Last night, the rematch of the NBA Finals was set. Lakers v. Celtics with the Celts having a 19 game winning streak on the line and that came to end as Los Angeles defeated Boston 92-83.
People are not convinced with the Lakers and consider the West more wide-open than the East which I can agree with but I still think the Lakers are much stronger than the rest of the West. The only reason why its more open is because there are more than two teams that can challenge for the championship. I think Los Angeles showed last night that they can play with whoever comes out of the East come June. The big thing that impressed me is the Lakers defense last night, Boston was frustrated all game long and really had no answer for Los Angeles stranglehold. People had said that the Celtics drain teams come the Fourth quarter but that wasnt the case at all last night as Kobe and Pau Gasol showed no letting up. That also had to do with the strength of their bench which no team in the West can challenge.
I will also take this time to address the fact that Kobe showed once again how strong he is in the last two minutes and it did not matter who was on him, he took charge late. But, this might make my friend Brett fall out of his chair, the gap between whose the best player in the NBA has closed. Lebron James is playing on another planet this year and James looks so much stronger than the rest of the league right now so the Bryant-James debate may be ending soon especially if James wins a championship this year.
-Charlie.
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