A friend from Boston (whose Celtics could win the title tonight) writes:

"The Lakers' Achilles' heel is their arrogance. From the top down. I can't stand the 'Zen master' Phil Jackson anymore—he's so full of himself and way too cool. After one game he ridiculed one of his own players (perhaps Artest, who had some absurd dribbling play ending nowhere) by saying with quiet disdain, 'That was a very interesting play,' with his slight smile. Doc [Rivers:] would have said, 'That was stupid.'...