This Bleacher Report story is an interesting read for all Celtics fans:

The way the Finals panned out was my worst nightmare; the Celtics decimated the Lakers. Absolutely decimated the Lakers. Kendrick Perkins (you have no idea how much I hated him) may be a brute, but he is an effective one. Rajon Rondo, whom I laughed at for being skinnier than a FEMALE gymnast, made Fisher contemplate early retirement.

KG and Ray Allen...well, they lost nothing going to the Celtics; they were the same players I admired since before they changed addresses. Paul Pierce was superb even though in conversation with my buddies I emphasized on the fake wheelchair, but privately, yes, I have to give him his props.

The Finals left a bitter taste in my mouth that I refuse to wipe out with Gatorade.

Yet, in spite of all that, I respect the 2007-08 Celtics, albeit grudgingly. Heck, as heretical as this sounds, I wished the Lakers were more like them. The toughness. The ferocity. The competitiveness. The lack of, dare I say the four-letter word, soft-ness.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/192905-tribute-to-the-enemy-the-boston-celtics