It's Been A While

1959: Celtics, 4-0
1962: Celtics, 4-1
1963: Celtics, 4-2
1965: Celtics, 4-1
1966: Celtics, 4-3
1968: Celtics, 4-2
1969: Celtics, 4-3
1984: Celtics, 4-3
1985: Lakers, 4-2
1987: Lakers, 4-2
2008: ???

Unhappily, my prediction is for the Lakers to win the series 4-2, but I'd love to be wrong and I'm going to try and enjoy the ride.

[UPDATE: I WAS VERY WRONG AND I AM VERY HAPPY. I DID NOT BELIEVE BUT I SHOULD HAVE. UBUNTU! Ahem.]

In the absence of serious analysis I'll point out that the Celtics have the most titles of anyone in the league, with 16, and the Lakers are right behind them with 14, that the 1959-1966 victories actually represent a run of eight consecutive Celtics titles, which is unequalled in the history of American professional sport, that former Celtics coach/patriarch Red Auerbach and current Lakers coach Phil Jackson are tied for the most championships as a coach, with nine apiece, that the Lakers have only missed the playoffs five times and despite not having the most titles have the most finals appearances, the most total wins, and the best historical winning percentage of any NBA franchise. It should also be noted that, like cowards, they intentionally lost the Western Conference Finals in 1986 so that they wouldn't have to suffer the indignity of losing to the arguably the single best team in Celtics history.