Lakers vs. Celtics!! Who Wins?!?

Game 1 kicks off tonight and I'm looking for one great game. After 21 year hiatus, the NBA has finally gotten its best rivalry back. I'm looking for hustle, passion, and excitement on the court tonight. I expect the Lakers to come out and try and get the momentum on their side since home court goes to the Celtics. Even though I'm rooting for the Lakers, I don't expect the Celtics to just let the Lakers come in and just win. This should be really interesting. Let's breakdown the teams.

The Celtics are going to have a hard time containing Kobe Bryant. He's not LeBron James, he's way better. Also, they can't try and double team him all the time since the Lakers actually have offensive weapons outside of Bryant. Bryant should have his way with Celtics and score at will like he did with another great defensive team in the Spurs. Pau Gasol has to step up on the glass and get his rebounds. Lamar Odom is probably going to have defensive assignment of defending Garnett and he has the length and size to be successful at it. Kobe Bryant and Sasha Vujacic are most likely defending Ray Allen and they can't let him get into a groove. The "bench mob" for Los Angeles has got to step up. They know their the more talented bench and should take advantage of that. With the offensive firepower of the Lakers and a pretty good defense, they should win this series hands down. Yes, Boston has the "Big Three" with Garnett, Allen, and Pierce, but the Lakers have Overall offense which the Celtics do not have.

I have to go for the Los Angeles Lakers in 6 games. Besides the fact that they have the best player in the NBA, they also have a solid supporting cast. They are going to overwhelm the Celtics because they don't have much outside the "Big Three." They can't double Bryant and stop the other role players. Too much for the Celtics. Go Lakers!!