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When I left the office for meetings the rest of the day, LA was trailing 18-19 points in 3rd quarter at home. I was thinking the experiencesd defending champion was rolling, Tim Duncan was dominating in the middle while Kobe got hold by Bruce Bowen strong defense, (these are the two keys in this match up for the Spurs to win).
However, when I returned home and check the score late night, it was Kobe and the Lakers managed a comeback and beat the Spurs!!! Wow.
That's why I love this game. In the playoffs, a strong champion contender always able to make such turn around down the stretch. MJ and the Bulls did it in their 2nd championship run while the face the Portland; Shaq & Kobe did something like that while they face Portland in 2000, and so on. Only teams with such confidence and the heart of a champion can do it.
Now, the hope for this match-up, Lakers vs Celtics, Kobe vs Garnet, is going to be true....
Furthermore, what do I see the difference between the match up of Lakers, Celtics, Spurs and Pistons? Unlike the past, in the starting line-up of LA and SA, you see there are at least 5 nationalities: Gasol is a Spanish, Parker is a French, Ginobili is a Argentine and Radmanovic is a Serbian. Even Duncan is from Virgen Island, not from the Continent and the bench.... Comparing the East powers, the major players of Boston and Detroit are US players
I am still a bit worry about this team of Celtics. For the twenty years, all championship team has a star to count on and carry the team through tough playoff games. In the 80s, LA had Jaber and Magic, Boston had Bird, and Detroit had Isiah Thomas; in the 90s, Bulls had MJ and the Rockets had Olajuwon; then it is Shaq for the Lakers and Duncan for the Spurs. This year Kobe is carrying the Lakers, both Duncan, Ginobili and Parker are experienced to carry the Spurs to the win the games, Billups and Hamilton can do the same for Pistons, so do James for the Cavs. However, after two series and 15 games, none of the Big 3 for the Celtics looks like that person. Pierce and Allen were very rusty, not just during the playoffs but also late of the regular season, (OK Pierce of the Game 7 against the Cavs was an exceptional), and Garnet is not the go to guy when the team need scoring and playmaking.....
and let's remember the traditional, Lakers vs Celtics, Magic vs Bird....
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