LA Lakers to the NBA Finals

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers have done their part. They booked themselves an NBA Finals ticket by overpowering the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in their best-of-seven Western Conference finals series.

Now, the Boston Celtics have to do theirs. They lead Detroit, 3-2, with Game 6 tomorrow at Motown. The series moves back to Beantown for the all-important, win-or-go-home Game 7 on Monday if necessary.

It'll be a flashback to the showtime era (1980's) if Boston moves on to meet LA in professional basketball's premier stage.

It'll be the perfect ending to an NBA season fairytale. It seems it was scripted destined from the start.