Celtics Lose....No it was not a choke

The Celtics lost game six in Los Angeles with a very poor effort so the stage was set for a Game 7 of perhaps epic proportions. The game was a defensive fight with the Celtics playing without Kendrick Perkins. In the first half the Celtics shot much, much better than the Lakers but were seemingly incapable of getting a rebound and allowed the Lakers second and third looks over and over resulting in a very slim lead at the end of the first half. In the third the Celtics went up out to a 13 point lead. From that point on however the Lakers defense intensified and the Celtics could not find offense. In the end the Celtics lost by 4.

A choke? I do not think so. Losing two in a row to the defending champs on their own court when they have the greatest player in the game. I cannot call that a choke. The Celtics had a great run. And I think that the teams were evenly matched. What was not even was the Celtics ability to convert on a nightly basis. Old legs get tired and have to give games away. The Lakers did not give away a minute of the series. In the end they had more at the end to give.