I was almost right about the NBA Championship. I thought it would end in six, and I thought it would be pretty one-sided along the way. The only problem is that I thought that the Lakers would be the ones singing that famous Queen song when it was all over.

No one can second guess the Celtics or take anything away from them after that game six performance. To win at home is one thing, but to do it by 39 against one of the best offenses in the league, and certainly the best player in the league, is unbelievable. I didn’t give the Celtics much credit, and certainly not enough. I guess Danny Ainge is more than just a bad second baseman for the Blue Jays after all.

I also have to give a giant mea culpa to Kevin Garnett. He played well all year, but he showed a killer spirit that I didn’t think he had in this series. Maybe Flip Saunders was the problem in Minny after all. I also thought that Garnett at least shared the blame.

A few things strike me as particularly interesting here. First, going from worst to first in a salary cap era is even more remarkable than it would normally be. Second, I guess defense really does win championships. One of these times I guess I will have to start believing that. Third, here’s an incredible stat – the Lakers were 10-4-1 against the spread in the first three rounds of the playoffs, but Boston covered all six games in the finals. That’s dominance. It also shows that the public just can’t get over their love affair with the Lakers.

As much as I don’t love the Celtics, I have to admit that seeing Kevin Garnett hug Bill Russell after the game was pretty darned cool.

See you next year, NBA. Or in a week or so for the draft.