By Bong Paredes:

In the next few hours, game 1 of the 2010 NBA Finals will be underway and for the last few days all I hear from people everywhere is how the Lakers are a lock to win the title because of the upgrades they’ve made the last couple of years since losing to these same Celtics in the 2008 Finals. While I don’t disagree with the aforementioned statement, to think that the Lakers have a better chance of winning the championship than the C’s is just absurd because like the Lakers-Celtics rivalries in the 80’s, there are no favorites in this series. This is as evenly matched as it gets.  With that being said, let’s have some fun and try to figure how things will unfold based on how each team matches up against the other.

Centers and Power Forwards:

When the Celtics beat the Lakers for the title 2 years ago Kevin Garnett was a monster down low. He (along with PJ Brown) bullied and terrorized Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom on defense while anchoring their offense in the mid and low post. Perkins and Leon Powe were running rings around the Laker bigs mainly due to the attention KG was drawing. Continue reading →