The series didn’t go like I called it for two reasons the first occurred last and is obvious, Kendrick Perkins went down for the last two games. If the big fellas is healthy and playing it’s over in six and Boston goes home happy.

The second wasn’t something I noticed until I read this report on CNNSI.com

• Ray Allen. After hitting a Finals-record eight threes in Boston’s Game 2 win at Los Angeles, Allen was kneed in the thigh by Artest in the opening minutes of Game 3. His thigh was badly swollen and bruised and he was held out of practice for all but 10 minutes for Games 4 and 5. Over the final five games, he was 4-of-28 from the three-point line, and 3-of-14 from the field overall in Game 7, while missing several open shots.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ian_thomsen/06/17/countdown.lakers.celtics/index.html#ixzz0rZ7H8100

Ray Allen generally doesn’t talk about injuries (he played the ‘08 season on ankles that needed surgery) so I missed this but it’s fair to say that had he been healthy the series probably wouldn’t have gone to six games and certainly not beyond.

In any case it was an interesting finals and one the NBA badly needed. See at the draft.