by Lang Whitaker Twelve hours ago, I was walking out of the BankCenterFleetGardenCenter and into the cool Boston night. I smelled like the floor of a bar, like stale beer with notes of champagne, both because I’d been among the first...

After the Lakers defeat at the hands of the Celtics, tons of fans are placing the blame on Phil Jackson. They are calling him things like disinterested and overrated. How in the world do you call Jackson the most overrated coach when he got a Lakers...

Now that the finals are over, and I really have zero desire to talk about that travesty, I think it's a good time to take a look at the players on both teams who are, or may become available this Summer. We'll examine their contracts, status, and...

Note: First, I'd like to thank Hersey for the photo of Big Baby posing with the Larry O'Brien Trophy. (Supahstah!!) Second, excuse me if this post is rambling and poorly written. I've been waiting 22 years for this. As a consequence: I can't brain...

Last night, the Lakers did not even put up a fight. Kobe Bryant was awful, and none of the Lakers starters recorded a positive Win Contribution. Meanwhile, four of the Celtics starters made positive Win Contributions, with Allen and Garnett...

The 2004 Patriots are my favorite team of New England’s run. Don’t get me wrong I loved the 2001 squad. But in 2004 Tom Brady had emerged, Corey Dillon was a beast, the defense was stifling at times, and the Pats only lost twice. Just...

There is a big difference between "making history" and "getting in an obscure corner of the record book." The first implies being famous, widely known, discussed, and remembered. In my book, the Celtics "made history" last night by making good on the...

Well, as a Celtics fan, that was a fun night. There is nothing quite like watching Michelle Tafoya trying to interview a screaming, crying, incoherent KG after the win. And there’s already video up of the interview . Blogs are awesome. Some...

The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who plans to spend the day celebrating the Boston's long-awaited 17th title. This almost makes up for Larry Bird transforming into a fat gremlin . When he's not doing green and white shots, he can be found...

For the first five games of the NBA Finals, the heavyweight match between the Celtics' league best defense and the Lakers' high powered offense was a close bout but in game six the Celtics landed a stunning knockout punch, posting a 131-92 victory to...

Filed under: Celtics , Lakers , NBA Playoffs , Boston , Los Angeles For the most part, the Lakers' resistance to Boston's overpowering second-half swag looked mild. Kobe Bryant stopped running, Pau Gasol refused to challenge anything, and the...

The Leprechaun was back in Boston Tuesday night, his first visit to the “ New Garden “. The magical sprite who used to put the ball in the basket for the Celtics teams from 1957-1986, and would bat the ball away when the opponent...

Pregame Stuart Scott asks D. Wade what advice he has for Kobe Bryant. Wade says Kobe needs to distribute the ball and get his teammates involved (I’m half expecting him to say “Hope for a ton of phantom foul calls in your favor.” He doesn’t.) I

Which is fortunate, since that's exactly what the Lakers did during a 131-92 Finals ending bloodbath at the hands of the Celtics. A complete and utter collapse was witnessed as the Celtics took home the gold for a 17th time. From top to bottom, from...

If there was one thing that bothered me tonight it was the fact that people did not praise James Posey enough, despite Jeff Van Gundy's best efforts, following the Celtics victory. Even Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and KG did give the man enough...