NBA Finals / Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics

[dgr828]

2007-2008 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION FINALS CHAMPIONSHIP

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

VS

BOSTON CELTICS

SCHEDULE (BEST 4 OUT OF 7 SERIES, 2-3-2 FORMAT)

JUNE 5 (THURSDAY) AT BOSTON, 6PM

JUNE 8 AT BOSTON, 6PM

JUNE 10 AT LOS ANGELES, 6PM

JUNE 12 AT LOS ANGELES, 6PM

JUNE 15* AT LOS ANGELES, 6PM

JUNE 17* AT BOSTON, 6PM

JUNE 19* AT BOSTON, 6PM

All times Pacific; * If necessary




BOSTON CELTICS (66-16, 12-8 in playoffs)
ARENA: TD BANKNORTH GARDEN

OWNER: Wycliffe Grousbeck

General Manager: Danny Ainge

ROSTER
(20) Ray Allen / G / 6-5 / 205 lbs / 07-20-1975 / Connecticut / 11 yrs

(42) Tony Allen / G / 6-4 / 213 lbs / 01-11-1982 / Oklahoma State / 3 yrs

(93) P. J. Brown / F-C / 6-11 / 239 lbs / 10-14-1969 / Louisiana Tech / 14 yrs

(28) Sam Cassell / G / 6-3 / 185 lbs / 11-18-1969 / Florida State / 14 yrs

(11) Glen Davis / F / 6-9 / 289 lbs / 01-01-1986 / Louiana State / Rookie

(5) Kevin Garnett / F / 6-11 / 220 lbs / 05-19-1976 / Farragut Academy HS (IL) / 12 yrs

(50) Eddie House / G / 6-1 / 175 lbs / 05-14-1978 / Arizona State / 7 yrs

(43) Kendrick Perkins / C / 6-10 / 264 lbs / 11-10-1984 / Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX) / 4 yrs

(34) Paul Pierce (Team Captain) / F / 6-7 / 235 lbs / 10-13-1977 / Kansas / 9 yrs

(66) Scot Pollard / C-F / 6-11 / 278 lbs / 02-12-1975 / Kansas / 10 yrs

(41) James Posey / F / 6-8 / 217 lbs / 01-13-1977 / Xavier (Ohio) / 8 yrs

(0) Leon Powe / F / 6-8 / 240 lbs / 01-22-1984 / California / 1 yr

(13) Gabe Pruitt / G / 6-4 / 170 lbs / 04-19-1986 / USC / Rookie

(9) Rajon Rondo / G / 6-1 / 171 lbs / 02-22-1986 / Kentucky / 1 yr

(44) Brian Scalabrine / F-C / 6-9 / 235 lbs / USC / 6 yrs

HEAD COACH: Doc Rivers (College - Marquette)



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LOS ANGELES LAKERS (57-25, 12-3 in playoffs)
ARENA: STAPLES CENTER

OWNER: Dr. Jerry Buss

GENERAL MANAGER: Mitch Kupchak

ROSTER
(3) Trevor Ariza / F / 6-8 / 210 lbs / 06-30-1985 / UCLA / 3 yrs

(24) Kobe Bryant / G / 6-6 / 205 lbs / 08-23-1978 / Lower Merion HS (PA) / 11 yrs

(5) Jordan Farmar / G / 6-2 / 180 lbs / 11-30-1986 / UCLA / 1 yr

(2) Derek Fisher / G / 6-1 / 210 lbs / 08-09-1974 / Arkansas (Little Rock) / 11 yrs

(16) Pau Gasol / F-C / 7-0 / 250 lbs / 07-06-1980 / Barcelona, Spain / 7 yrs

(11) Coby Karl / G / 6-5 / 215 lbs / 03-06-1983 / Boise State / 1 yr

(28) Didier Ilunnga-Mbenga / C / 7-0 / 255 lbs / Congo-Belgium / 4 yrs

(31) Chris Mihm / C / 7-0 / 265 lbs / 07-16-1969 / Univ. of Texas (Austin) / 6 yrs

(14) Ira Newble / F / 6-7 / 220 lbs / 01-20-1975 / Miami (Ohio) / 7 yrs

(7) Lamar Odom / F / 6-10 / 230 lbs / 11-06-1979 / Rhode Island / 8 yrs

(10) Vladimir Radmanovic / F / 6-10 / 235 lbs / 11-19-1980 / Serbia / 6 yrs

(21) Ronny Turiaf / F / 6-10 / 250 lbs / 01-12-1983 / Gonzaga / 2 yrs

(18) Sasha Vujacic / G / 6-7 / 205 lbs / 03-08-1984 / Slovenia / 3 yrs

(4) Luke Walton / F / 6-8 / 235 lbs / 03-28-1980 / Arizona / 4 yrs

HEAD COACH: Phil Jackson

[laram0]

The series is 2-3-2. You left out one of the Lakers home dates.

at L.A.

6/10
6/12
6/15

All games will be played at 9pm EST.

FYI

[dgr828]

The series is 2-3-2. You left out one of the Lakers home dates.

at L.A.

6/10
6/12
6/15

All games will be played at 9pm EST.

FYI

Good looking out, laram0! Corrections made. My excitement over the Lakers going to the championship could've cause the err. You now know who I like, Who do you like in this Championship series, Lakers or Celtics?

[r8rh8rmike]

Once a huge Lakers fan, I've been down on the them the last several years because of Kobe and all his antics, but with a matchup against the Patriots of the NBA and memories of Bird, Ainge and M.L. Carr, there is NO WAY I'd EVER root for the Celtics, so I'm back on the bandwagon.

[laram0]

Good looking out, laram0! Corrections made. My excitement over the Lakers going to the championship could've cause the err. You now know who I like, Who do you like in this Championship series, Lakers or Celtics?

Hmmmm??? Great question..let's see?

Gail Goodrich
Happy Hairston
Mel Counts
Jerry West
Wilt Chamberlain
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
James Worthy
Magic Johnson
Byron Scott
Kurt Rambis
Daryl Imhoff
Michael Cooper
Shaquille O'Neal
Derek Fisher
Lamar Odom
Elgin Baylor
Kobe Bryant
Just to name a few.....


LOS ANGELES LAKERS!!!!!!

[laram0]

I don't know how many of you saw the game last night? I have to say (even though the Celtics came back from a huge deficit and won the game) that was one of the best NBA games I've watched in a long time. I am a diehard Lakers fan but came away from that game giving the Celtics a ton of credit. While watching the LAKERS blow them out in the 1st half with everything bouncing right for them. I paid particular attention to the Celtics players and their body language. Garnett was hanging his head, Pierce looked lost and the Celtics team was in a state of shock. Give DOC RIVERS a ton of credit. He revitalized his team in that 2nd half. He put the right bodies on the floor to disrupt the LAKERS offense and more importantly their defense. Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins aren't ready for this high pressure playoff basketball and DOC recognized that.

It's looking pretty bad now for the LAKERS but it's not over til the Fat Lady sings.

GO LAKERS!!!!