Comments on: NBA finals, Lakers Celtics Game 7: Captain Obvious is reporting that Boston missed Kendrick Perkins

By: jack myhogoff

jack myhogoff — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:22:33 +0000

Rasheed played great, opened the floor offensively with 3 point shooting. Defensively, did a better job than Perkins against the lakers bigs. I am a fan of both teams, pulling for boston cause i live on the east coast.I concluded 5 reasons celtics lost game 7.
1) Paul Pierce, as Van Gundy said, should have been in a pick and roll/pop at the top of the arch to create more space from Ron Artesticles. 2) Ray Allen missed a lot of good looks (but, his defense on Kobe was outstanding). 3) Lakers played great 4th quarter defense using double teams. 4) lakers rebounding as stated was dominant and kept them from getting blown out. 5) the refs made a few bad calls in lakers favor in the 4th. Paul Pierce had two blocking calls against him that were both charges.One near the end when kobe scored, and should have been his sixth foul. one against Gasul at half court, which would have gave boston the ball, and a chance for a tie, or a win if kobe’s charge was called correctly and the 2 points didn’t count. Perk being out was not a factor.

By: Omnius

Omnius — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:26:14 +0000

Did missing Perkins really cost Boston game 7? Granted Perkins would have allowed Garnett and Wallace to rest more so they wouldn’t run out of gas late in the 4th quarter. Would Boston really have come out so inspired in game 7 had Perkins played? The Celtics were inspired by the absence of Perkins and the Lakers got complacent, like against Houston last year when Yao Ming went down. Wallace played superb early on in place of Perkins and gave the Celtics every opportunity to win the game, even with his last 3 pointer late in the 4th. It’s impossible to tell how game 7 would have played out had the Celtics been more Perky, but I think the Lakers were destined to win regardless as they are the best team over the past 3 years. As a Laker fan I salute the Celtics for playing such a great NBA Finals and game 7 and for providing the Lakers the chance to show they are the toughest team in the NBA.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:23:40 +0000

Any talk of the Celtics missing Perkins must also mention the Lakers missing Bynum, who was a shell of himself through most of these playoffs. When you play the what if game, then you have to account for all factors. You can’t just say what if Perkins was healthy but Bynum wasn’t. Because I can just say what if Bynum was healthy and Perkins wasn’t. The real question is what if all players on both teams were healthy, and that includes Kobe, Garnett, etc. And you know, then you’re headed ever deeper into a fantasy world, because there are always injuries, and teams always have to adapt. The Lakers adapted to their injuries better than the Celtics adapted to theirs.

By: Foul Dwimmerlaik

Foul Dwimmerlaik — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:28:43 +0000

Boo hoo I say to you. Boo hoo. The whine flows as sweet nectar of victory. I, King of The Hobbits, allow my greatness to humiliate those who doubt it. Just as my Phil (my love and my lover) allows his greatness to illuminate those who live in the dark
Hazzah to My Phil.
And now, I lmfao at those who would not believe and I depart.
LMFAO!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:05:49 +0000

Perkins
Game 1 3.00 Rbs, 1.00 A, 0 blks, 1.00 Stl, 8.00 Pnts
Game 2 6.00 Rbs, 3.00 A, 0 blks, 0.00 Stl, 12.00 Pnts
Game 3 11.00 Rbs, 1.00 A, 0 blks, 0.00 Stl, 5.00 Pnts
Game 4 7.00 Rbs, 0.00 A, 0 blks, 0.00 Stl, 6.00 Pnts
Game 5 7.00 Rbs, 0.00 A, 0 blks, 0.00 Stl, 6.00 Pnts
Game 6 7.00 Rbs, 1.00 A, 0 blks, 0.00 Stl, 4.00 Pnts
Avg 6.83 Rbs, 1.00 A, 0 blks, 0.17 Stl, 6.83 Pnts
Wallace
Game 6 8.00 Rbs, 2.00 A, 2 blks, 0.00 Stl, 11.00 Pnts
The numbers speak for themselves. Perkins only beats Wallace in 1 important area, and even then, only by a minuscule amount. Every other area Wallace has Perkins beat in terms of overall positive impact for the Celtics. In terms of intangibles. Wallace’s overall higher numbers across the board also suggest greater presence, hustle and activity. As others have noted, Wallace also sparked the Celtics early scoring lead.
Obvious conclusion: Celtics much better off with Wallace over Perkins.
I agree that Artest was the MVP of game 7, but there is also no doubt of Kobe being the series MVP being the scoring leader as well as great defensive effort and stats throughout the whole series.

By: kwc

kwc — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:43:06 +0000

I agree, Wallace filled in big time. Here’s something to consider: Wallace and Artest as 2 of the biggest factors in the game. Without Wallace’s scoring and rebounding, maybe the Celtics don’t command the first half. Take away Artest’s 1st half scoring when nearly everyone else was shooting terribly and maybe LA gets blown out and can’t recover. I think Artest is the 7th game MVP (Kobe needs to pass that MVP trophy around) and arguably without him playing as he did, the Celtics would have won the championship.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:17:25 +0000

What isn’t pointed out here is that Rasheed Wallace gave them big and early points and also was pretty consistent throughout the game…Sheed played a great game and if he wasn’t on the court perhaps this game doesn’t come down to the last 11 seconds, eh?
Revisionist history. You have to love it.

By: Celtics Admirer

Celtics Admirer — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:46:00 +0000

OMG Another one of those whining Celtics Fans. Look up your STATS before you spit out lies and accuse people of not playing fair. Oh and by the way, grow up and be descent enough to accept defeat and take it like a sport.

By: caleb allenson

caleb allenson — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:32:46 +0000

How do you continue to have a chance against an opponent with twice as many freethrow attempts night in and night out? What a circus the NBA has become where referees dictate who plays who sits and how the game is played! David Stern your sport SUCKs!!