Celtics Finish Off Lakers, Clinch 17th Franchise Championship
I’m sure everyone’s heard by now this morning that Celtics won last night, beating the Lakers to clinch the 2008 NBA Finals and their 17th franchise championship. Well, I wouldn’t call it a mere winning. The Celtics simply embarrassed the Lakers last night, winning Game 6 131-92. Just think about that a minute.
131-92.
38 39 points.
That’s just embarrassing. I’m sure Laker fans out there could have dealt with a NBA Finals series loss better last night if the team was in it until the end, losing by maybe 6 or 8 points. But after losing by 38 39 points, I’m sure what you do to convince yourself that the Lakers were in it after the first 16 minutes. I watched portions of the 2nd and 3rd quarters as well as most of the 4th, and every time I turned the game on, the Celtics just looked dominant. They had an answer for Kobe Bryant, forcing him to the perimeter, having to settle for three-point toss-ups versus driving the lane for two. Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol, helping the Lakers to win Game 5 at home, faded once again on the road. By the time the Celtics rotated out their starting five with five minutes left in the 4th quarter, the Celtics were up by 40 points, forcing the Lakers to go for three points every time down the court. Boston’s second team out-played the Lakers even there, pushing the lead up to 43 points with 1:44 to go.
Half-way through the 3rd quarter you could tell the Lakers just gave up. They knew they weren’t going to overcome a twenty point half-time deficit. The Celtics smelled blood and they circled in for the kill. Questions probably will start to circle in the relative short-term future about Bryant being traded or other roster moves by the Lakers. But today the Celtics are champions. Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen all finally get their first NBA championship. Congrats C’s. Congrats.
Now it’s officially summer, and we can concentrate on other sports that don’t have referee controversies popping up every other day.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 9:56am. It has been filed under News, Sports, Thoughts, Personal, Writers, Joshua.
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Finally! 3 loving people have cared enough to share their thoughts with me. Why don't you join the party?
They won by 39, not 38. Not that 1 point makes a difference but your article was so well written, i would not want to have any errors in it
Stephen Hynes wrote on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 10:33am.
It’s been corrected.
Joshua Hynes wrote on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 1:49pm.
Nice article, very helpful. Thanks!
Nike Air wrote on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 3:23am.