Game 1 Loss in the Finals

The Lake Show fell 98-88 to the Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. 

The game seemingly turned when Paul Pierce faked an injury (and I will believe it is a faked injury until proven otherwise) leaving the game by being carried off the floor to a wheel chair.  After a few minutes he returns with a brace and a barely noticeable limp.  The Lakers, however, seem to have lost that edge when he appeared to be out and the Celtics received an adrenaline rush upon his return at one point outscoring us 28 - 16 after Pierce's return.

 

Initially, I wanted to remain somewhat indifferent about the injury.  But then watching Pierce flail anytime someone got close to him took my already waning respect for him to the bottom.  At one point, he throws his head back and reaches for his eye as if he's been hit in the eye.  Blinking and blinking.  The replay shows, he wasn't touched, not only not touched in the face, not touched at all.  He has become a soccer player.

Last night's loss can also be attributed to horrible rebounding.  The Celtics had far too many second chances.  On top of that, our shots weren't falling so there was a recipe for disaster.  And it certainly didn't help that there were at least three calls that the refs simply blew that replays showed no foul occurred.  The disgusting part was that not only did the replays show no foul occurred, the plays themselves were so conclusively clean that they couldn't have even been 'go either way' calls. 

Game 2 is Sunday.  Here's to hoping our shots start to drop and we man the boards a bit better.  Watching the game, I feel like we are the better team.  It's just time to prove it.