakers here with very little help from Kobe. I really hope this means that this game is going to be interesting.
9:50 - Wipeout. Proof that there is nothing more entertaining that watching someone else get hit in the nuts.
9:52 - Jeff Van Gundy just pointed out that Lamar Odum is lazy. If that is shocking news, here is some more for you. BP is bad. I am white. Hey everybody, we landed on the moon!
9:54 - Derek Fisher is headed back to the locker room to have his face worked on due to foul calls. Mom always told you that if you keep making that face, it is going to stay that way.
9:59 - Scalabrine again?!?!? Announcers are funny. Mark Jackson just said that putting him in was a good decision and then he runs out the shot clock by dribbling and Jackson calls it a silly play. Time to put your warm ups back on Scalabrine. Good luck, we appreciate your courage.
10:05 - I can't believe that there is 11:20 to go in Game 7 of the NBA Finals and the score is 57-55. This is the product that the NBA wants to market so badly?
10:07 - What is the police department of Los Angeles more afraid of? What Ron Artest will do if the Lakers lose this game or what Ron Artest will do if the Lakers win this game?
10:09 - Kobe just handed the ball to Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen in He's Got Game, he will always be Jesus to me) and then took a blocking foul. Conspiracy against Phil?
10:15 - Wow. Kobe is getting desperate now. He doesn't have faith that he can make a shot so he forces a foul so he can shoot free throws. I guess it worked, 1 point game.
10:18 - My fingers don't believe me while I am telling them to type this...What a great play by Artest!
10:22 - Even though the score is 62 to 61 with 6:29 left, I am still not confident that either team gets to 70 in this game. This is horrible!
10:23 - A note to Doc Rivers from me, Coach Pounds: Hi, you don't know me but I know what your team is doing right now and it looked like you needed some help so here you go. It is crunch time right now so you need to start guarding the guy with the annoying "I have never fouled anyone in my lifetime" face. He has hit a lot of big shots in his time when left unguarded. Yes, #24 is still your main priority, but he needs to be your second. Trust me on this. Your friend, Coach Pounds. P.S - Don't even think about putting that goofy red head back in the game, you probably will not live long in Boston if you do, no matter what Mark Jackson tells you.
10:28 - And the Lakers have the lead for the first time since the beginning of the 2nd quarter. The Celtics need to score badly.
10:29 - Kobe. Wow. He hasn't done much all game, but you had to know that was coming.
10:33 - The Celtics are starting to shut down while the Lakers are hitting their stride. This does not look good for Boston fans.
10:34 - 4:34 left in the game and a team finally hit 70. Wow. All of a sudden the Celtics still can't score and the Lakers can do no wrong.
10:37 - Are the Lakers in this half the first team all year to ball-fake the Celtics? They aren't even good ball-fakes and the Celtics jump 5 miles in the air every time.
10:40 - Just when I was ready to give the game to the Lakers, Ron Artest does something stupid. He might be the Celtics only chance.
10:42 - I know the Celtics need offense right now, but why is Rasheed Wallace in the game? He is almost to the Scalabrine zone.
10:45 - Well I guess fouling out is a good way to get Rasheed out of the game. Kobe hits a free throw, and it is over. The first team to 80 won. How ridiculous is that for a game 7? This has been the worst NBA postseason that I can remember.
10:50 - Ah yes, and now we have come to the most unbareable part about basketball games, the 100's of timeouts at the end of the game for no real reason. It should be just like football, 3 timeouts a half for each team and that's it, not 20 per minute.
10:54 - And the Lakers win their 16th NBA Championship. Kobe, now pretending to be Jordan, stands on the scorer's table and holds up his hand for a 5. He is great, no question of that, but he is not Jordan great. Only Michael Jordan and Mel Gibson are Jordan great.
10:57 - Fittingly, Ron Artest gets the first TV interview. In a post season of boredom, you have that to top everything off. The NBA, It's Fantastic! Good night from Denton, TX and congratulations to the Lakers and all of the Lakers fans no matter if you are real fans, or just bandwagonners.