Thank God That's Over

Kevin Garnett finally got his Championship Ring that he thought he was going to get with the Timberwolves. I have to commend him in his post-game shoutouts though. Once you are past the beginning gibberish, KG gave a loving message to his first NBA city: Minnesota. No wonder they call this guy the emotional leader of the Celtics.

Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for earning their 17th title.

Let's move on shall we. The NBA Draft is taking place on Thursday and to the fans of the teams who didn't even make the playoffs, this is OUR time. Many are predicting that Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, and O.J. Mayo are the top 3 picks but how are the other prospects looking?

Later I will put up my top 5 draft prospects. In the meantime, who are your top 5 shooting guards in the NBA draft?

Cham-POWE-ionship

Bay Area's Finest Award
Leon Powe

No words can describe how proud I am of Leon Powe. CAL product Leon Powe gave a show that each Bay Area resident and even Stanford grads should be proud of. By taking more free throws than the whole LAKER squad combined and making 9-13 attempts. Powe was the second-leading scorer of the Boston Celtics with 21 points and 2 rebounds in 15 minutes of playing time.

For the rest of his Boston peers, it was Pierce who carried the team like the star he was never given. Quickly overshun as an MVP candidate and more recently a target of Phil Jackson's mindgames with his heroics in game 1, Pierce led his squad with 28 points and 8 assists. But the difference, as usual, was Kobe Bryant not being a catalyst for the rest of his team. Though he led all-scorers with 30 points and 8 assists, he still wasn't his killer-self. As of late, his game has been inconsistent since the opening of the series, but this time the Los Angeles Lakers have a "reason": the referees. As much as I enjoy the Los Angeles Lakers being at odds with the referees and having them suffer the Laker biased-"are you kidding me?!" or "are you blind?"- calls , it's the Finals: no room for errors.

Speaking of questionable calls, here is a excerpt by J.A. Adande's article on espn.com that offers his perspective on the matter:

But you'll notice a certain theme developing when you hear Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic say, "You can't do anything, because if you do anything they're going to go to the line. You have to adjust to the calls." And Luke Walton saying, "It was a foul every single time down. We never were able to get into that flow, at that pace that we like to play at."

And even Bryant managed to sneak in a complaint.

"We've got to get timely rebounds and we have to stop them in transition knocking down those 3s and we'll be fine," he said. "A free throw or two wouldn't hurt."

Check out the rest of article by By J.A. Adande of ESPN.com

Tune in next time for the results of the match-ups, my predictions for game 3 and maybe even more.

Champi-YAWN-ship

Okay, okay, who am I to join every bitter Warrior fan and put down the "epic" battle between KG and Ko-be? Who cares. Boston Celtics better take it home. With Game Two tomorrow, I'm praying it will be another "Memorial Day Massacre." What should tomorrow be remembered if (when) the Celtics defeat the Lakers? Suggestions please.

Match-Up
Ray "Crazy Eyes" Allen vs Kobe "Never foul with elbows" Bryant
You know Ko-be hasn't slept well with his meager performance with Game One. It was so storybook that I bet the Lakers are pissed that they weren't the stars. Ray Allen needs to be consistent from here on. So think of this match-up as Allen's defense versus Bryant's offense.

Cry-baby Battle
Sasha Vu-ja-BITCH vs Glen "Big Baby" Davis
Let the bitchin' begin!

For those of who are actually beside themselves with excitement; enjoy this segment from the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. As the guest correspondent, Chris Bosh gives a first-hand look of what is exactly going down in the Boston Garden. Plus Glen Davis gives insight on one of his "favorite" shows on cable.