Dude, relax. You sound way too uptight, you should go skiing or something. You thought my post was belligerent? It was just trash talking in good fun, did you really take that post seriously? I would've thought the line, "Kobe is too busy jumping over cars", gave it away. That's nothing compared to what you'll hear in the sports forums at other sites. Also, just because Boston Brian and myself made immature posts doesn't mean that we represent all of Boston Celtics fans. Lakers fans give an equal amount of trash talking, which is what a great rivalry should have. Besides, this is Letsrun, how can anyone take ANY post here seriously? Since you seem to be so offended from my "belligerent" trash talking, I will have some civilized NBA conversation now...
This is what Celtics haters said last year, however the Celtics had a better regular season record against Western Conference teams than against Eastern Conference teams. They had 66 wins and beat every western team during the regular season (except Jazz I think) including the Lakers, Hornets, Rockets, Spurs, Suns, Mavs, and Nuggets. So that theory is moot. The Hawks, Cavs and Pistons were closer to beating the Celtics in the playoffs in 2008 than the Lakers were - does that mean that the Lakers were weaker competition than the Hawks, Cavs and Pistons?
The Lakers beat the Celtics at home, that is to be expected. Until the Lakers beat the Celtics in Boston in February - and I will be at that game watching, I still think Boston is the best team in the NBA this year. You can't just take a single game and conclude that one team is better than the other. The Lakers lost to the Kings earlier this season, does that mean the Kings are better than the Lakers? LoL.
It is still early in the season and things are not certain. A Celtics vs. Lakers finals rematch is certainly possible but that is too far to predict. Remember that the big trades last year (like Gasol) didn't happen until mid-way. The Celtics may not be the best in the East come April/May, with how well the Magic and Cavs are playing lately. Likewise, the Lakers may not be the best team in the west. The Spurs are always strong come playoff time after a mediocre regular season. Who knows, the Rockets could surprise if their big 3 are healthy and the Hornets have the potential to take over as well.