The NBA season concluded yesterday with the Lakers defeating the Celtics 83-79 in game 7 of the NBA Finals. This particular game kind of summed up the entire championship series---it was a hard fought and entertaining series, but wasn't very well played. Of course it was a dramatic game being that the stakes were winner take all, but both teams seemingly couldn't hit a shot until the last 3 minutes. The Celtics shot 41% for the game while the Lakers shot 33%, yet somehow came out the winner. It will be interesting to see where both teams go from here.
For the Celtics, I believe they need to ask themselves some serious questions. Do they want to try and make another run at the title next season with this same group of players? They are walking that fine line of either having a savvy veteran team that will compete for a championship or a having a team that will break down in December due to nagging (old age) injures and miss the playoffs altogether. Boston does have a few productive young players, but besides Rajon Rondo, I can't see any of them really making an impact over an 82 game season. Ray Allen will be a free agent this summer and based on if the Celtics do or don't pursue him, we will know what direction they are heading.
The Lakers are a different story---they may do some minor tinkering with their roster, but they are mostly set to rule the Western Conference for the next few years. The most interesting thing with them will be to see what they do with their talented but injury prone center, Andrew Bynum. I wouldn't be shocked to see the Lakers dangle him as trade bait and see it they can add a more reliable front court player.
On a completely different note, I will be attending the Cubs vs Angels game tomorrow afternoon at Wrigley Field. No matter how badly the Cubs are playing (and it's REALLY bad this year), it's always a blast to catch a game in person. I have been a bad luck charm for the Cubbies as of late--they have lost both games I've seen in person this season and going back the 4 years have lost 9 of the 12 games I've attended. Lets hope the streak will be broken tomorrow.
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