Friday, June 6, 2008

Celtics Beat LA in game 1

The NBA legends were out in Boston last night in full force but it was the future legends on the court that made all the noise. Last night in Boston the Celtics were lead by a determined Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett prevailed in game one of the finals. Pierce who injured his knee and had to be carried off the court to the locker room made a dramatic return to help lead his team to the victory. What could have been a huge blow to the series and the Celtics chances was turned around quickly when Pierce came bouncing out of the locker to the roar of 18,000 screaming fans! That was fun to see and you could hear the entire city of Boston breath a sigh...of relief.

All of the big three had solid games yesterday and that was the difference, Garnett with 24, Pierce with 22 and Allen with 19 points. I am excited to watch this series as it brings back memories of the 80's when it was Magic vs. Bird....those were fun times in the NBA and this is something the NBA has needed for a while know. Both teams have high caliber first class players on there teams. Somewhat reminiscent of the Lakers and Celtics of old minus the tight shorter shorts of course. Although this is the first time they have met in the finals since 1987 this is the 11th time the two franchises have played each other in the finals. If the rest of the series is as exciting as game one we are in for a very competitive series, will it go 7 games?

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