NBA Finals stars tonight

 

The first game of the NBA finals is tonight at the TD Banknorth Garden, so the Celts have a clear home court advantage as if the series goes to 7 full games, then the last game will be played at Boston.

Now, the Celtics and the Lakers played twice during the regular season with Los Angeles beating Boston the same number of times, and during the playoffs the Lakers has had it easier than the Celts, who had to take their series to the Hawks to 7 games.

The format utilized in the finals is a bit different, as the Celtics will play the first two games of the series at home, then the Lakers will host games 3,4 and 5 at the Staples Center, and if necessary, games 6 and 7 will be at Boston. So there is a slight advantage on the Celts side.

These coming games are going to be really closed, and all in all, there is always a guy who makes the difference at fourth quarters, and that guy might as well be Kobe Bryant this time, after all, this has being his year, as he’s the reigning NBA MVP.

What about the duels? Well Kobe’s gonna have Ray Allen on his back all the time, and Kevin Garnett is ready to be face to face with Pau Gasol, now, Gasol is being more consistent than Garnett, but Garnett is the big man from Boston, and if he doesn’t go into one of his panic attacks, Gasol will find it difficult to stop him.

This is a very old rivalry, probably the most famous of them all, and both teams are truly enjoying of a golden era with many all-stars in their respective rosters, so the odds are pretty even, and maybe just because I am a Celtics fan I am favored the irish team, but the Lakers are probably the toughest rival the Celts have had this playoffs, so I truly don’t care too much who’ll win the series, I am just sure the level of basketball that is to be witnessed is what will have me in front of the TV for every single game.