Lakers vs. Celtics prediction thread

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I thought the game came down to a few basic things
1. The Celtics kept the Lakers from playing at their pace (the Lakers only had 5 points off of turnovers)
2. The Lakers simply dont rebound very well and the refs were consistent in letting the play be a little physical under the boards which was key as the shooting %'s were so poor. Physical play absolutely favors Boston. When the game is fairly close and one team gets outrebounded 46 to 33 it kind of sticks out.
3. The Lakers shot 3's very poorly. Hitting those shots stretches the defense which is something LA needs to do to counter Boston's help defense.

The difference between winning and losing a championship is rebounding plain and simple. More rebounds = more shots = more points which is still how the game is won .

Since the NBA played double headers Boston has been about team defense as the key to winning 16 rings. Kobe will get his eventually but Boston wins the ring.

Kobe can be rattled into bad shooting as history has shown. The defense his wife played in Colorado left him limp and lifeless. It was months before Kobe got a shot off at all under the suffocating defense of the Mrs.