Celtics and Lakers Renewed Rivalry

When you think of big NBA rivalries the first thing that would come to your head would be the Lakers and Celtics rivalry from the 80’s. the type of talent these 2 teams have had over the years is unquestionable were for both teams you’ve had players like Jerry West, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Oscar Parish, Kareem Abdul Jabar, and the other greats who have played in this great rivalry. One thing you can’t forget the coaches who have made this rivalry Red Auerbach, Pat Riley, and K.C. Jones. Now you see the new rivalry with two coaches who have done a lot to re new this rivalry and bring the old history back to where it belongs in the NBA finals. Doc Rivers and Phil Jackson met in the finals against each other for the first time knowing Jackson would have the advantage being in the finals more than 10 times as a player and coach. This would be Rivers first coaching experience in the finals, but Rivers had the advantage with players and talent. The Celtics ended up beating the Lakers in the finals in 2008 4-2, but the next year the Lakers won the title as they defeated the Magic 4-1. This year the Lakers are one of the top teams in the NBA, and the Celtics are struggling to keep their position as one of the top teams in the eastern conference. The Celtics today just acquired Nate Robinson in a trade so hopefully with Robinson’s ability to go to the rack and hit big jumpers the team looks to get back as one of the teams to beat in the east. The Celtics will travel to LA tonight as they will play at 9:30pm 7pm pacific at Staples Center. Kobe Bryant won’t be able to play tonight and is still banged up from his ankle injury so if you had to pick a team for tonight’s game you might want to go with the Celtics since I have a feeling Ray Allen will have a great game tonight. Leading scorer for the Lakers will be Odom or Pau with 20 and Ray Allen will 25 or more and Garnett with his usual double double 18 and 11 with 2 blocks. So tune in tonight for a great one on TNT tonight and also get a breakdown on the trades that happened today in the NBA with EJ, Kenny, and Chuck.