2012 NBA Season: Lakers-Celtics III? Why It Will Happen & How They Match Up

While the start of the 2012-13 NBA season is less than a month away, it will only serve as a formality to make way for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers to once again square off for all the marbles.

It would mark the third finals matchup between the teams in the last six years and an unprecedented thirteenth meeting in the history of two of the most storied franchises in the NBA. The Celtics came out victorious in 2008, while the Lakers got the better of them in 2010.

Who doesn’t love a trilogy?

The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder sure don’t.

Sure, it’s no secret that last season’s top two teams have only gotten better this past offseason. Common s...

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