If the Lakers are younger, more athletic, and faster than the Celtics?

Question

Why were the Lakeras tired near the end of the NBA finals and not the Celtics!

Answer 1

Celtics were actually playing defense and the Lakers had to work harder for there shots.

Answer 2

EDIT* Celtics had good D and made it harder 4 the Lakers to score.

Answer 3

You are probably one of the biggest Celtic bandwagoners in  here!

Answer 4

because the celtics are more athletic than the lakers are

Answer 5

they simply hadn't run into that type of defensive intensity and three core guys WANTING IT that badly...they did on the other hand lose all but TWO games that they played the C's all last year AND the C's earned the home court WITH THE BEST RECORD...to be honest NONE of what happened in the Finals came as that much of a surprise to me EXCEPT Kowannabe's utter choke job in Game#6 (if he's ALL THAT, where did he go in the second half - puzzling)....

Answer 6

Because, Celtics plaed as a team, they're bench contributed so they were able to rest thier starters, and thier starters are used to playing heavy minutes. Lakers was young, but thier starting line up played heavy minutes which they are not used to, and thier they didn't played well as a team, thier bench didn't contribute that much.. And no im not a Celtic or a Laker fan. Im a Raptors Fan.

Answer 7

You didn't list that they are more durable than the Celtics, so probably that's the reason.

Answer 8

Cuz of the stupid format where the final 2 games are played in Boston. They had to go back and forth way to much and they werent exactly living in their homes like all the other Celtics players during the Finals. Thats why.

Answer 9

Because the Celtics want it more. Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce never won a championship and they deserve it. So they realized that this might be the only chance they can win one so they play their hardest until they win. And I wouldn't say the Lakers are more athletic...Yes they got Pau Gasol and Kobe, the MVP, but they don't got 3 All Stars on their team (Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett (who won the MVP award already), Paul Pierce).

Answer 10

asst coach tex winters said the triangle offense was not working because odom wasnt playing in it. he wanted to go one on one. so it was system breakdown. they were outcoached.