Business and the NBA Basketball leagues
There are the cynics that say that it is all about money. Then you get some unique sports people that remind us that sport is a lot more than the business models that have been used by the entrepreneurs to make money from sport. It is this mixture of opposing objectives that is now running the NBA Basketball system. When you want Durant at the very top of his powers you can see that he is really determined to win. It is not some sort of cynical plot to extract funds from the unsuspecting fans. Rather it is the utter commitment to the game by a professional that is determined to do the very best that he can in order to help his team to a win. That is the noble side of the NBA Basketball league. It is the reason that people pay good money to see the games. If that side is lost then the league will cease to have meaning for those that supported it for a very long time.
Each time might also have this sort of spirit that rescues NBA Basketball in the eyes of the public. For example you can see how hard Oklahoma City has worked in order to maintain its position in the series. That is a lot more than getting money. They have put together a team that is committed to the goal of winning and so far the indications are that the strategy is doing very well indeed. When they meet the Lakers the old rivalries come back and we see the contests that make NBA Basketball what it is. Of course at the end of the day they will share the spoils of the ticket sales but fundamentally this is more than just a scheme for making money. It is a way for the team spirit to bring tangible results for the people that have supported it all these years. The fans are at the heart of any team in the NBA Basketball league. They can ruin a game by just not turning up or turning up and behaving badly.
Celtics put in a woeful performance
They said nothing because there was really nothing to say. The performance was forgettable and the only lesson that they have to learn is the fact that the game is very complicated these days. They will have to work a lot harder if they are going to deliver results for their public. It is a very big privilege to play in the NBA Basketball Finals and therefore the players that get there ought to make something of it. When they go down so tamely then they cheat the fans out of the entertainment value that one would expect in such a situation. The score was close enough but that is not enough to deal with the disappointment of missed opportunities. Going down by eighty three points to seventy nine is worse than a larger margin because you know that you could have made it. The Los Angeles Lakers made them pay for some slack play.
Unfortunately there will be no eighteenth title for the Lakers on this occasion but I am sure that there will be other NBA Basketball Finals in which they can exploit their chances better and deliver the ultimate victory to their many fans. The team looked very despondent after the defeat. This was probably because of the great expectations that they have of the players and the great tradition that they are looking at. However it is better to reflect on the lessons that can be learnt. This loss in the NBA Basketball Finals is not the end of the world. They should take the pain and disappointment into the training room and then come back ready to take on the challengers with zeal.
The score line was close which indicate that it was not the lack of effort that took them down in the end. It could very well be that it was just not their day and the other team was playing much better at the time. They should take the defeat in good grace and improve for the next time that they meet for the NBA Basketball Finals.
