Celtics Make History in Claiming the NBA Title

They were unquestionably the best team during the regular season, winning 66 games, and unquestionably the best team in the NBA Finals. One 131-92 annihilation of the Los Angeles Lakers later, the Boston Celtics are your NBA champions.

The Celtics won their 17th title and first in 22 years behind an all-points assault on Kobe Bryant and Co. Kevin Garnett had 26 points, Ray Allen had 26, Paul Pierce had 17 and Rajon Rondo joined in with 21. The Celtics’ 39-point victory was the biggest in the history of the NBA, putting an exclamation point on a season to remember.

Bryant Keeps Lakers Alive in Game 5

A day after declaring that the series was far from over, Kobe Bryant finished with 25 points and five steals to help the LA Lakers avoid elimination with a 103-98 victory over the Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA Finals last night.

The Lakers now trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven series and must capture the next two games in Boston beginning with Game 6 on Tuesday.

Celtics Claim Game 4, 97-91

In what turned out to be a disappointing finish for game 4, the Boston Celtics made a comeback after a 24 point deficit last night, giving them a 3-1 advantage over the LA Lakers. No team has ever climbed out of this hole to claim the championship however, in game 5, Kobe and the boys plan to rewrite history. Aside from the 'regulars' in attendance, Will and Jada Smith were spotted sitting courtside. Game 5 Sunday.

Lakers Defeat Celtics 87-81 in Game 3

The Lakers closed the gap with the 'at home' victory last night and kept alive their chances of winning the seven-game series. Kobe Bryant poured in a game-high 36 points in leading the Lakers past Boston 87-81 in game three of the NBA Finals. Vujacic gave a big lift off the bench with 20 points. That cuts Boston's lead to 2-to-1 and saving the Lakers from falling into an almost impossible hole. Good ball game.

Kanye, Fergie, David Beckham and Eddie Murphy were among the many A-Listers in the stands.

Lakers 102, Celtics 108

Celtics go up 2-0. Whoop-ti-doo!!! It's NOT unexpected that the Celtics would win both of their first two home games in this series; that has been their M.O. throughout the playoffs. Way more interesting though was how the Lakers finished out the game: Down 24 with less than 8 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the Lakers got to within 2 with 22 seconds to go. They made up 22 points in less than 8 minutes in the back half of the fourth quarter on the road.

Boston squeezed by with the win, it’s all good though. LA will take it back in game three as they head back to Staples Center. Kudos to Powe. He had the game of his career last night. Only right it was done during the night they aired the special on his life during halftime. See ya’ll Tuesday.

Dream Finals: Celtics v. Lakers

Twenty-one years later, they meet again.

The Celtics nodded in destiny's direction last night, defeating the Pistons and bringing together two of the most relevant sports franchises for the NBA Finals.

It will be intriguing, packed with celebrities and matched only by an expected meteoric rise in TV ratings.

Somewhere Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, and James Worthy are smiling.

Celtics-Lakers, play it again, for an 11th time in Finals history, as Phil Jackson tries to pass Red Auerbach by winning a record-setting 10th NBA championship as a coach.

The series begins with game 1 in Boston on Thursday.

Lakers K.O. Spurs to reach the NBA Finals

They did it, 100-92. No one, not the die hards, not the haters, no one thought the Lakers would do it. But they did. The LA Lakers defeated the defending champion San Antonio Spurs last night, advancing to the NBA finals for the first time in four years.

Kobe Bryant scored 39 points for the Lakers who wrapped up the best-of-seven series in five games. Now its just time to see comes out of the east. I'm counting on in being the Celtics who currently leads, 3-2 with game six in Detroit tonight. The Lakers and Celtics have not met in the finals since 1987.

Lakers take 3-1 Series Lead

What a close finish.The Lakers handed the Spurs their first home defeat of the playoffs last night. MVP Kobe Bryant scored 28 points with 10 rebounds as the Lakers held off the Spurs 93-91 to take a three-games-to-one lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference final series.

The Lakers will try to close out the series and book their spot in the Finals when they host game five in Los Angeles on Thursday.

2-1 in the Western Conference Finals

Ok, so we knew that the San Antonio cockroaches wouldn't die easily, and that it was going to take alot or Raid coupled with killer instinct to get three straight wins. Well the Lakers didnt bring it tonight, and Manu was a beast. Putting down 3 after 3. Duncan also had a big night, achieving his 10th 20/20 game of his playoff career. The Spurs just looked rejuvenated and made the Lakers pay for every mistake. It was a must win game for them and they did just that. Game 4 tonight.

Spurs 85, Lakers 89

I gotta admit I was little nervous at first. But you already know,the MVP came through and put it down. Kobe scored 25 of his 27 points in the second half. Erasing a 20-point third-quarter deficit to lift the Lakers to an 89-85 victory over the Spurs in the opener of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Game 1 is in the bag. Game 2, Friday in L.A.