2008-06-11 - Gil Santos Commentary

[0:17] ..." Celtics shot from the floor last night. Two of their Big Three Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett a combined eight for 35 from the floor pierce was two for fourteen Kevin Garnett six for 21. Ray Allen the only big guy on target with 25. Still despite the -- overall team shooting the Celtics had a chance to steal game three and out in my opinion is a positive and yet another reason. Why I believe the Celtics will win again in Los Angeles and will win this series. The Celtics need all three of their stars to come up big at best but the need at least two of the three to do so in order to counteract Kobe Bryant it didn't happen last night -- at 36 points. And coming off the bench. -- show. We -- just that twenty points"...

[0:00]" Well doesn't take basketball genius to figure out why the Celtics lost game three to the Lakers in Los Angeles 8781 last night. When you're just 29 of 83 shots from the floor break 35% shooting percentage missing 54 shots. You're not going to beat anybody in the NBA and that's exactly -- the Celtics shot from the floor last night. Two of their Big Three Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett a combined eight for 35 from the floor pierce was two for fourteen Kevin Garnett six for 21. Ray Allen the only big guy on target with 25. Still despite the -- overall team shooting the Celtics had a chance to steal game three and out in my opinion is a positive and yet another reason. Why I believe the Celtics will win again in Los Angeles and will win this series. The Celtics need all three of their stars to come up big at best but the need at least two of the three to do so in order to counteract Kobe Bryant it didn't happen last night -- at 36 points. And coming off the bench. -- show. We -- just that twenty points on that included some -- down the stretch. The Lakers without help from the boy of which were able to win the game and about the -- lead to two games to one. Lakers through the first three games to paraphrase Denny Green -- exactly who I thought they were one man -- And -- Kobe gets help from some of his friends they can win a game -- two in this series. But all -- really don't think they have enough bench strength and overall scoring beyond -- to beat the Celtics and their Big Three in a seven game series. So I look for pierce and KG to come up big in game four tomorrow night. And fueled a -- which win. Owners are -- and uncles are those WB's exports"