Celtics-Lakers Rivalry Renewed Tonight @ 8

By Matt Black • February 5, 2009

Tonight will be a rematch of last year’s NBA finals between the two most storied franchises in the NBA. The defending champion Boston Celtics will try to defeat their long time rival the Los Angeles Lakers, who beat them on Christmas Day.

The Celtics and Lakers have accounted for 31 titles between the tandom with 17 going to Boston and 14 to Los Angeles. Boston will be at full strength tonight with All-Star Kevin Garnett back in the lineup after missing the last few games with flu-like symptoms. The Lakers will be without center Andre Bynum, who is out 8-12 weeks after tearing his MCL.

However, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol will give Boston’s Big Three a run for their money. It should be another classic Celtics-Lakers matchup, and possibly a preview of the NBA Finals.

Tip-off will be at 8:00 PM tonight at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Categories: NBA
Tags: Andrew Bynum, Boston Celtics, Features, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

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Matt Black

I am a huge fan of the RED SOX, CELTICS, Raiders, Giants(NFL) and Devils. I have been into sports my entire life. Baseball is my true passion, i am my varsity team captain and have season tickets to the Red Sox games. I am knowledgeable in all areas of sports. I would love to some day become a sports announcer or journalist. My favorite thing to do is to sit in Fenway on a hot July night. I promise you no biased will be shown to teams in which i am not a fan of. Feel free to contact me on my YouTube page, my user name is RedSoxSuperfan34

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