JUNE 18, 2010
Excuse me I have to get my 5th ring
L.A. GETS THE RING
By playing some tremendous 'D' the Lakers get the 'W'. The Celtics ran out of gas in the 4th. There was no one except Paul Pierce who could make a shot there was no one to turn to in the end. Ray Allen disappeared after game 2, never to be heard from again. Unlike in the '08 Finals where he stepped up big this time he was ineffective offensively. Allen's defense was excellent but it was not enough.
You have to give LA a bunch of credit, they were down by 12 in the third and came back to win, at one time leading by 8 in the 4th that's a 20 pt. turn around. That is how bad the Celtics were in the fourth quarter with no one who could step up and hit a shot they faded. This was particularly heart breaking because of Bryant's abysmal performance, he's no Jordan.
Of course no one will remember how many points any player had only that he has his ring. As for Boston the one championship they got is the only one they will have for a long time, they are old and really had no one who could create his own shot. The Lakers were more active, played better defense at the end and were smarter with the ball forcing the issue and getting to the line. The better team won .
It's going to be a long off season.
JUNE 3, 2010
We're back for #18
THE FINALS
The time has come to bring this season to a close. No one could have drawn it up any better, with the two most storied franchises in professional basketball going up against each other. It's Celtics Lakers time. As the great Robert DeNiro said in the Untouchables "You got an all out prize fight, you wait 'till the fight is over and see the guy left standing and that's how you know who won. " That's what we have here, an all out prize fight.
Even though I'm a Celtics fan I have an unbiased, objective opinion, that the Celtics will win the series in 6 despite the fact that Bryant is the world's best player. For you see the Celtics are the world's best TEAM. Two years ago this Celtics team was not very good, there was not enough chemistry and the bench was inexperienced yet they still won the title. Today this is a much better team. This year's Celtics have played with much more unity and even a more resounding sense of purpose. And of course let's not forget Rondo.
Rondo has improved to the point where Derek Fisher's excellent play will be nullified. Gasol is much better on the offensive end than Garnet, however defensively he is no match for employee #5, so far it's a wash. No one is better than Bryant, but Paul Pierce can score as well, he just looks less athletic doing it. That bring us to Artest and Allen, AKA, Ray Ray the best 3 pt. shooter in the game today. It's all about the match ups and the Celtics match up better, they have more players who can score and play better defense. Which bring us to the benches.
Odom versus Wallace, I think Odom could quiet possibly be more athletic than Bryant, Odom can play any spot on the floor, so I have to give the edge to the Lakers but the rest of the bench favors Boston. Therefore I conclude that the Green Machine will win their 18th title in 6 games.
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