I think one key difference could be that the "big 3" on the Celtics are two years older. Depending on how long the series goes, there are a couple of stretches where games are played every other day. Potentially, this could hurt the Celts more than the Lakers imo. Rondo has improved tremendously, Big Baby is more of a factor, Wallace adds to the Celtics depth. I don't follow LA enough to comment on how they have improved, but I still see the Celtics as the "tougher" team here. Lakers do have revenge, and I think they will be highly motivated to win this time around. Lakers definitely have the fire power to beat the Celtics, but will they get rattled by aggressive D? If I was the Lakers, I certainly would try to goad Perkins into getting a T so that he has to sit out a game. I see this series as a toss up. I'm hoping it goes 6 or 7.