When the Boston Celtics were playing the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers were about to sweep the Utah Jazz , I already predicted the classic monumental NBA Finals rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers vs the Boston Celtics . Well, the Boston Celtics shut up MVP Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers , and got past the Orlando Magic in convincing fashion to earn their spot in the 2010 NBA Finals . Well done indeed for the Boston Celtics . The Phoenix Suns made a fight of it, and the Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire combo was really impressive, but the Los Angeles Lakers really knew how to get the job done, and closed the game out in Game 6, winning it away in Phoenix to earn their spot in the 2010 NBA Finals . So it's the classic monumental NBA rivalry of Green vs Purple, Boston vs LA. Of course, the Los Angeles Lakers will have the home court advantage of Game 7, should the series go the distance, and with a better regular season record, it looks like the L...