All those who are huge Basketball fans, the culmination of yet one more NBA season has arrived with an NBA Finals matchup that features Lakers vs. Celtics. The 50-year-old rivalry is the stuff of basketball legend, and when the current Lakers-Celtics matchup may not boast a Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell or Jerry West vs. John Havlicek, it does offer Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and the Lakers vs. Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and also the Celtics. It will be a very exciting event.

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What is the NBA finals schedule - Lakers vs. Celtics?

Whether you want to watch the Lakers-Celtics best-of-seven matchup on television or like to listen to it on the radio broadcast, you have to know the NBA Finals schedule and have cash advances in place if your cable or satellite has been disconnected. Your local ABC affiliate will broadcast the show. The NBA finals could be on your local ESPN radio station. Dates and times for 2010 NBA Finals games are as follows (all times Eastern Standard):

Thursday, June 3 - 9 p.m.

Sunday, June 6 - 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 8 - 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 10 - 9 p.m.

Sunday, June 13 - 8 p.m. (if necessary)

Tuesday, June 15 - 9 p.m. (if necessary)

Thursday, June 17 - 9 p.m. (if necessary)

Breaking it down - Lakers vs. Celtics

According to SB Nation, it's going to come down to whether the Lakers afford the Boston Celtics team room to run. The transition game - converting defensive rebounds into fast break scores - is the strength of the Celtics' offense, thanks to the point guard Rajon Rondo. The Celtics should be a power in more deliberate half-court offensive sets - between Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, they have massive offensive talent - but they appear to lack either the patience or focus to pick apart half-court defenses. The Los Angeles Lakers' half-court defense has a tendency to lose focus when their defenders are forced to rotate off opponent picks multiple times, but it's nevertheless more potent than the half-court offense the Celtics bring. If the Celtics start running, however, they may be too much for the Lakers to handle.

What about the Celtics' defense?

There are different opinions on the Celtics’ defense. It's the classic example of rough-and-tumble East Coast defense versus a finesse-style West Coast offense. The Celtics aren't afraid to put a whole bunch of bodies on the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, and a well-timed push or shove can sometimes be enough to throw the best offensive player off his game. On the other hand, Bryant once said during a press conference that the Celtics' defense "sucks." Interpret that however you want. Whatever the case, the Lakers have had a little bit of trouble scoring against pressure defenses, and the Celtics are definitely capable of that. The Lakers’ defense will be determined by their offensive rebounding. Thus, if Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom turn in inspired efforts that show on the boards, that could certainly be enough to provide Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol with the scoring opportunities that they'll have to bring victory to the Lakers

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Lakers vs. Celtics prediction

Kobe Bryant has had an outstanding postseason. He will likely help his team to win. The Celtics seem to have too many weapons. Lakers vs. Celtics will end with a Boston Celtics victory in seven games.

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