Sheeeet...

One must be careful not to make rash verdicts after a single game in the NBA Finals. (Especially when there are, like, 12 days off after each one.) The Lakers won game one easily. A good friend, a huge Celtics backer, e-mailed us and said Boston was D-O-N-E. That they would be swept by LA. Now that the Celtics have evened the series, we feel very confident in our initial prediction: Boston in 5. While many have scoffed at that, let's examine what we know to be true. The Lakers have one great player, Kobe, and one very good player, Gasol. That's it. Anyone else, can just be considered average, at best. (Though Bynum's 21 point, 6 rebound, 7 block effort probably make him above average.) Slide over to Boston. Do they have a truly great player? No. But they have one very good one in Rondo. And you can make a case for Pierce and Allen (especially after last night) being very good. Bare minimum is they are good players, as is the rapidly aging KG. Simply put, Boston has more players who are good.

We hate the Celtics. But we can't deny the fact that they are days away from winning another NBA title.