The defending NBA Champions played their best game of these NBA Finals in game 6. A do or die game 7 is just what this last dance between Boston and L.A. should come down to.

With the potential of tonight being the last game of the NBA’s season, I had to doing a running blog of the action. Plus, this promises to be a heavy, celebrity filled crowd at The Staples Center which should provide some laughs. I love how all of the Hollywood types claim to love the Lakersthis time of year. Whatever. The Boston Celtics come into tonight with a 3-2 lead in these Finals and have a chance to wrap up the franchises 18th NBA Championship. That’s all of the pre-game lead in you are getting from me because I loathe the Celtics more than I used to hate the 80′s New York Giants and90′s Dallas Cowboys. You good with that? Good. Let’s move on…

There has to be a lot of Lakers angst going into this game. Is this Phil Jackson’s last game as Lakers coach? Did Andrew Bynum’s knee really fall off during game 5? Will Kobe strangle Ron Artest if he continues to shit the bed? Will Pau Gasol continue to wilt under the pressure of playing against Kevin Garnett? Will the team make a play to sign and trade for Chris Bosh? How will this loss affect Kobe’s legacy? All of these things are in play tonight if the Lakers lose and have to see the Celtics celebrate on their home court. Kobe is an all-time top 10 player, but if he goes out again vs a healthy Celtics team, his place in history will be questioned. It has to. He lost to the KG led Celtics in ’08, KG missed the ’09 playoffs (Lakers title), and is on the verge of losing to the KG led Celts again. It’s time for Kobe to prove his greatness again. He will need help. He can’t do this alone. Not sure if Lamar Odom has gotten his head out of Khloe Kardashian’s ass yet–hey Lamar, it’s game 6 so if you feel like joining the party, feel free.

For Boston, this mini miracle of a playoff runcould culminate in The Association’s ultimate prize. They started hot early looking like the ’08 version. Injuries took a toll on their old legs. Kevin Garnett looked like 2007 Ric Flair as late as mid April. Garnett, Pierce and Allen seemed reluctant to place the team in Rajon Rondo’s hands. Doc Rivers faces an uncertain future. Danny Ainge remains the biggest douche bag in the NBA. Allen andPierce were looking at free agent dollars. Then, the playoffs started. They demolished big mouth Dwyane Wade. They pulled the huge upset over the LeBrons. They outclassed the Magic for the first 3 games before winning in 6. And now are one win away from beating the game’s best coach and best player.

This should be good. Let’s get it going….

I’m not doing anything related to the pre-game show because this garbage ABC throws out is a travesty. Remember the good ‘oldays of the NBA on NBC with Bob Costas? Ah, memories. Now, we are subjected to lazy eye Stu Scott, the condescending Jon Barry, and Captain Obvious, Magic Johnson. Oh yea, and Mike Wilbon is there too, but he hasn’t said anything I didn’t know since the ’08 playoffs. As we were….

Christina Aguilera has a Madonna look going on and belts out a solid anthem. She didn’t seemed excited to be there because she walked off the court before she finished. Kind of odd. Maybe not, this is Hollywood isn’t it?

I’ll give ABC one thing– their intro featuring all of the past NBA legends is very well put together. Yes, I still get goose bumps seeing MJ’s switch hands layup vs the Lakers from ’91.

1st Quarter:

Kobe takes the Lakers first two shots. He won’t go away quietly.

Artest misses another 3. He’s been dreadful in this series. You think the Lakers wish they had Ariza back? So do I. The Celtics look focused and prepared.

Hey look an Artest3!! Who knew?! Derek Fisher with a layup- 9-6 Lakers.

Mark Jackson correctly points out the unusually pumped up Lakers crowd. They are normally more subdued than Turtle and Vince after smoking a few joints poolside.

Ray Allen and-1. Is this a game 2 Allen performance? The Lakers better hope not.

12-12 after a Ray Allen 3. He’s locked in tonight.

Kobe drills a 16 footer over Rondo. Kobe has that look going tonight. 16-12 L.A. Meanwhile, the Celtics play 4 on 5 on offense when Kendrick Perkins is out there. He kills their offense.

I just jinxed Perkins. Oops. He came down awkwardly on his knee and has to be helped to the locker room by two guys. Not good. I hate seeing guys get hurt. Especially at this stage of the season. What a shame.

That also means we are privileged to more Rasheed Wallace. This should be fun. KG jumper 18-14 L.A.

Kobe comes off a screen and drills a fall-away 3. He is in a Jordan type groove early. 11 points in 7 minutes for Kobe. 21-14 L.A.

I still feel bad for Perkins. Getting hurt in a clinching game sucks. The only thing that could be worse would be if you looked like Adam Morrison.

Artest again from 3. 26-16 L.A. The champs came to play tonight. Artest must have taken his meds because he’s locked in so far.

I hope people know and appreciate the level Kobe is playing at this late in the season. This guy has played over 1,200 career games and is still the best player in the world. Appreciate the man. Thank you.

Here comes the point when Arteststarts to feel good about himself. He just had an out of control missed layup. Tony Allen is in. He is only 3 missed layups from the all-time NBA record. End of 1st quarter Lakers up 28-18.

Random Rant: So the New York Knicks are planning on having some of the cities celebrities recruit LeBron James when he visits New Dump City in a few weeks. I’m sure The King will run like Usain Bolt to sign with the Knicks because Tracy Morgan, Donald Trump, Alec Baldwin, John McEnroe, andSpike Lee will sell him him on New York. These New Yorkers think their shit doesn’t stink. One last time…..say it with me….LeBron James isn’t going to the Knicks. Got it?! Oh I forgot Bommer Esiason too. Yea, the same Boomer Esiason who The Score’s Dan Bernstein called the greatest left handed quarterback in NFL history. I guess Bernsy never saw Steve Young play. My head hurts.

2nd Quarter:

Sasha Vujacic hits a jumper andhas a look on his face like we should all think he’s good. If he’s not the biggest penis in the NBA, I challenge you to find me who is.

Nate Robinson just threw Tony “Missed layup” Allen an alley-ooppass that hit the backboard. You never know what you’ll get with Nate.

Tough call on Rasheed. That’s 3 fouls on him already. With Perkins out, this hurts the Celts depth. The lack of rest for KG will hurt tonight and game 7. 34-22 L.A.

The refs are letting them play tonight. Only 1 FT for Boston in the 1st quarter, and 2 for L.A. The NBA is a joy to watch when the shady refs let them play like this.

ABC shows broadcast highlights of the late Chick Hearn and Johnny Most. I can never get enough of old NBA clips. Two legendary voices added to the Lakers-Celtics rivalry.

Kobe finally gets a rest. He looks like Rocky in the 14th round of the 1st Apollo fight.

22-7 edge in rebounding for the Lakers. Gasol with a pretty follow. He’s the best at those. 40-23 Lakers. This could get uglier.

We are shown a preview for the new Karate Kid movie. What an abomination. Certain movies shouldn’t be remade. A classic like Karate Kid should be left alone. Somewhere Daniel LaRusso is pissed off waxing on and off.

Dane Cook in the house with a Celtics shirt on. I’d love to ask him some Celtics andNBA trivia. It’s bad enough he isn’t funny, but don’t parade around like a die hard Celtics fan. Cook is on my un-funny comedians starting 5, along with Carrot Top, Jay Leno, Larry The Cable Guy, and Carlos Mencia. I’ll bust into Bill Walton right now and talk about Cook’s comedic skills…….”Dane Cook is the anti Eddie Murphy.”

Andy Garcia and his creepy mustache is in the house. Where is he going with that? I mean really. He looks like Von Keiser from Mike Tyson’s Punch-out.

And of course, Jack. I love that Jack is in the one name category. It’s well deserved.

45-25 Lakers after a Sasha Douchacic jumper and Farmar dunk. The Lakers bench at home is a different animal. They suck ass on the road. Lakers bench has outscored the Celtics bench 13-0 tonight.

A Sheldon Williams sighting! This must be a blowout. And with that, Sheldon misses a dunk. That’s what happens when you haven’t played since April.

Missed dunk by Rondo. I love Rajon’s game, but people who claim he’s the best PG in the league need to re-evaluate their NBA thinking. He’s now 1-8 tonight. As I wrote in my Finals preview, when Rondo isn’t hitting his jumpers early, he goes into a shell. He needs to have more confidence in his shot or else Boston is in trouble.

Sheldon Williams may be allergic to the ball. He looks like a 9th grader getting called up to play on Varsity.

Remember kids, Sheldon Williams was the 5th pick in the ’06 NBA draft. Further proof why I should be an NBA GM. Who takes Sheldon Williams at 5? Brandon Roy went 6th that year, by the way. So, that means in consecutive years, the Hawks passed on Chris Paul to take Marvin Williams, andthen followed it up with Sheldon over Roy. Take a bow Billy Knight…. How would a CP3-B Roy backcourt look in Hot-lanta right now? Every Hawks fans just threw up. 49-31 L.A.

Odom with a tip-in off a Kobe miss. 51-31 Lakers at the half. Time for me to break for a while and send my resume to the Atlanta Hawks.

The cameras show Kobe kissing his kids going to the locker room. I love Kobe, but this is all for cameras. FYI- Vanessa Bryant is still hot–in case you forgot.

3rd Quarter:

Snoop Dogg is in the house pimpin his Lakers gear sitting next to Diddy. Remember when rappers kept it real back in the day? This shit would never happen if Biggie and Tupac were still alive. Snoop is wearing sunglasses to hide the fact he smoked 7 joints before he came to Staples Center tonight.

Finally, after a 47 minute halftime we are back to action.

Quick question? How many joints did Snoop smoke before the game tonight? A. 0-2  B. 3-5  C. 6-8? It has to be C.

Ray Allen misses the Celtics 3rd layup of the 3rd quarter. They must have hung with Snoop at halftime.

Pierce with a 3. He’s been solid tonight. If the Celtics win this series, PP will be the MVP. 55-38 L.A.

Kobe Bryant and the Lakers destroyed the Celtics and forced a game 7. Kobe is 1 win away from his 5th NBA Championship.

Kobe and-1. He is attacking more tonight than he has all series. If that was Gasol taking that contact, he would have flopped like a World Cup soccer player. 58-38 L.A.

Dunk by Shannon Brown. How was he so bad in the dunk contest? His head nearly hit the rim! 60-42 L.A.

Speaking of Chicago’s own, Brown catches an alley-oop from Gasol off a set play. Dunk of the series without question. Mike Breen needs to be checked on. He may have had an aneurysm after that. FYI– The Bulls had Shannon Brown but didn’t think he could play. Nice call, Pax.

Lakers bench outscoring C’s bench 21-0 so far. I can’t explain Brown’s dunk in writing. It’s a must see. Maywood ,stand up!!

KG just did his blocked shot thing after the whistle. It would be a hell of a lot cooler if the Celtics weren’t down 64-47 right now. Odom then took the ball and dunked it in KG’s face. All after the whistle. Funny stuff– that only happens in the NBA.

Rondo now 5-15 after back to back misses. He also caught a shot to the face. On the other end, Douchecic hits another 3. I can’t express how much I want to give him the RKO. 73-51 L.A.

End of the 3rd. 76-51 Lakers. Artest hits another 3……Say Queensbridge!!! The Celtics look like they have already begun thinking about a game 7.

4th Quarter:

Rondo is wearing a band-aid on his chin. He caught a grazing forearm from Artest not a left hook from ’87 Tyson. PUSS ALERT. PUSS ALERT.

Jeff Van Gundy points out that Doc Rivers should pull Rasheed so he doesn’t get his 7th technical foul & automatic suspension. It’s a great call because Rasheed can implode at any moment.

Van Gundy continues to blow Kobe saying he’d be the MVP if Boston won the series. No way David Stern would let that happen. I know Jerry West won the Finals MVP in a losing effort in ’69, but that was before Lord Stern was in charge. Get your lips off Kobe’s nuts Jeff. Please?! Gasol dunk. 80-54 L.A.

And we are now 2 missed Tony Allen layups away from the all-time record. How he misses so many layups is beyond comprehension. 80-56 L.A.

Holy shit, another missed Tony Allen layup. He has a mental block like Charles Barkley does when it comes to his golf swing. 1 away from the all-time record.

We have another first! Kobe gets a technical in a Finals game!

Marquis Daniels makes a cameo. This is also known as “we’ve given up and it’s time to play the scrubs” part of the game. 86-62 L.A.

Kobe had a great all aroundgame with 26, but Gasol and Artest rose from The Undertaker’s graveyard and scored 17 & 15, respectively. Odom and Douchecic each with 8 off the bench were much needed also. Gasol also added 13 rebounds and9 assists. He must have felt Kobe’s wrath after game 5.

Kobe comes out to a standing-O. He was brilliant from the tip tonight.

Promo shown for ABC’s new drama Detroit 187. I know Michael Imperioli is starring in it, but what  they should just do is show random Tuesday nights in that godforsaken shit hole.

We’re in full garbage mode time. The Lakers had 50 rebounds tonight. Whoever wins the rebounding battle has won these games. “The games are won when the balls in the air” Van Gundy says. He couldn’t be more right.

89-67 final. We’re on to game 7. There is nothing better than a game 7 featuring the two most storied franchises in the NBA. This hasn’t been a pretty series, but game 7′s are always a must watch. The Kendrick Perkins injury looms large. If he can’t play, the Lakershave an even bigger edge. Kobe at home in a game 7? I’ll go with the Lakers, but you never know. The series I called One Last Dance comes down to 1 game. Would you want it any other way? Until Thursday…..