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!!

NBA Conference Finals!

The NBA Playoffs are really getting exciting. With the Lakers ahead of the Spurs 2-1, I still expect the series to go into 7 games since the Spurs are so experienced. I look at the Pistons-Celtics series, and I see the Pistons overwhelming the Celtics with their defense and experience also. Lets breakdown the both series.


Los Angeles Lakers-San Antonio Spurs (2-1)

The Lakers expected the Spurs to eventually breakout of their slump and play like the champions they are. In game 3, Spurs showed why they are the champs winning 103-84. The key to them winning of course was Manu Ginobili, who scored 30 points on 9-15 shooting (5-7 3pt). Manu went from struggling to make a layup in games 1 and 2, to scoring at will against the Lakers. Tim Duncan also showed why he is the best power forward in the league with 21 points and 22 rebounds. All in all, the Spurs were too much for the Lakers. I still expect the Lakers to win the series in 7 though. Kobe Bryant was his usual self with 30 points, but he can't be the only one scoring for them. Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom combined for 22 points on 9-29 shooting, which is horrendous. Gasol has got to get it together and score consistently. Same goes for Odom, who went from 20 points and 12 rebounds in game 2 to 7 points and 11 rebounds. The bench has to step up also, particularly Jordan Farmar and Sasha Vujacic and play defense and hit those perimeter shots. I still expect the Lakers to win this series.



Detroit Pistons-Boston Celtics (1-2)

The Pistons-Celtics series has just gotten interesting. The Pistons looked absolutely awful at home. Richard Hamilton did his best with 26 points, but he can't be the only player showing up to play. Rodney Stuckey has also picked up the slack with Chauncey Billups still trying to get over his hamstring injury. Rasheed Wallace still hasn't had the breakout game we are all waiting for. The Pistons are only going to go as far as Rasheed goes. Tayshaun Prince, where are you?!? When are you going to start showing up on the offensive end of the court. We all know your a defensive supremacist, but man you have to score more than 4 points! I still think the Pistons will win the series, but if they play like they did in game 3, it could be harder than they think.