A Classic Finals is on the way.

6/2/08 – 6/8/08

However you want to say it: Celtics vs. Lakers, Boston Vs Los Angeles, Magic Johnson Vs Larry Bird, These words go together, like pencil and paper. And for the National Basketball Association, the current season, could have not ended in a better way.

These two teams will be meeting for an11th time in the National Basketball Association Finals and incase you are wondering, Boston has the lead in the finals series, as to eight series wins to the three series wins by the Lakers.

The Celtics, who have three all-stars as their big three in: Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and longtime Boston Celtic Paul Pierce.

That combination along with some good coaching by Doc Rivers in stuff, mix in with some good play by on the bench players is the reason as to why Boston has made it into this year NBA finals.

As for the Lakers, they have one all star in their big three and that is this year MVP award winner Kobe Bryant.

The other two who have contributed to the Lakers success as well is Pau Gasoil and Lamar Odom. The Lakers also have a coach by the name of Phil Jackson, who will be trying to pass legendary coach Red Auerbach, for a record setting of ten NBA championships.

This classic match up between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angles Lakers will tip off on Thursday night at 9pm on ABC.

I really don’t want to predict this series as I would love to see it go down to a game seven. With that said, I do thing that this series will be brought back into the spotlight and in the memory bank of the sports landscape.

So join me in cherishing this special moment in sports history, as well as hope for a great series to be remembered for a long... long… time.

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