NBA 2010 finals final.

I just had my heart stitched up on its place watching the final 6 brutally effing minutes of the finals between the purple and gold(lakers) and greeeeenn(boston). Well i was rooting for and with two thirds of the basketball junkies in this hardcourt crazed side of the world, the lakers no less.

And here's how it went.

Bryant who was supposed to go for 40 friggin' points suddenly succumbed to his dislocated finger, and shot an awful 6 out of 24. His offense was such that it made me sick having him on such lofty heights in my all time list. Every brick that he made, made me squirm with anguish and fear. Well what an awful time to have an off night. On the other hand, he negated his shooting masterpiece-less with other things, like cleaning the glass like a madman(15 rbs) and making clutch(expected) late in the game. In terms of deserving a ticket for a theater seat with The Great One, he has, in my opinion, a couple of championships to prove his worth. For now, he's a row behind MJ.

Gasol was again, brilliant on the home floor. Going for 19 and 18, and displaying some tenacious plays down the stretch that would have those who first labeled him 'soft' look like crybabies. I think he came close to taking home that Bill Russel trophy.

But the real story of the game, aside from the glowing evidence(or the lack thereof - C's side) of rebounding, is Ron Artest, who had a roller coaster ride from being a hero to goat to hero to goat again and finally the long arm of luck fell to hero. His postgame interviews are Oscar worthy, and me being a fan of the lakers, am so happy for a dude who journeyed through teams in the nba, initiated some of the most notorious misconduct on the court to the ultra cool character of the game to end all games.

Finally the greens should never be ashamed of themselves. They over achieved this post season, beating the dwade and the heat, the overhyped lebron and the cavs, and finally the then conference champions dwight and the magic.

There's so much to write about not just the game but the whole 2010 success season for the nba, but excitement took the best of me. For now, i'll settle with kobe and fish winning their fifth title.