Bottom line is this, the Lakers just aren't as good as people thought as the Nuggets, Jazz and Spurs never really tested them in the playoffs. Plus, the Celtics have 2.5 Hall of Famers on their starting roster, play the best defense in the league and have a superior bench. Any wonder why Boston is up 3-1? That was still one hell of a comeback last night tho.
That's how I feel. Although he may be not saying much about it publicly, any real NBA fan knows that Allen and Kobe have a longtime feud going, that's why the Allen/Bryant match-up will be the key here. Will Ray step it so he can that first ring or will he wallow in the big, Kobe spotlight? We'll have to wait and see. In the meantime I predict Boston in 6.
This new NBA season should be really interesting for a lot of reasons, but mostly because of the Celtics newest addition of the Big Three: Paul Pierce, Ray Allen & Kevin Garnett. Maybe they do need a better point and maybe they will need some more depth to their bench as the season goes forward, but you'd have to be an idiot not to think that as long as these guys stay injury-free, you can count on them to at least be in the Eastern Conference finals. At least, because they're that good.
