There are echoes of the past here, but this is no nostalgia trip. Few of the current Celtics have even been to a Finals (Cassell I think is the only one with a ring), and the Lakers are young enough that you would forgive them if they said "Who's DJ?"

I don't see a "Kobe-stopper" on the Celtics, except maybe James Posey off the bench. Gasol should outplay Perkins, though Perkins has a shot if he muscles him down low. LA should stick to its usual rotations - their second unit of Farmar/Vujacic/Walton/Turiaf plus a starter should outplay anyone on Boston's bench. Surprise star for the Lakers: Trevor Ariza takes Ray Allen back out of his game.

Lakers in six. Not seven.

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BJ Mora
Grace OPC, Modesto, CA
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