Perkins, Allen expected to play

Celtics Suck and so does your celeb fan base. They only show up when they think they got a winner.

It will be terrific for the Celtics to have Perkins tonight, as long as he is able to play
a considerable amount of time.

I believe that the Celtics really missed his presence in Sunday's game. Additionally, Rondo's injury is still bothering him, and this was also a factor in
Sunday's game.

Yeah, we should have a great fan base like the silent, sit on their hands, show up to been seen fan base in LA.

Sounds like Jack Da Ripper is getting ready to wipe his tears when the Celtics crush the Lakers tonight! The Truth will be told tonight!

Looking forward to seeing number 17 hoisted to the rafters tonight. Lakers fans will not even notice that their team has lost...

Celtics suck, they don't have the man I want to marry, Justin Timberlake.

celeb fan base is a huge concern for a lot of people.. good point

Only an LA fan would actually care about the "celeb fan base" and who would care when or if they show up. Hey Jack Da Ripper, why don't you head home early to beat the traffic. Lakers are a bunch of jokers.

17 tonite!!! hey jack "you cant and wont handle the truth"!!! and of course the BIG TICKET will be jacked up tonite!!

See you in hell Jack the ripper

I have been a Celtics fan since coming 2 the USA in 1988 from Liberia. The Celtic family has had many disappointing seasons during that time. Finally this year we can win it all. Good luck.

Prayers go out to Ray and his family........GO CELTS!

Jack, you obviously misspelled "Lakers."

Can't wait for the Loyal Laker fan base to get their hearts RIPPED out tonight. What in hell is Jack smoking these days?

Jack Da Ripper needs to have is face ripped open so someone can stuff a celtics basketball up his brown eye

Q: Why does Jack Nicholson get so worked up about Paul Pierce leading the Celtics to victory?

A: Because he can't handle The Truth.

It has been way to many years, for this team, that dominated the hardwood from the 60's thru the 80's.... tonight will be the night for the Celts. Hope to see the champs from days gone by in the stands tonight... It's a shame that Reggie and Len are not here to see it......

I'm not sure I buy the "Rondo's injury affected his performance Sunday night" line; it just appeared to me like a lack of confidence, like his *head* was bothering him more than his ankle.

But I am so looking forward to seeing the Celtics raise another banner!

My Dad and grandmother died before they got a chance to see the Celtics win one more championship. Dad will be there in spirit and will ask THE BIG GUY for some extra support for the Celtics shooters. Three-pointers one after the other will be Dad's answer to prayers!! Nana will be asking St. Jude for the win!! Go Celtics, bring home the championship tonight!! --Dave of Worcester.

Having Perkins back would be huge. Of all the alleged issues facing the Celtics (fatigue, travel, Ray Allen's son, Rondo playing hurt, Pierce's knee, et al) the only one that worries me is Perkins because of how his presence changes the inside game and how much more effective Garnett is when he plays.

With regard to the brilliant insight posted by Ripper, I for one stayed loyal through the Frank Brickowski Era and the 18-game losing streak.

I'm wanting this championship even more than I normally would because it would go nicely with the title won by my Jayhawks in April.

I'm out here in Oakland, Ca. I am, of course a Warriors fan, but I'm pulling for the Celtics to win it tonight. The Celtics have alot of Bay Area roots on this team(Leon Powe, Eddie House, and Paul Pierce was born here as well). But more than anything I want to see KG, Ray, and the heart and soul of the team Paul Pierce to finally get that ring. All three deserve it, you can't deny that!! Go Boston, Kobe had his time,and that was with Shaq. He can't do it by himself!!

If Perkins plays and is only 60% it is all over for LA. The only reason Gasol and Odon 'stepped up' was that Perkins was out. If Perkins returns, its business as usual for these two.

The 17th Banner on the 17th day of the month!!

THATS NOT A COINCIDENCE POEPLE!!

Hey Jack the Ripper,

Kind of like the faker fans this year. Before All the a-list celebs and "fans" went to Mr. Chow and took pilates classes, Which in LA is more important than laker games, unless if the lakers are in the finals. Faker fans dont know the game they would rather talk about tmz or the newest pilates styles. Don't look at Boston as Bandwagon...Look in the mirror...

From,

You cant handle the truth...

I love how Lakers fans care about "celebrities that come to the games"!!! You should care more about your awful defense or the inability to stop Paul Pierce and Ray Allen...or wait....You inability to close out a 24 point lead!!!!! hahahahahah

Celtics take it tonight....KG has 24 pts 13 rbs, Allen has 17 pts, and Pierce steps up with 28pts to take the MVP award

#17 = it has taken awhile but we deserve it!

Pau Gashol has an interesting name.
Gashol is a mixture of gasollne and alcohol.
pu t in your car and PAU!

Forza ragazzi, vincete il titolo n.17! Greetings to Marc Spears

The Celtics are a good team....my only problem is their band-wagon fans! GO LAKERS!!!

Phillip is praying that Kobe can bail him out and get him the 10th ring. Kobe is praying Phillip can bail him by getting some kind of game play and get him his 1st ring without Shaq. Rest of Laker players are praying Cassel to break his back, Kendrick to re-injure, Ray to get cold, Paul to get abducted, Garnett to take last second shot, Posey to get arrested, and Eddy to get carporal syndrome.

Odom supposedly partied late last night because he knows kobe is going to take 40 shots and miss most or take 20 and still miss most and blame it on Odom. Phillip won't have a game plan because there is no game plan for a sick defense other than to run boot camp like Riley or Van Gundy or Thib. So Odom knows Phillip will blame this game on him also. So Odom is like WTF! Either way I am gonna get blamed I might as well get some nookie while I am in LA. Cause this summer Laker fans will be blaming Odom and he will get shipped.

Odom will have a fine career on another TEAM (note TEAM) when he does not have to be a spectator and say yes master to Kobe and the Evil Emporer Phillip.

Can't wait to see the "big" ticket choke again.

Boston is quite simply not that good of a basketball team. For one, Paul Pierce plays dirty and commits charges every time he drives to the hoop. KG is a stiff in crunch time and plays soft D on Gasol. Ray Allen is just plain soft, period. In Sasha we trust, Go LAKERS!

Since Kobe is such a problem at the start of recent games, why don't the Cs put Tony Allen on him? If that hurts Rondo's ego, so be it. These games are for all the marbles. And for Johnny Most's sake, why doesn't Rondo attack the basket and dunk??? And where has Big Baby been? He can take up a lot of space under the backboards.
Celtics' fan since 1958.

Celtics - Keep your drama fo yo mama... just bring yo game, and let us show you how championships are won. Take it Kobe and Co.

To Jack Da Ripper: You are so wrong. I have been there for the past 21 years at many many games through the tough years and now I can't be there because now I am in IRAQ and my team is finally gonna do it. Well unlike LA fans we love the game of basketball and stay for the entire game and aren't text messaging during the game. GREEN 17 on the 17th of June!!

hmmmm - lets see BOSTON -- your gonna LOSE !!! - perkins will be a non factor - & re-hurt in the first period !! - and Sasha Vujacic needs to straight punch sam cassell in the face for that wrestling foul -- KG will choke under pressure -- allen wont be able to buy a bucket and the 28 points you will get from lazy eye - you look like you been smoking weed paul pierce wont be enough for the 40+ kobe will dump on you tonight ... you wait - kobe and the boys are gonna make it 3-3 and if they dont - the boston ref's will :) for the tv execs .... :)

Hey Laker Fans, go blog on your own site, besides we have a championship to win tonight

the only comeback Laker fans have is calling Celtics fans bandwagon fans, come on your just jealous . Lets face it The Truth has out played Kobe and the Lakers don't have a answer for Garnett and Allen . But it would be a different story if KG ended up in LA with Kobe who kobe really pushed for last summer. By the way I wonder if Kobe will ask to be dealt this off season , in closing I 'd like to say Kobe no still means no.

I wonder if Kobe will still beg to be traded this summer.... Oh well, at least he had celebrities cake on their make up, and buy a jersey on their way to the game..... Having lived in LA for 14 years and in Boston for only 4 - you LA "fans" make me sick with your superficial, unintelligent mentality.

Bandwagon fans in Boston? No way the Celtics were sypported even during the worst time. LA Smogs have lousy fans they all about themselves .

Lets see what happen tonight. The Laker fans in LA are Hollywood Fans. They only come out and cheer their fans on when there winning. I live in the LA area and it is typical the crap you here on local stations the past two days. I figure this way, if it took the Lakers to win by 5 in their own arena, people do really think you are going to win in beantown. Drama Laker fans just like Hollywood soap opera.

LAST THOUGHT:

HAWKS FLEW THE COOP
A KING DETHROWN
PISTONS BLEW A GASKET
AND FINALLY THE LAKERS WILL HAVE A DROUGHT call the GOVENOR ARNOLD

Go GREEN

I guess this is why all the Laker fans leave games early.... It's because they come home to post on the Boston Globe website. Why are they posting nonsense on this site? Like our fan base sucks, when you can hear a pin drop in the Staples Center even when the Lakers are on a 10-0 run. and then we have another guy reffering to KG as a choker but doesn't state the fact that Kobe has not done anything in this series? seriously, come on Laker fans. Go back to the LA Times website where they cry because Curt calls Kobe for what he is.... a terrible teamate, an even worse leader.
Enjoy watching the Celts CRUSH the Lakers tonight!!!!!
GO CELTS!!!!
BEAT LA
BEAT LA
BEAT LA
BEAT LA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

la fans cant even name their starting 5. la fans are the biggest posers in the sports world. show up late and leave early in your designer threads you pansy bitches. im surprised you even know who's winning the series. la fakers fake like kobe and the rest of your culture or lack there of. i heard colorado is nice this time of year!

St. Patricks's Day / March 17,...........The BOSTON CELTICS Day , June 17, For the...................................... SEVENTEENTH TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note for Laker Fans. Just like any Hollywood movie your story must have an end also. Only problem with this Kobe's Lakers is that the end is not your typical Hollywood Ending. No Game 7, no Comeback, and no Championship.

THE END.

PS For casting look at the Game 6 BOX Score at around 12 AM Eastern Standard Time.

Lakerfan#1, you will be eating those words later tonight...
The CELTS will show you how championships are won.

Dear Jack Da Ripper... change your name to "Jack the Loser"

After tonight you Fakers Fans will also be GREEN...

...WITH ENVY!!!

Go CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!

Band wagon fans? Poor Sara you poor misguided wannabe basketball fan
You wouldn't find your way to a game without a red carpet. You wanna stargaze
buy a telescope. WE WIN TONIGHT #17!!!

Lakers will surprise the Celtics tonight and stun the Celtics on Thursday night.
Watch.
Paul Pierce deserves an Oscar nomination; not a ring.

LA fans calling anyone bandwagon is like Boston fans calling anyone else obnoxious. Full Moon. 17th on the 17th. Booyakasha! If you want some good laughs youtube Ali G & the NBA. The interview with Kobe is hysterical.

I think its hilarious that Laker fans count the Championships won by a team from Minneapolis as their own. That pretty much sums up the LA fan mentality.

To the fellow who said Boston dominated in the 80's: NOT!!!

Lakers 5 titles (2-1 vs Boston, 2-1 vs Sixers, 1-1 vs Pistons) 87 was great because it was last time the Green Menace was in the Finals. Boston Great? LOL

Celtics 3 titles (2-0 vs Rockets, 1-2 vs Lakers - the 1 win was thanks to GAHden facilities group who turned off AC).

5 beats 3.

Go Lakers.

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LAKERS WiN TANiTE;;NDd DEyy BOTH DUKE it OUT THURSDAyy!

Celts win Game 6
Jacktdarippah found wandering around LA Colleseum disorientated
from an overdose of Gas X.

I was getting worried about the various questions, but if Perk plays even close to his standard Perkness, it's over. The Lakers are soft. Their last hope was injuries to the Celtics, and now that doesn't seem to be working out for them.

Get the champaigne and cigars together.

The Celtics cannot be jinxed.

To Mark serving in Iraq:

Thank you for your service to our GREAT country. I hope you return safely and get a chance to see your teams again.

Not all Laker fans have flags, jump on and off the bandwagon or leave games early. Many like myself have been fans since the 70s or earlier - WIN OR LOSE. You sound like a loyal fan too. Loyal fans are the only ones who matter.

I think your prediction is wrong though. Celtics keep letting Lakers get big leads and maybe next one will be TOO big to overcome.

Go Lakers!!!

The next time Kobe is arrested for assaulting a female hotel worker, the police can get a decent DNA from the lips of the Refs and Game commentators. They have been kissing his butt all season....

I love that Lakers fans see the Cassell foul as a wrestling foul... what the heck was that scissor lock on Ray Allen's legs the other night then? Vujacic deserves to get smacked around. He's a girl, wearing girly headbands to hold back his long girly hair. He should be in the WNBA.

Go Celts! I like the 17th banner on the 17th of June!

I love Kobe

Hard to believe that Jack da Ripper has ever watched the Celtics and he obviously never saw the fan-filled seats through all the lean years. The Celtics are the only team in the NBA whose fans stick with them through thick and thin. He is obviously ill-informed or, better yet, not informed at all. At 83 years of age, I've been a loyal fan ever since the days of Russell and haven't missed a game on TV. Go Celts and Doc!!

JACK THE RIPPER/Badzack and all the other lost Faker fans:

Doesn't the LA Times have a fan site you guys can gush and whine on?

Showtime won't be on in Boston tonight but the Big Ticket, the Truth, and Jesus Shuttleworth will be ready to wipe those tears off your Faker faces.

No means No guys, try and teach Kobe that on the way back to LA LA land for summer vacation.

Sorry Jack, but you aren't looking at this logically and you are making a generalization. It is hard to get behind a team emotionally and financially that sucks and makes bad business decisions(see the Boston Bruins). Life is too short and we all have other responsibilities.

Ownership realized they needed a better product and they succeeded. Would you spend your money on a hygiene product if it didn't make you clean? Ooops, sorry again Jack. I forgot you don't bathe.

Finally, the Celtics are relevant again. Basketball is fun to watch again and this town will have another parade in a few days....

Bailey,

What series have you been watching? Until the Fakers can play defense you will never beat the Celtics for the ring.

Boston ...It's our time ....

Go Go Lakers!!!!!!! We are the real CHAMPION OF THIS SEASON. celtics is just a team came from nothing, they need to borrow the services of these suck players like garnett, allen just to get into the finals. The Lakers are the young team came from draftee. So Lakers will take them to Game 7! Beware celtic fans you guys are the hatred and the Lakers are the sweet fans and they will play like the Hulks tonight and in Game 7.

Go Go Lakers!!!!!!! We are the real CHAMPION OF THIS SEASON. celtics is just a team came from nothing, they need to borrow the services of these suck players like garnett, allen just to get into the finals. The Lakers are the young team came from draftee. So Lakers will take them to Game 7! Beware celtic fans you guys are the hatred and the Lakers are the sweet fans and they will play like the Hulks tonight and in Game 7.

The Fakers have really earned their name in this series - they have looked so bad that it's hard to imagine how they got into the playoffs to begin with. The vaunted Western Conference has been exposed as little more than scrimmage practice for the Celtics. The Fakers are unbelievably LUCKY to have won two games in this series, by all rights this should have been a CELTICS SWEEP.
But no matter the Celtics will demolish the glimmer of hope LA has coming into tonight's game. This game will be over very early and the Celtics will show the Fakers how to hold a lead and close out a game. From the beginning LA has had one strong player and nothing else but a bags of bones pretending to be NBA basketball players. They have also been an obviously inferior mentally tough team with only a small amount of determination and desire in the course of five playoff games. The Fakers have Kobe – that’s it. The Celtics have, well they have too many weapons on both offense and defense: Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Rondo, Perkins, House, the list just goes on and on.
In a way it's best for the Celtics to win this at home. First because we get to celebrate ANOTHER Boston championship on our home field/court. Second, a win for the Celts in Los Angeles - while it would have been a great joy to accomplish - won't be as bitter for the Fakers as losing in front of raving, maniacal and (for many) long time fans but it will also make that LONG, LONG plane ride home to LA,LA Land unbearably painful. How great is that?
But at least it will give Kobe plenty of time to point fingers, pass the blame around and whine like the ego-maniacal cry- baby he is.
This will be another embarrassing loss for the Fakers and will end up being a wonderful blowout win for the Hometown Heroes.

Hey Ed - its called the English language. Give it a try.

MOVING SCREEN MOVING SCREEN MOVING SCREEN MOVING SCREEN MOVING SCREEN MOVING SCREEN.

See anything yet, refs?

Bailey Heaps is funny. Why don't you go watch the WNBA and let the grown ups handle the NBA message boards.

Whoopy Boston wins tonight... let me bring out my gag bag... Hopefully they don't blow it like the Patriots.
Might stretch it to a 7 game series. And I don't think boston will withstand that pressure.
Over rated big 3. Boston is lucky the bench showed up for this series.
I am making no excuses for the Lakers(which I love, purple and gold baby!). We have sucked since Game 1 of this series. Don't count your throphy yet, Paul Faker Pierce can't win it by himself. maybe he'll fake another injury and rally all those old men up.

Laker fans are not jealous, at least not the long-time ones like myself. There have been 60 years in our history, and we've been to the playoffs 55 times. We have been in the championship round 29-30 times, and have won 14 titles in that span. There is no reason to be bitter! its not doom and gloom for Laker fans - if we lose it this year, we should be proud of the incredible season we had, and give Boston credit - they are playing better than a younger, less seasoned ball club. We weren't built for the championship this year Boston fans... you think we were? we were supposed to be the 8-9 seed in the west. Now we are facing you (the favorites from day 1) in the finals, and are being outplayed. Youth and inexperience, along with a lack of mental toughness are showing. Don't worry, next year, with some roster tweaks, we will be right back in the hunt, and can only hope to see Boston again for a re-match.

Both Celtics and Lakers deserved a huge applause from both fans. Honestly, I have been a Laker fan particularly of Kobe. It's very rare that a team can really execute their defensive shield around a great player like him. The whole series, the Lakers could hardly break this shield and have been contemplating dribbling, passing the ball outside this perimeter. Then with just a few more seconds on the shot clock they would hurriedly throw the ball as if they just learned how to play the game. Except for Kobe, the rest of the team looks like a bunch of scared highly paid people..as if they have seen a ghost ! Ever since joining the team, I never had any single respect about the playing ability of Luke Walton and Odom! They take turns being Mr. Clumpsy No. 1 and No. 2. Of course, someone like them so much and that's why they're still around. By the way whoever is the defense coach of this team should have been sent to Siberia!!! Defense does not exist..they would rather double team another foe and leave another one unguarded for a 3 pointer.

Lakers fan dissing bandwagon fans!? The end of the world is near. Let's all give another heartfelt LA sitting ovation for the world. Do Lakers fans know how to cheer or are they worried they'll spill their merlot? If the Lakers were the Nuggets you could get a seat next to Nicholson for $10.

LETS GO CELTICS.....LETS GO CELTICS.....LETS GO CELTICS!!!!

BEAT LA BEAT LA BEAT LA BEAT LA BEAT LA BEAT LA BEAT LA!!!!!

This series could very easily have been done by now in a sweep by the Lake Show. So thank the god of your choice.

I am a Celtics fan to the core, win or lose. We have been through a lot with this team but I am confident that Pierce and the team, yes team, will pull through and get the win. I love the Celtics! As for the negative comments, well, that is to be expected because of so many Haters out there. My thought is if the refs don't kill us tonight, we will pull out the win, and finally we will have much deserving glory brought back to Boston!

number 17 should already be lifted bcuz the celts are gna smash LA tonight

Hey Celtic fans do all of us a favor and give the celtics all the support and cheers you can cause the rest of us that support our favorite team in the nba are tired of the lakers crying and all their movie star drama for your ma ma on national tv. As the lakers think that you are the inferior team its about time to show them how the agressive team take spank them back home.... La fans always have to say that every other team sucks.... Its just like the hollywood movie stars they seem to think their bette than everyone else.... so lets show them who can talk the talk and walk the walk.... Good luck tonight Boston Celtics and Coach Rivers. Send the la fakers and their Mascot the Joker and all the free publicity actors that the media promotes home... The only reason their in the playoffs because THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS TOOK CARE OF THE REAL TEAMS FOR THEM TO BEAT.........Go Celtics.......GO Spurs!!!!!!! Go Hornets!!!!!!!!! Go home Lakers.................................