The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics last met in 2008 when the Celtics won the series 4-2 for their 17th crown.
After dispatching their Conference Finals opponents in 6 games: the Lakers against the Suns while the Celtics against the Magic, these two teams are destined for a rematch of their 2008 NBA Finals showdown.
A lot has changed since then.
By winning games 4 and 5 in their Eastern Conference Finals series with the Boston Celtics, the Orlando Magic threatened to become the first team in NBA history to win a series after a 3-0 deficit.
At Game 6 today, Nate Robinson scored all of his 13 points in the second quarter leading a charge that allowed the Celtics to pull away for a 96-84 victory and series win, 4-2.
With the win, Boston became the first team to advance to the 2010 NBA Finals and their second finals appearance in three seasons.
With the score tied at 101, Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant had the chance to give his team the win just like he has been doing all season long.
With the ball in his hands and 3.5 seconds remaining in the shot clock, Kobe took the pass and heaved a prayer.
Hounded by Grant Hill and Steve Nash, he missed..
… by a mile.
The way Glen Davis was getting up, he looked like just a ‘Big Baby’ trying his first time on how to stand up.
After being inadvertently smacked by Dwight Howard’s elbow in the face in the 3rd quarter of Game 5 of the Magic vs Celtics series, Davis was knocked down to the floor.
In a surreal moment, the Boston Celtics center slowly got up on the floor clearly dazed. He then wobbled his way to midcourt before referee Joey Crawford held on to him as he seemed destined to fall again.
In the 4th quarter of Game 1 of the Lakers vs Suns Western Conference Finals series, Shannon Brown treated fans to a dunk reminiscent of Dwight Howard’s Superman dunk in the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
It was one of the best dunks ever. Err, best MISSED dunks ever.
At Lebron James’ Most Valuable Player award ceremony at the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes Arena, in his acceptance speech he said,
“Akron, Ohio is my home. Akron, Ohio will always be remembered. Akron, Ohio is my life and I love this city. This is home for me. I love this place to death. Every day I wake up I understand that I’m not just carrying myself but I’m also carrying this city to bigger and better heights. No matter where life may head me, I’m never gone from here.”
Kind of ominous isn’t it?
After the Celtics handed the Cavs their worst home playoff loss in history, 120-88 in Game 5 of their Semifinal round series, Lebron was criticized more for his attitude during and after the game that for his poor performance (scoring only 15 points on 3 of 14 shooting).
