Celtics vs Lakers Part 2

While reading my previous post about the NBA Finals, I realized i made quite a hasty analysis of my prediction of the outcome. Now, despite my rooting of the Celtics to win, here's why the Lakers are gonna win the title.

1. Ray Allen is going to struggle...AGAIN. One of the main reasons why Boston kept losing on the road in the postseason. Allen have been shooting bricks the whole postseason. But in the last game, he torched the Pistons with 27 pts, including 2 clutch three pointers in the dying minutes. This could mark end of his struggles, or may be just a fluke. But either way, The C's are gonna need him to produce, or else... Like the old saying goes, "Three heads are better than one." It doesn't mean only KG and Pierce. It means KG + Pierce + Allen > KB.

2. Kobe is unstoppable. There's no one in the Celtic roster can guard Kobe, much less keep on pace with him. Their best bet right now is to put James Posey on him. But Kobe is more than just scoring, his penetration has created openings for his other teammates, which made them more confident and in return, made Kobe trust them.

3. One of the the Lakers supporting cast is going to shine. The difference between the Lakers team this year compared to the last year is any of the players now can become the main supporting actor to KB but. Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol are a given. But Ronny Turiaf, Derek Fisher, Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic or even Trevor Ariza can produce at any given time. If center Andrew Bynum was available, the series may be a sweep.

4. Celtic road woes will continue. It's really painful to watch the C's playing on the road. The team with the best overall record and the best road record is 2-7 on the road in the playoff. And of the 2 wins they had, the only convincing one was the first one, when they routed the Pistons by 19. And that is the Eastern Conference. Now, they're playing the best from the West. It would be interesting to see what Finals rookie coach Doc Rivers will do when Game 1 starts tom.


But of course, the ball is still round. What i said is just merely my prediction. Anything can happen. And yeah, I'd love to see Garnett finally win his first title.