Lakers In 5
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Lakers in 6 seems a popular pick, but we aren’t dating Miss Popularity.
We’ve soaked up plenty of sports-talk radio (with a West Coast bias), online stories, newspaper ink, the talking heads on the tube and whoever else has hyped this NBA Finals. And why not? It’s Celtics vs Lakers. The best rivalry in basketball. Their 12th meeting in the NBA Finals. Hoop heads know the Celtics have owned the Lakers, winning 9 of 11 of the finals’ meetings. And then there’s the 2008 beatdown Boston gave the Lakers, which remains a sore subject in L.A.
Several plots will play out in this series, and Laker fans are hoping Phil Jackson doesn’t suddenly fall in love again with Sasha and take valuable minutes away from Shannon Brown. He might be smoking some good shit, but we’re guessing Brian Shaw will pull his coattail on this one.
Pau Gasol will be the biggest factor. He’ll avenge his disappearing act of 2 years ago and handle KG with no problems. Gasol knows everyone, including a lot of Laker fans, calls him soft. But this time he delivers in a big way. He’ll also help Bynum be somewhat of a factor inside.
Of course Kobe is the ultimate equalizer. Next to killing someone or maybe robbing a bank, he’s got some serious Celtic hate in his heart.
We won’t overanalyze. Everyone has an opinion. But revenge is best served cold. In the Garden. Lakers in 5.
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