Here’s what I wrote for my prediction at With Malice, just so it’s on the record books. I’m sure Patrick is going to be a little more demonstrative in his prediction of how many games it will take for the Celtics to win.
The Celtics are older, but not so old that they’ll be outrun or out hustled by the Lakers. Just old enough to have enough at stake that they have to win it now. The Lakers can make another run next year, and probably the year after that and still be successful. The Celtics might not have as large a window, so their Big 3 will be fighting harder for it. Celtics in 6.