Go LAKERS (O.T.)

[ChiefBenderForever]

Devastating loss,time for some Celtics to retire and collect social security.

[rdixon1208]

I'm happy for Artest. I am a fan of his. He reminds me of a friend that I grew up with (he's locked up now....again). Otherwise, the NBA sucks. The officiating is so biased/inconsistent that I can't bring myself to watch a game other than game 7 of the finals. I would rather watch soccer

[ichieh]

it's the ugliest NBA final game i've ever watched. Kobe sucked big time, shooting 6 for 24 and still won MVP? What a joke

[perezfan]

I thought/wished the MVP would have gone to Gasol.... he resembled a fearless warrior (even if he wasn't the most handsome guy out there).

There's absolutely no way they could have done it without him.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I thought/wished the MVP would have gone to Gasol.... he resembled a fearless warrior (even if he wasn't the most handsome guy out there).

There's absolutely no way they could have done it without him.

I agree, although the award was going to Kobe regardless of who did what in game seven.

If the award was called "game seven MVP", it would have to go to Artest.

[Rob D.]

Pau Gasol and Danny Noonan:

[Jewish-collector]

Actually, Gasol didn't play that great at times throught the series. Even though Kobe had a poor shooting night last night, he did other things well (clutch foul shots, rebounding, passing, etc,...). The Finals MVP is awarded for the series, not just game 7.

The Celtics hurt their long term future by making the trade a few years ago for KG and Ray Allen for immediate success. They were in the finals 2 of 3 years & got one championship. It's arguable if it was the trade was a "success" or not. Rondo has potential to be a HOFer.

The short version is that the Celtics didn't have a guy that could create their own shot in the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter whereas the Lakers did (in Kobe).

I actually am a huge basketball fan, so I really enjoyed the series even though it wasn't pretty at times.