Celtics 1 Lakers 0

June 18, 2008

by William Horowitz

Okay great, The Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals to cap off the best year for sports in one city ever. Too bad the Patriots lost.

Woo. What a great story, huh? The Big Three finally get their rings. So deserved? As my Kazakh friend might say, “This story is great NOT.”

The Celtics beat a team who didn’t show up for the Finals. A team that played with so much confidence in beating the Spurs, the defending champions. The Lakers played their worst game of the year in a game they HAD to win. So you know what I say to Boston? Enjoy the moment because you will never have an easier road to a championship.

You weren’t even that good until the conference finals. You couldn’t beat two inferior teams on the road. I mean going 7 games against the Atlanta Hawks and the Lebrons? You guys played like the Lakers in the finals against those two teams. Enjoy the moment Boston, you will never “win” a championship with the Big Three again.

When the Lakers are truly the Lakers, and not missing their second best player you will not have a chance Boston. Add a healthy Andrew Bynum, subtract Vladamir Radmonovic from the starting lineup and add a year of experience to a Lakers team that Phil Jackson referred to as “young and stupid” and you have a scary team.

Enjoy the moment Boston, because next time won’t be so easy.