Game 1 of NBA Finals 2010

Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers. This is the biggest rivalry in basketball. Both teams have been in more finals than any other team. The Lakers have been to the finals thirty-one times, and Boston has twenty-one appearances. However, the Celtics have seventeen championships, whereas the Lakers only have fifteen. Kobe Bryant is trying to improve his legacy with five rings. Paul Pierce's offense and KG's defense are trying to stop that from happening as they go for their second championship in the last three years. Celtics have a tough task at hand. Clearly, Bryant has been the best player in this year's playoffs, and Rondo has been the second best player. You cannot miss this series. The NBA playoff games have been dull and blowouts, but the players from these two competitive teams are electrifying, and they will give us a series to remember. Two of the best coaches in the league, Doc Rivers and Phil Jackson, will showcase their best efforts to motivate and to strategically plan the most efficient way to win. For the Celtics, the key to winning is defense anchored by Garnett, and they must take advantage of their road-court dominance. The Celtics have been a way better road team than what they have accomplished in Boston this season. The key to the Lakers is Kobe Bryant. Kobe is the top player in this series. If he is on top of his game, the Celtics are going to be pushed to work harder than ever before. Another key for the Lakers is to get the big men going early. Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are a dynamic duo in the paint. So, it is going to be Boston's defense vs. Los Angeles' offense. Also, Boston's Kendrick Perkins has to be careful. One more technical foul, he is suspended for one game. Perkins has done a nice job of keeping his composure. In Game 1, the Celtics trailed pretty much the entire way. Ray Allen had five fouls before the third quarter was even over. The Celtics showed an explosive offense, but the Lakers kept pulling away because Boston gave the Lakers free throw after free throw. Expect this series to be aggressive. My prediction is that Boston will win in seven games, but it is not going to be easy. Rasheed Wallace has five technicals, and two more he will be suspended for a game. In Game 1, the Lakers had a huge third quarter. The Celtics needed to be almost perfect to overcome a twenty point deficit in the fourth quarter. After three quarters, the Lakers led 84-64. The intensity was amazing. The fans and Hollywood stars sitting court side were pumped up. The emotions of the players were rising as the game went by. You could just see the fierceness in the players' eyes. Both teams are going to put up a fight in this series. No one is taking home the trophy so easily. This game is the game of the year for the 2010 NBA season. Lakers are going to do all they can to defend their title from 2009 in order to become back-to-back NBA champions. Kobe and L.A. have a huge road block in the middle of their pathway. That road block is Boston. How well can the Lakers handle Boston? The Lakers' bench does not have as much depth as the Celtics have. Boston's bench players have the advantage over L.A. with people like Glenn Davis, Tony Allen, Rasheed Wallace, and little man Nate Robinson. However, Los Angeles has Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton, and Lamar Odom. In Game 1, the fourth quarter was dominated by the Celtics early on. The Lakers have been working their hardest all season trying to hold off the fighting Celtics. Getting it done was Ron Artest. Artest's physical defense and the Lakers' transition offense helped the Lakers in the fourth quarter take care of business. To conclude, this NBA finals is going to be amazing! If you have nothing to do to start your summer, lay don on the couch for the next couple of weeks, tune into ABC, and watch two explosive teams fight it out until the end. There is no turning back. Get ready, get set, and go. Energy is at its maximum. Bring the excitement on!