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Welcome to Los Angeles

Email|Link|Comments (6) Posted by Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff June 9, 2008 08:20 PM

We made it.

Colleague Chris Forsberg and I arrived in Los Angeles and checked into our downtown hotel this afternoon. We’ll be here all week covering Games 3, 4, and 5 (if necessary) of the NBA Finals. We’re in walking distance of the Staples Center, so we’re sure to get a good sense of the scene here.

What’s it like here in LA? Absolutely gorgeous (temps in the mid-70’s). We haven’t been over to the arena yet, but there wasn’t much NBA Finals flavor at the airport in Long Beach (some 20 minutes away), and there isn’t much at the hotel. The woman who checked us in asked if we were Celtics fans, then told us the Lakers would be winning Game 3.

We'll see.

The flight out was filled with Boston media members and also a few Lakers fans. A couple of the fans we talked to were optimistic the Lakers could win a game or two out here, but their optimism for the series wasn’t high.

No media access to the teams today, as both the Celtics and Lakers were flying out here themselves. So not much game-related substance to report at this hour.

Again, we’ll be coming at you all week with updates galore. Stay tuned.

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6 comments so far...

Enjoy your stay Celtic (s). You guys sound like you have a good a head on your shoulders. Coming from Boston thats a compliement.

Get ready for the " Boston sucks" chant .

Oh by the way the Orange County Register website sports section ran a "who's the ugliest Celtic ever?" The choices included Sam Casell ( my opinion hardly a Celtic), Red Aubach, Larry Bird, Kevin Mchale, Really you guys had some butt ugly players. The Chief wasn't even on the list. Anyway it came down to the Celtic as a whole beating out Sam Casell.

"Go Lakers" and "Boston Sucks" "Boston Sucks" "Boston Sucks"

Posted by mikey June 10, 08 12:10 AM

Enjoy your stay Celtic (s). You guys sound like you have a good a head on your shoulders. Coming from Boston thats a compliement.

Get ready for the " Boston sucks" chant .

"Go Lakers" and "Boston Sucks" "Boston Sucks" "Boston Sucks"

Posted by mikey June 10, 08 12:33 AM

LOL mikey proves that for lack of game, the laker fans are resorting to name-calling. Whats the point of being pretty if you can't win? Better bring your A game tomorrow or quickly find yourselves down 3-0.

Posted by Kevin Lee June 10, 08 02:28 AM

Los Angeles doesn't care about its sports teams as much as we do. It's not a top rate sports city.

Posted by Bill June 10, 08 08:30 AM

Bill, its apparent the reason why you think you have better team support is due to the fact that not much goes on in Beantown ,and the only thing going on is sports.

Seriously If there was something going on in your neck of the woods we wouldn't have so many Bostonian transplants in Southern California.

Oh and Billy, Lakers ranked 11th in attendance this year and your Celtics ranked 12th. You need a stronger argument

Posted by mikey June 10, 08 10:25 PM

Mikey:

im from boston and have lived in SoCal for 13 yrs. You are right on. Boston is pathetically boring, which makes it a great sports town.

Posted by Peter E June 6, 09 12:47 PM