If you had the Lakers and 38....YOU LOST!
Before the game, I couldn't believe the line was 4 1/2. I thought the Celtics might blow out the Lakers by, say 10 or 15 points. But good grief. This wasn't just bad. This was Redskins-Broncos bad. This was Yankees-Cubs bad.
Yes, the Celtics scored 131 points, impressive in itself. But they scored those points off of turnovers, rebounds, offensive rebounds, and defense, defense, defense.
And the scary thing is that the Celtics could end up winning 3 or 4 more titles before this thing is over. Unless the Lakers can dig up a big man who knows how to play defense - and perhaps Andrew Bynum's return will do that for them - the Celtics have nobody even close.
Now, with the Red Saux, the Patriots, and the Celtics all playing at the championship level for years on end, it's time that we recognize what we already knew - Boston is the new New York.