The warm-ups are over.  The real games begin now for the Team USA.  It beat Angola easily 97-76 on Tuesday after taking care of host China 101-70 on Sunday.  Next up is Greece which beat the United States. two years ago in the world championships.  This version of Team USA however is a much deeper and much more cohesive bunch than back then.  The so-called “Redeem Team” has been on a mission to bring back the gold medal, and they have looked good so far against inferior

The Boston Celtics have their comeback. They likely will be headed to yet another championship, and the title cements the Hall of Fame credentials for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen. With a 3-1 led in this year’s finals, all of that is a mere formality.

The real question is, what of these Lakers? Perhaps the only thing more amazing than their Game 4 collapse is that they even reached that point in the first place. Had L.A. won, it would have tied the