GIANT History in the Making Starting tonight, against all odds

2007-2008 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Champions, Kobe Bryant Finals MVP

Tonight is the night. History in the making is definetly taking place tonight at Whatever-the-hell-the-new-Garden-is called in Boston, Massachusetts.

its as big as the New York Giants VS Green Bay Packers, because Thursday, June 19, 2008 is the REAL Super Bowl NBA Finals, and AAALLLLL the pressure's on the CELTICS. Of course they are the heavy favorites in this series, they are the team with the three all-stars and they have outplayed the Lakers for most of this series, but each of the 5 games played so far have been a different level of learning, exposure, and growth for both of these teams in these Finals. Kobe and the Lakers are done learning, they're done losing, and they have vengeance on their minds as they have game 4 engraved in their memories, their first home loss in the playoffs when the Celtics made their historic comeback. But, that will be the last history the Celtics get against the Lakers, now its time for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers to make history against the Celtics.

Of course, we are all just fans of the game of basketball, and the Celtics are, admittedly the better team, but the Lakers have a better "best" player, and a better coach, one of the greatest coaches in NBA History, and if he wins this series, he will have to be known as THE best coach in NBA History, championship wise. Seriously, I don't think any other coach will ever win 10 championships in 17 seasons as a head coach, including three 3-peats, with 3 VERY different teams, sans Micheal Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal. Not only that, this 2008 NBA Championship would prove to be the MOST IMPRESSIVE of the 10, for this is undoubtedly the (no offense), weakest squad Jackson has ever coached in the FINALS ever.

But, if for whatever reason the Lakers lose game 6 or 7, against my prediction, i will not be mad, for the Celtics will have earned it. Paul Pierce is a top 5 2-3 guard-forward in this league, he is pretty much unstoppable, Ray Allen has shown himself as still a top 10 Shooting Guard in this league, and one of the best shooters since Reggie Miller (who had an opportunity to be on this Celtics team, and declined saying he is too old...He was 41 at the time), and the Big Ticket named Kevin Garnett, one of the best PF's in the league, undisputedly. Also, this would vindicate the old guys they picked up on this championship ride, PJ Brown and Sam Cassell, who would love to talk his way into another championship. But, if the Celtics win the championship it would be because of a player just as important as the "Big Three" and i'm not talking about either other starters (though if the Celtics lose, its because Kendrick Perkins wasn't himself out there, and Rajon Rondo is a beast, but he is not quite ready yet.); James Posey. Posey has a great to the Celtics, and he was great to the Heat when they won their championship in 2006, he is best as a sixth man, defensive stopper, and 3 point shooter, clutch player.

But, this isn't James Posey's year, this isn't Paul Pierce's year, though it sure seems like it, the Celtics have owned this season, but they can't have the whole thing. This is "the year they won without Bynum" in the lineup, this is Phil Jackson's 10th ring, this is Kobe Bryant's (and Derek Fisher's) 4th ring, and 1st ring without Shaq. This is the year of the dynastylakers first championship.

We'll see about that.

Lakers 98
Celtics 92

see u at game 7