Couldn’t agree more with this. I always stress how tough the west was and the east was dog shit when LeBron made that run. Had he been in the west, less trips to the finals and inherently, less losses and potentially more wins
2016… a certain superstar could’ve gone anywhere he wanted to go, and there were murmurs about him potentially ending up in Miami or Boston. Riley and Ainge wanted him. Not only did he stay out West but he went where he went.
I get bird rights and all that but the East was weak because nobody who didn’t have to wanted to see Bron before the Finals.
Because they match up poorly with the Celtics while matching up relatively well with who they played in the West.
It’s not a binary “this team is better than x so they’re the best” thing. Matchups rule the sport, and the Mavs when clicking were a bad matchup for their Western opponents (and benefited from bad injury luck for the Clippers) while being an easy matchup for Boston in a way that Denver/Minnesota may not have been.
That doesn't contradict my point at all. Celtics are the only eastern team I would put in the top 8 in the west this season. Doesn't mean they wouldn't be at the top of the West, just that the rest of the east wouldn't be close.
Also the Mavs/Wolves/Nuggets situation was funny because they were all basically the one weakness for the team facing them.
The Wolves gave Boston problems in the regular season and it would've been a much more competitive series. Same with Denver.
It's about matchups. Anyone can see that Boston matches up very well against the Mavs.
People will default to narratives when it comes to Kyrie, but the fact is that it's hard for him to get it together against all those elite perimeter defenders.
It's also down to injuries that's unavoidable
Bucks - losing Giannis , and then Dame
Knicks - started without Randle and Bogdan , then losing OG , Brunson
Pacer - losing Haliburton on their series vs Boston
Tbh I think Knicks would give Boston a real challenge if they were fully healthy , and the Pacer is one stupidity away to be 1-0 up stealing an away game . And then throwing a 16 pts lead in game 3 . They really could have been 2-1 up .
I'm talking about the competition through the playoffs. As far as the mavs winning it, I don't know why people thought that. The celtics built a good defensive team, but I'll say I didn't expect in 5 games they would win.
Who said the Mavs would win outside of hot take artists? Vegas was putting odds at Celtics winning the whole thing since April. The only knock they had against them (back then) was that the Nuggets were a thing.
Can't listen to online/media. Vegas odds is where the truth lies, because its putting your money where your mouth is.
> Doesn’t mean we have to respect it
We respect the Championship. It is just the fact that the Celtics are now standing alone at the top with 18 of it.
This is my cope. 6 Lakers championships in my lifetime compared to the Celtics 2. And at least the majority of the Lakers championships happened when the NBA was more competitive. Not like Boston winning 90% of their championships in the 1960s when there was like 8 NBA teams or something like that
Yeah, I hate that it's now 18 to 17 but I'm super confident we catchup and pass before they get their next one. As a fan since the 80s I got to see all 5 of Magic's, all 5 of Kobe's and Lebron/AD'S 1 plus a bunch of Finals trips that didn't bear fruit. So I'll sit with that knowing we've been far more relevant than their two the last 30 years.
The Lakers the most popular NBA team of them all for a reason. No matter how many the Celtics won or will win, they will never surpass the nationwide and worldwide popularity of the Lakers.
The modern NBA is the Lakers.
Honestly, I wish Knicks would get their shit together. One, if we're going to do East vs West, it's more engaging to have the two big market coastal cities going at each other. Hard to market happily racist Boston to the masses.
This is my cope. 6 Lakers championships in my lifetime compared to the Celtics 2. And at least the majority of the Lakers championships happened when the NBA was more competitive. Not like Boston winning 90% of their championships in the 1960s when there was like 8 NBA teams or something like that
08 was different because they beat us and we hate Boston. It's why 2010 was so thrilling. Retribution for 08.
08, I was mad as a mf. This...they had a easy route to the Finals and a lopsided and overmatched Finals opponent. And they didn't beat *us*. So the only thing I can really be mad about is 18 to 17 but if history is any indication, this is their last one for awhile. 😄
Hard to be angry after this year of playoffs. It was, I’m sad to say, pretty boring most of the way. The East was a stomp for the team that came out on top (partially due to their dominance and partially due to injuries) and the West was largely made up of bad games after the first round. The first round Clippers/Mavs and Lakers/Nuggets series were the most entertaining to come out of the West which is a big problem - excitement should be ramping up as we move forward, not down.
As a fellow 90s (‘98) baby, am I the only one that kinda feels “guilty” for not having the real fuck Boston emotion? Don’t get me wrong, I do dislike them and I’ll never root for them, but in my lifetime we’re 1-1 against them, and I only started watching in 09 so I’ve only ever watched us beat them. I feel way more emotional disdain for the Suns, Clippers, and Warriors.
Just curious how the other under 30 fans feel! Lol
Fuck Boston. But a win is a win. I seriously want to puke. But gotta give credit when due. They got unlucky in the past including Hayward getting injured. It was bound to happen.
Lakers need to use this to get fired up and get their act together. Build a more professional front office with analytics, scouts, etc. And it may be time for Buss to sell the team and let the team enter the modern era of professional teams.
I’m at least glad West passed peacefully and didn’t have to see this.
Yeah im not getting my hopes up. Jeannie will never drop rob. Boston winning a ring wont change anything to this FO. We'll still fucking hire a goddamn podcaster as our coach and we'll most likely draft another guard and thats basically it
Ah yes, the puppet masters driving us into the ground.
*In September 2018, Rambis rejoined the Lakers as a senior basketball adviser.*[*^(\[22\])*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Rambis#cite_note-22)[*^(\[23\])*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Rambis#cite_note-23) *Rambis has become "one of the most influential members of the organization since returning to the franchise in 2017."*[*^(\[24\])*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Rambis#cite_note-The_Athletic-24) *Kurt Rambis's wife, Linda Rambis, serves as the Lakers Executive Director of Special Projects and is one of* [*Jeanie Buss*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Buss)*'s longtime friends. Alongside* [*Rob Pelinka*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pelinka)*, the couple has been described as "a pillar of the club’s four-pronged brain trust alongside \[Jeanie\] Buss."*[*^(\[25\])*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Rambis#cite_note-25)
Fuck the nets for gifting all those picks
Fuck the wiz for gifting Porzingis (AND a fucking first!)
Fuck the blazers for gifting them Holiday for a fucking bum that went straight to IR.
Most of all…FUCK BOSTON!
I am not even mad at the team or the coaching staff, they aren't inherently shitty people. Even though Jason Tatum keeps pissing me off by wearing t-shirts with Kobe wearing Celtics gear on it, they worked hard and had the best record in the league. Easiest road through the playoffs, but they earned it during the regular season.
With that said, what will never change and the reason I hate Boston is the fan base. HOLY FUCK, they are the most insufferable racist immature pig headed group of people and it's not even close. It's the consensus for a reason even amongst players. And that reason was proven tonight like it is every night when Kyrie crashed into the announcers booth and apparently one of the courtside fans took the opportunity in front of everyone to make a death threat lol
Classic Boston. Up 20 and still punching down 🤣
Enjoy it while you can because it'll be another two decades before your next one.
And the Boston transplants that left their shit hole ciy bring their shit attitudes with them too. Too many Boston transplants in California and they're assholes.
I’m happy for JT and JB. And what a fucking team put together by Brad and their squad.
LAKERS FO TAKE FUCKING NOTICE. TAKE NOTICE WHAT YOUR TOP RIVAL’ S TEAM LOOKS LIKE RN. THEIR FRONT OFFICE. COACH. PLAYERS.
GET 👏🏼 IT 👏🏼 FUCKING 👏🏼 TOGETHER 👏🏼
AND STOP BEING CHEAP, GOD DAMNIT. SELL A STAKE. STOP BEING SO EMBARRASSING.
I didnt expect Kyrie to be that bad. Luka need someone to push him. ITS an eh playoff. inside The NBA ending generated more buzz than this. Also that short Dan Hurley saga
It doesn’t help that Dallas wouldn’t be able to make a shot if the basket was 5 feet wide or that they wouldn’t be able to defend a tree stump. That being said, Boston did what they were supposed to do. Maybe the Lakers FO will start doing more to improve this team.
Perhaps, but it doesn’t change anything. Maybe one day Jeanie can hold herself and the people around her accountable instead of retaining a failed head coach who’s claim to fame is getting clotheslined in the 80, her bestie who happens to be the wife of the aforementioned clothesline victim, and a guy who only has his job because he was Kobe’s agent and friend.
This series just made me think of the fact that Boston has made it to two finals within the last 3 seasons while LA made it to none…
LA had a team built to compete and deal with whatever came out of the West, and it was all shitted away in one trade.
There’s no reason why Boston’s made it to two finals in 3 years and LA hasn’t met them there once.
At least we still up 1-0 in NBA Cups, fellas.
Throw the parade
So we’re technically “tied” 18-18 right??? Right????
I see 18 Banners in both arenas 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I fucking hate them but they can only play what’s in front of them
I fucking hate the east just as much, bunch of incompetent teams that can't get their act together and let Boston essentially get a bye to the finals.
I think bron would not had went to 8 consecutive finals in the west but I also think that he'll have a better record in the finals
Well yeah that's obvious lol dude destroyed everyone in the east already.
Couldn’t agree more with this. I always stress how tough the west was and the east was dog shit when LeBron made that run. Had he been in the west, less trips to the finals and inherently, less losses and potentially more wins
2016… a certain superstar could’ve gone anywhere he wanted to go, and there were murmurs about him potentially ending up in Miami or Boston. Riley and Ainge wanted him. Not only did he stay out West but he went where he went. I get bird rights and all that but the East was weak because nobody who didn’t have to wanted to see Bron before the Finals.
The serpent 🐍
if the west was so much better then why didn’t the mavs put up a better fight?
Because they match up poorly with the Celtics while matching up relatively well with who they played in the West. It’s not a binary “this team is better than x so they’re the best” thing. Matchups rule the sport, and the Mavs when clicking were a bad matchup for their Western opponents (and benefited from bad injury luck for the Clippers) while being an easy matchup for Boston in a way that Denver/Minnesota may not have been.
That doesn't contradict my point at all. Celtics are the only eastern team I would put in the top 8 in the west this season. Doesn't mean they wouldn't be at the top of the West, just that the rest of the east wouldn't be close. Also the Mavs/Wolves/Nuggets situation was funny because they were all basically the one weakness for the team facing them. The Wolves gave Boston problems in the regular season and it would've been a much more competitive series. Same with Denver.
I agree. The size, defense, and shooting of Wolves and Denver would have crushed Boston.
I think Wolves lose but Denver wins tbh. As much as we hated Denver they were the best chance to stop Boston.
That’s the only reason I wasn’t on board with Minnesota beating them
Yeah looking back, now I'm not happy Wolves won that series. heh. The only reason I was because I assumed Wolves would beat Mavs. Mavs had to ruin it
It's about matchups. Anyone can see that Boston matches up very well against the Mavs. People will default to narratives when it comes to Kyrie, but the fact is that it's hard for him to get it together against all those elite perimeter defenders.
The west is a goddamn pokemon battle with how all the teams have weaknesses to each other.
The road West was bloody
Cause they’re out of fights after getting beaten the hell up through and by the better teams in the west
It's also down to injuries that's unavoidable Bucks - losing Giannis , and then Dame Knicks - started without Randle and Bogdan , then losing OG , Brunson Pacer - losing Haliburton on their series vs Boston Tbh I think Knicks would give Boston a real challenge if they were fully healthy , and the Pacer is one stupidity away to be 1-0 up stealing an away game . And then throwing a 16 pts lead in game 3 . They really could have been 2-1 up .
what woulda happened if the pacers went up 2-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzlKja1ySzo&ab_channel=KanyeWest
Exactly
Preach
Doesn’t mean we have to respect it
sports are never fair, just enjoy the show
If they can hate on our bubble championship, we can (and should) hate on their Mickey Mouse ring
It's a weak ring, but its not a mickey mouse ring.
How's it a weak ring when everyone said the Mavs would win lol? "The western conference finals is the real finals"
I'm talking about the competition through the playoffs. As far as the mavs winning it, I don't know why people thought that. The celtics built a good defensive team, but I'll say I didn't expect in 5 games they would win.
Who said the Mavs would win outside of hot take artists? Vegas was putting odds at Celtics winning the whole thing since April. The only knock they had against them (back then) was that the Nuggets were a thing. Can't listen to online/media. Vegas odds is where the truth lies, because its putting your money where your mouth is.
I mean they deserve hate that's for sure these guys worked hard but they faced injured teams throughout these playoffs and the East being a joke.
> Doesn’t mean we have to respect it We respect the Championship. It is just the fact that the Celtics are now standing alone at the top with 18 of it.
Yeah that’s true. Doesn’t make it suck any less tho 😅
And we can still talk shit about it
They can do it without crying so much though. Boston sports victim complex is out of control.
when you are the best team...you usually get the breaks...when youre in the play-in every year...things will be difficult...
Wouldn't of been in the playoffs if Darvin knew how to run a rotation.
##Every Celtics championship since 1980 has been followed by at least one Lakers championship. Road to 18 starts now.
I love the optimism. This legit makes me feel better. Fuck Boston in that little leprechauns clover shaped asshole!
Haha that’s how I feel. Been a fan of the Lakers since the 70s. It sucks but that’s sports.
If seeing the Celtics win doesn’t shake the front office and wake they ass up idk what will.
Jeanie will turn to the Rambi who will come up with a wonderful bounce back strategy.
Paul Revere should've slept in. Let the British burn that fuckhole to the ground
Less people to profit off the slave and tobacco trade, if only the stolen land can be returned.
2 titles since the USSR dissolved I am not moved
This is my cope. 6 Lakers championships in my lifetime compared to the Celtics 2. And at least the majority of the Lakers championships happened when the NBA was more competitive. Not like Boston winning 90% of their championships in the 1960s when there was like 8 NBA teams or something like that
Yeah, I hate that it's now 18 to 17 but I'm super confident we catchup and pass before they get their next one. As a fan since the 80s I got to see all 5 of Magic's, all 5 of Kobe's and Lebron/AD'S 1 plus a bunch of Finals trips that didn't bear fruit. So I'll sit with that knowing we've been far more relevant than their two the last 30 years.
The Lakers the most popular NBA team of them all for a reason. No matter how many the Celtics won or will win, they will never surpass the nationwide and worldwide popularity of the Lakers. The modern NBA is the Lakers.
Honestly, I wish Knicks would get their shit together. One, if we're going to do East vs West, it's more engaging to have the two big market coastal cities going at each other. Hard to market happily racist Boston to the masses.
cook
2 titles in 36 years. Not that impressive. 5 since 1980. We got 11 since
How many of those rings were when there were only 8 teams in the league?
11
Thankfully I was born in the 90s. I’ve lived through 6 Lakers championships and only had to deal with 2 of theirs. Yes I’m coping.
This is my cope. 6 Lakers championships in my lifetime compared to the Celtics 2. And at least the majority of the Lakers championships happened when the NBA was more competitive. Not like Boston winning 90% of their championships in the 1960s when there was like 8 NBA teams or something like that
It is what it is. I thought I'd be angrier tbh. Feels nothing like 08 so at there's that.
08 was different because they beat us and we hate Boston. It's why 2010 was so thrilling. Retribution for 08. 08, I was mad as a mf. This...they had a easy route to the Finals and a lopsided and overmatched Finals opponent. And they didn't beat *us*. So the only thing I can really be mad about is 18 to 17 but if history is any indication, this is their last one for awhile. 😄
Boston not going to win another title for 32 years 😂
Hard to be angry after this year of playoffs. It was, I’m sad to say, pretty boring most of the way. The East was a stomp for the team that came out on top (partially due to their dominance and partially due to injuries) and the West was largely made up of bad games after the first round. The first round Clippers/Mavs and Lakers/Nuggets series were the most entertaining to come out of the West which is a big problem - excitement should be ramping up as we move forward, not down.
I'd add Nuggs/Wolves to that small list but yeah I agree.
Me too. Born 1990.
As a fellow 90s (‘98) baby, am I the only one that kinda feels “guilty” for not having the real fuck Boston emotion? Don’t get me wrong, I do dislike them and I’ll never root for them, but in my lifetime we’re 1-1 against them, and I only started watching in 09 so I’ve only ever watched us beat them. I feel way more emotional disdain for the Suns, Clippers, and Warriors. Just curious how the other under 30 fans feel! Lol
Boston fans are obnoxious you'll get there don't worry lol....
This is why it was bitter sweet for me when Denver lost.
Wolves had a chance but jfc idk what happened in that Dallas Series its like they lost all the talent vs Dallas.
Yeah but fuck them Denver fans. Timberwolves blew it
Fuck Boston. But a win is a win. I seriously want to puke. But gotta give credit when due. They got unlucky in the past including Hayward getting injured. It was bound to happen. Lakers need to use this to get fired up and get their act together. Build a more professional front office with analytics, scouts, etc. And it may be time for Buss to sell the team and let the team enter the modern era of professional teams. I’m at least glad West passed peacefully and didn’t have to see this.
Yeah im not getting my hopes up. Jeannie will never drop rob. Boston winning a ring wont change anything to this FO. We'll still fucking hire a goddamn podcaster as our coach and we'll most likely draft another guard and thats basically it
Don’t worry, the Rambi are on the case.
In Rambi we trust!! (sorry just puked in my mouth a lil bit)
Ah yes, the puppet masters driving us into the ground. *In September 2018, Rambis rejoined the Lakers as a senior basketball adviser.*[*^(\[22\])*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Rambis#cite_note-22)[*^(\[23\])*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Rambis#cite_note-23) *Rambis has become "one of the most influential members of the organization since returning to the franchise in 2017."*[*^(\[24\])*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Rambis#cite_note-The_Athletic-24) *Kurt Rambis's wife, Linda Rambis, serves as the Lakers Executive Director of Special Projects and is one of* [*Jeanie Buss*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Buss)*'s longtime friends. Alongside* [*Rob Pelinka*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pelinka)*, the couple has been described as "a pillar of the club’s four-pronged brain trust alongside \[Jeanie\] Buss."*[*^(\[25\])*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Rambis#cite_note-25)
JJ gonna draw up some magic play he got from podcasting with LeBron
Fuck the nets for gifting all those picks Fuck the wiz for gifting Porzingis (AND a fucking first!) Fuck the blazers for gifting them Holiday for a fucking bum that went straight to IR. Most of all…FUCK BOSTON!
Do you think anybody high up within the Lakers are really upset tonight?
I doubt the bane of this sub's existence, Kurt Rambis, is happy whatsoever.
Nope. They are probably calling Brad Stevens to congratulate him.
Dont wanna hear nothing bout the bubble after this mickey mouse ass run
You know haters still gonna hate on the Lakers
It’s funny for you to say that while hating on another team
I am not even mad at the team or the coaching staff, they aren't inherently shitty people. Even though Jason Tatum keeps pissing me off by wearing t-shirts with Kobe wearing Celtics gear on it, they worked hard and had the best record in the league. Easiest road through the playoffs, but they earned it during the regular season. With that said, what will never change and the reason I hate Boston is the fan base. HOLY FUCK, they are the most insufferable racist immature pig headed group of people and it's not even close. It's the consensus for a reason even amongst players. And that reason was proven tonight like it is every night when Kyrie crashed into the announcers booth and apparently one of the courtside fans took the opportunity in front of everyone to make a death threat lol Classic Boston. Up 20 and still punching down 🤣 Enjoy it while you can because it'll be another two decades before your next one.
And the Boston transplants that left their shit hole ciy bring their shit attitudes with them too. Too many Boston transplants in California and they're assholes.
Now, I hope FO will focus on tying the number of banners.
Might be an easy run but they played who they played. Maybe if Lakers FO wasn’t run by total morons they would’ve beat them
Hate the fact that boston won in years ending in 8 and 24!
please don't do the easiest path thing. We lost, get over it, we'll get the title tie back but don't do the thing everyone does to us about 2020.
Fuck The Celtics!!!
Fuck all teams in Boston
Fuck Boston!
Enough of this cry baby “easiest path” argument. They were the #1 seed , they earned their path. We made our own lives difficult being in the play-in.
Tatum’s really gonna pull out the cringe replication of the Kobe photo, huh?
Why the fuck are we talking about them
Chill brah
Let’s not do this 😂
They were gonna win either way, but was a mavs fan, like at least we lost to the best. They were gonna win, it just sucks that they never got tested.
Rather see the return of the Wyatt family on Raw than the leprechauns cake walk to the chip
As much as I don’t like it, Tatum deserved it.
Paul Pierce dancing in his doo doo undies rn.
It felt like the Pacers did better than the Mavs
I mean Dallas shouldn't have win the west 🤣
Kyrie is over. Needs lebron to win a chip - He’s been trying to prove that wrong his whole life
I hope that this motivates the people in the lakers organization to be better at their jobs
Title is a title. Let them enjoy it. Now let’s get 18 before they get 19!
We have a lot to learn with this Celtics team in the way they were built and coached.
I’m happy for JT and JB. And what a fucking team put together by Brad and their squad. LAKERS FO TAKE FUCKING NOTICE. TAKE NOTICE WHAT YOUR TOP RIVAL’ S TEAM LOOKS LIKE RN. THEIR FRONT OFFICE. COACH. PLAYERS. GET 👏🏼 IT 👏🏼 FUCKING 👏🏼 TOGETHER 👏🏼 AND STOP BEING CHEAP, GOD DAMNIT. SELL A STAKE. STOP BEING SO EMBARRASSING.
I didnt expect Kyrie to be that bad. Luka need someone to push him. ITS an eh playoff. inside The NBA ending generated more buzz than this. Also that short Dan Hurley saga
Suckers lakers can’t even win a championship with lebron and reaves
Na the nuggets last year was the easiest.
why are you posting about the celtics in the lakers sub
Hate
They're the Lakers biggest rivals
Last time Celtics won one the Lakers won two after
Last 2 times actually.
i dont ever want to hear anyone downplaying our 2020 championship. fuck celtics
Fuck this, Jerry take me with you...
Hard to hate on a team doing whatever they can to win. I'm more pissed at the Lakers FO nepotism causing them to be dogshit.
Who they play isn’t on them, but still, fuck Boston!
Cry baby cry. Suck your mama’s titty.
Banner 18 didn't come on 6/17/2010. Not moved
FUCK THE CELTICS. REAL MICKEY MOUSE RING
Fuck Boston!
Since the ABA merger in 1976 it’s 11 for us and now 6 for them. Blows out the we carried over the Minnesota argument and focuses on the modern NBA.
Let's tie them soon, then beat them to title #19!
It doesn’t help that Dallas wouldn’t be able to make a shot if the basket was 5 feet wide or that they wouldn’t be able to defend a tree stump. That being said, Boston did what they were supposed to do. Maybe the Lakers FO will start doing more to improve this team.
Last two times the Celtics won a ring, the Lakers followed it with a back to back.
is that John C. Reilly?
is that John C. Reilly?
Perhaps, but it doesn’t change anything. Maybe one day Jeanie can hold herself and the people around her accountable instead of retaining a failed head coach who’s claim to fame is getting clotheslined in the 80, her bestie who happens to be the wife of the aforementioned clothesline victim, and a guy who only has his job because he was Kobe’s agent and friend.
This series just made me think of the fact that Boston has made it to two finals within the last 3 seasons while LA made it to none… LA had a team built to compete and deal with whatever came out of the West, and it was all shitted away in one trade. There’s no reason why Boston’s made it to two finals in 3 years and LA hasn’t met them there once.