NBA Finals: My Thoughts on Game 1

Boston
-Shooting 1 of 10 from 3 point range won’t cut it.
-Getting outrebounded 31 to 42 won’t cut it either.
-Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins have to get more than 7 combined rebounds for the Celtics to win.
-Even though the calls were questionable, Ray Allen and Tony Allen need to stay out of foul trouble.
Los Angeles
-Fast break points (12 to Boston’s 5), Points in the paint (48 to Boston’s 30), and Second chance points (16 to Boston’s 0) won the game for the Lakers.
-The game was never really close. Los Angeles dominated every matchup and was never in any real danger of losing.
This and That
-A series can never be over after just 1 game, but with Phil Jackson being 47 – 0 when winning game 1 of a series, it might just be.
-Derek Fisher deserves more credit than he’s gotten over his career. He may never be a Hall of Famer, but he is probably the best triangle offense point guard of all time. He is probably one of the best role players/supporting cast players of all time too.
-I predict that no professional coach will ever catch Phil Jackson and his 11 rings, should the Lakers win this Championship.
-Should the Lakers win this Championship, I predict Kobe Bryant will get more rings than Michael Jordan. This will be the Championship that makes that goal obtainable. If they lose though, I think Kobe Bryant will retire with only 5 rings.
-There isn’t a big difference between 0 and 1 Championship or 1 and 2 Championships, but Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen could all go from Hall of Famers to legends with 1 more Championships. Here is my simple breakdown: With 0 Championships a player can still be great or even a Hall of Famer. With 1 Championship a great player automatically becomes a Hall of Famer. With 2 Championships a great Hall of Fame player becomes a legend. With 3 Championships a legendary player becomes an icon. With 4+ Championships an icon becomes a sports God!