Celtics Destroy Lakers in Game 6, Win NBA Championship
The Boston Celtics left no doubt who this year's NBA Champion is, after an overwhelmingly dominate performance against the L.A. Lakers on Tuesday night. Final score 131-92.
Up by as many as 43 points in the game, the Celtics were really never in any danger of having to play a Game 7. This game was in the bag at halftime for the famed green & white.
Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Co. were spectacular and stepped up when it counted. I doubt you will hear much more talk about KG playing well in big games or about Allen being soft. While Paul Pierce is virtually assured of going into the Celtics ring of honor, another year or two from Garnett and Allen may have them in the discussions as well.
The loss has to be devasting for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, but they got beat by the better team. Boston's defense was incredible on a night that it had to be. The Celtics had more steals in the first half than the Lakers had field goals; the Lakers had more turnovers in the first half than field goals. Overall, a horrible game by LA and a superb game by Boston.
The fans voted Kevin Garnett the MVP of Game 6 after a totally dominate game. I know I keep saying "dominate", but there's really no other way to explain the game.
Garnett was particularly interesting during the post-game interview, but he's now "certified"... he's basically cemented his place in NBA history w/ the championship. After 11 All-Star appearances, an MVP award and this year's Defensive Player of the Year award, Garnett has officially joined the NBA's all-time elite.
Allen and Garnett paced the Celtics w/ 26 points apiece, but it was Rajon Rondo who really stole the show on this night...literally. Rajon finished w/ 6 steals and it seemed like he came up w/ one each time that LA had thoughts of making a comeback. On this night, Boston could not be denied.
The Celtics win their 17th NBA Championship overall.
Paul Pierce is named the Finals MVP after a good performance in Game 6. I would make the argument that Ray Allen deserves the award, but Pierce or Garnett are just as deserving.