This is being written prior to Game 6, because for some reason, I knew we would in Detroit- Wow, it has been 21 long, hard years and we are back to the place where dreams are delivered and anything and everything is possible....Say it out loud...Celtics. Vs. Lakers...Finals....The 80's were filled with matchups/games that can never be relived but here we are again- Same Teams, new players...KG Vs. Gasol....PP vs Kobe. Perkins vs. Who Knows......Rondo vs. Fisher??..Call me blinded by the Celtic Green but I actually believe we will win emerge champions with these matchups...Yes, I know our coach does not have an abundance of rings on his finger..hell, he does not have any besides matrimonial, but that is alright....because whenever we have needed to win this year, we have..plain and simple...I believe KG is going to rip Gasol a new one and dominate him on many levels. His great D will eliminate one big offensive option on the Lakers..our stifling D will frustrate the Lakers team...and our stars will shine on the biggest stage of them all....Kobe and his experience will not be enough to stop this march towards 17..We are going to dominate the boards, suffocate Kobe with double teams, blow by there pg with a high speed bullet known as Rondo and survive the coaching handicap....who i guess is not such a handicap in hindsight(reserve the right to change my mind again if game 6 does not happen the way it should)
For a team that is still learning how to play with one and other, let us reflect on the magnitude of what we have accomplished so far. Yes, we have had some bumps along the way but this is the playoffs and we should never expect teams to just role over because we suddenly have a new Big 3(still not buying that nickname until I see 17 raised to the rafters). We survived a Lebron led team that made the finals last year, and a Detroit team that has been in the conf finals 6 years straight..all of this with an inexperienced Playoff coach and inexperienced Big Game Playoff stars on our team.Thanks to Paul Pierce, we emerged from the Cavs series with a win..Thanks to Ray Allen and Big Perk and KG, we emerged from a crucial game 5 vs. the Pistons with a win...Thanks to somebody tonight(my guess would be KG- here is hoping the talk with Russell comes through tonight with a killer performance once again). I am positive the killer instinct will come out..period.
Celtics Lakers....We are blessed this year by this team...and Celtic Nation...the best is still to come....For those of you who did not experience the Celtics vs. Lakers in the 80's, you are in for a real treat....It is like Redsox vs Yankees in the championship series and then maybe some..at least in a baseball game you can catch your breath...get ready....
Number 17 is there for the taking and I believe we are going to take it...
Go Celtics! and Beat LA!!!