Impossible Comeback?

With the Los Angeles Lakers down 3-1, all hope for those in the small town of L.A. is quickly fading. For every Ray Allen three-pointer, every Paul Pierce clutch free throw, and every Kevin Garnett... being Kevin Garnett, Kobe and crew appear to be closer to a 6th straight championshipless (it's a word) season. A drought to surely be compared to that of the Chicago Cubs. (100 years).


But of course, the Lakers arent ready to go without a fight. Speaking with reporters following game 4, Kobe vehemently denied that the Lakers were ready to quit. "The series ain't over," he said. "It's far from over."


I'm gonna have to argue with ya there Kobester. After so much has been made of the Pau Gasol prize giveaway; the return of the prodigal son Derek Fisher; and the strong bench play of Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, and of course my favorite Sasha Vujacic (Haircut? Please!), the true storyline that I believe no one has talked about is all the off-season moves the Boston Celtics have made.

Did you know that they didn't have Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen on their team last year? And now they do! Apparently this had led to some supstantial victories for a team that had not won a championship in 20 years, a drought to surely be compared to that of the Chicago Cubs... Woah, deja vu...


At the beginning of this series, nine out of ten of the ESPN "experts" expertly selected that the Lakers would hoist this years Stanley Cup, while I, relying on my basketball knowledge and overall intuition, had no idea the NBA Finals were starting. In fact I only started watching halfway through game 2, where I suddenly realized that I will NEVER AGAIN watch a Lakers game with a Lakers fan!


The Celtics appear to have this series wrapped up, with two of the last three games at home, where they have lost a grand total of one game this postseason. But the city of Boston should know better than to count out a team facing unbelievable odds. The most recent sports team to overcome such a harsh deficit? The 2004 Boston Red Sox. Of course they had the luxury of having 25 players on their team compared to 12 for the Lakers... And they play a different sport... And they are from Boston, and the Lakers are not... Hmm maybe its a completely different situation.


Oh well, tune in to ABC tonight at 9 pm ET for game 5, and check out my blog at 1 am ET for my game 5 expert prediction.

Updated 10:04 pm PT: It appears the Lakers have won game 5, 103-98. Tha's so weird cause I was gonna guess 102-98, but I guess we all have our blond moments, huh guys?