The biggest rivalry in NBA history recaptured: the stars are aligned and the basketball gods must be smiling, but no one must have a bigger smile than David Stern and the National Basketball Association. What has been an illusion for old-school NBA heads, since the Memphis Grizzlies decided they wanted Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol, it is now a beautiful reality: KB and KG, Pierce and Allan, Fisher and Odom, East vs. West… Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics, reloaded.

It looks like after many battlefield scars, close calls, and millions of dollars gained; this story will have its storybook ending. The 2008 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Boston Celtics promises to be a series to remember… an instant classic.

Game 1 of this 2008 NBA Finals between the Lakers and the Celtics is scheduled for Thursday June 5, 2008. Legendary odds-makers at SportsBetting.com have the home team the Boston Celtics an early -2½ point betting odds favorite against the +2½ Los Angeles Lakers.

For the Boston Celtics, it has literary been a long road to the NBA Finals. Meanwhile for the LA Lakers, they have seemingly manhandled every opponent in every round so far. But all that means nothing, this is the 2008 NBA Finals; it’s a brand new season, a seven game season.

Even though seemingly everything has changed: the uniforms, the players, the style of play, the way fouls are called, certain things remain the same: Beat LA! Beat LA! The Over/Under for game 1 is set at a combined 192 total points.  

Expect game 1 at the Garden in Bean Town to be very retrospective and certain to have their “Beat LA” signature signs, out in full force. Thus, if you’re not careful, you might just think Magic and Bird are going back at it again, on the old hardwood. This is definitely great for the NBA, the fans, the players, and everyone involved: two juggernauts in all of sports, in a 7-game war; A combined 30 NBA Championship Titles out on full display on the hardwood; decades and decades of tradition, emotion, tears, blood, victories, defeats, and lots of Champagnes and cigars; And two of the most passionate and most competitive players the game has ever seen: Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett… it is absolutely perfect!

Look for My Game-by-Game 2008 NBA Finals Predictions... coming soon  

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