Twenty-one years after the last time Bird and Magic met in the NBA Finals, the green and yellow will meet in the Finals. It’s been talked about since mid-season when the Lakers got Gasol and they started streaking. One of the things I find nice is that, because these two teams haven’t been there against one another for so long, the media hasn’t had the time to overkill the matchup the way they have with the Sox-Yanks and Pats-Colts.
Who’s going to win? I have no idea. These are two very good teams with star players. The Lakers have been playing great basketball for the last couple months, and the Celtics have been looking better and better every series in the playoffs. With all the terrible officiating these playoffs (and there was more of it Friday night), I just hope the Finals are what everyone is hoping for and that the team that plays the best is the unquestioned champion. Oh yeah, and it’d be nice if that team was wearing green, too. -Cyd Zeigler jr.
on May 30th, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I posted this seconds after Cyd had done his item, so here are my comments:
For the first time since 1987, the Boston Celtics will play the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, and there’s nobody more happy than ABC and the NBA head office. After years of garbage ratings for finals involving the likes of San Antonio, Cleveland, Miami and New Jersey, the league gets two storied franchise and star power. A safe bet that ratings will be the highest in the decade since Michael Jordan retired. My pick: Lakers in 6.
on May 30th, 2008 at 11:57 PM
“One of the things I find nice is that, because these two teams haven’t been there against one another for so long, the media hasn’t had the time to overkill the matchup the way they have with the Sox-Yanks and Pats-Colts.”
Except…the finals won’t start for a week. The media will hype it to death. I’m sure they’ve already started, especially ESPN. Thank heaven for the Stanley Cup finals and baseball.
on May 31st, 2008 at 12:32 PM
GO LAKERS!!!! Kobe is going to park his caRR in KG’s haRboR.
on Jun 1st, 2008 at 9:14 AM
I only wish the league would make them wear the retro short-shorts one game. That would really make it seem like the classic Bird-Magic matchup.
on Jun 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 AM
wassup lakers thought u was going all the way, r u guys tiered or somehting