Also, don’t forget that the ESPN experts were in favor of the Lakers 6-4. Doesn’t sound like people are trashing them, does it?

Last year after the devastating loss in game 6 to the Boston Celtics, Ron Artest came in our locker and walked in the shower with Kobe Bryant. Kobe’s there taking a shower — and this is a locker room the coaches have, it’s off limits — so, Ron said, ‘Coach, I can help your team, I can get that championship for the Lakers.’ I said, ‘Well, thanks Ron, that’s very nice, I appreciate your sympathies. We’ll see what happens as you go through this year.’ Then, he walked out of that coaches’ area, and in to the shower and told Kobe the same thing. Kobe’s been knowing Ron’s intentions for the last two years.”

The fact that it is the same two teams and Ron is here to help…not even Hollywood could write a better story. And the story has but the one ending. So you all can worry about X’s and O’s and matchups. I’m sticking with the, this was meant to be, angle. So you truly get what I mean, following Lakers victory, the scene in the Lakers’ locker following that horrific game 6 loss will be the intro to series recapitulation. Ron Ron telling Phil and Kobe that he can get them that championship and now come the championship highlights, to include Ron Ron in the shower celebrating victory with Phil and Kobe, saying, did I tell ya, did I tell ya…

So I’m going to be enjoying this immensely.

Almost forgot, but the recapitulation will end with Ron Ron mocking Craig Sager, and so the last scene in the recap will have a victorious Ron Ron, champagne in hand, proudly declaring, Queensbridge, where we don’t play with no damn shot clock. And did I tell ya…

http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2010/05/31/nba-finals-preview-when-the-celtics-have-the-ball/

Perkins? How about Garnett, who’s never set a legal screen in his career?

The refs could foul him out on no more than six possesions if they actually called the rules as they’re written. And aside from the moving pick, he’s great at punching guys in the arms too. First one is even foul free, apparently.

Boston fans chanted “MVP” for a Lakers franchise player in the garden.

Think about that for a moment. The heir to the throne of Magic Johnson got MVP treatment from the fans in Boston. There is no defending that. Period.

Lakers fans have NEVER chanted MVP for ANY player of another team in the Forum or Staples. We just don’t do that. We will boo a bad effort, sure. But LA fans would NEVER chant MVP for another team’s best player. And a Celtic? LA fans would try running across the 405 freeway before chanting MVP for a Celtics player. But even you guys love Kobe.

I share your concerns about officiating (I think).

I just don’t want them to make themselves the story.

Let the teams play.

The Lakers better be ready for the ‘mind games’ and gamesmanship that the Celtics will try to come up with. Remember Paul Pierce in game 1 of the ’08 finals, buckling to the ground with what looked like an ACL tear (with his reactions) and then coming back in the same quarter and playing like as if nothing happened and turning the momentum on their side when the Lakers seemed poised to take game 1.

Whats important is the Lakers should not let the Celtics outhustle or outwork them and not get affected with these mind games, cheap shots, especially by Celtic bigs, and gamesmanships that will be thrown their way.

I feel the series will hinge on how the Lakers defend their homecourt in the first two games. If they can go to Boston up 2-0, it will be Lakers in 5, 6 at the most. If they split the first two games, then it may go either way.