This version of Lakers and Celtics in unfamiliar territory

BOSTON - The season started this way, so why shouldn’t The Series, as well?

As a giant question mark matching a riddle against a mystery, no one capable of saying with certainty how the NBA Finals will end.

NBA? After five days of nothing but talk, that stands for Nonstop Baloney Analysis.

In one corner, there are the Lakers, a team which has two championship-proven starters but also with Lamar Odom, who never before had been beyond the postseason’s second round, and Pau Gasol, who never before had won as much as a playoff game.

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