The Lakers Key to Dethroning Celtics

This season we see unfolding the story of last season, sort of. This season Kobe Bryant is not asking to be traded and the injuries are not plaguing the Lakers, other than the recent knee injury of backup guard Jordan Farmar who provides a spark off of the bench. However, the thing that the Lakers need to do to beat the Boston Celtics machine is a consistent team effort on defense and out rebounding the Celtics. This will be their lifeline to surviving. If they do not play defense and crash the boards, their chances of exchanging baskets with the Celtics are minimal since Boston plays defense, rebounds, and will play offense as well. This is not a one sided game and it needs a full 48 minute effort to be successful.