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So the Lakers are playing the Celtics in the playoff.

I came into any interest that I have in basketball as a Celtic's fan.

For four years that I went to MIT, I worked on the student dining staff and at our own dining table, I would hear the arguments about Cousy and the rest of the team. Red Auerbach.

Wicked arguments.

I left school and no interest in the proceedings stirred, though I lived in Boston for many years.

And over time the Celtics themselves eclipsed.

Now I have lived near the Lakers for ten years and some interest has rubbed off on me. Admittedly, it is more about the scandals and egos than any aspect of play.

Now, the two teams face each other.

Who am I 'for'?

Well no one really. But I know a few of the Lakers by reputation and none of the Celtics so it will have to be a local loyalty of sorts.

This will be, you understand, a blip on my pulse rate of about 2 or 3 beats a minute.

But it is a pulse, if only a weak one.

Good luck boys.

I was glad to see Kobe get MVP. He has changed a lot since the younger days and is, I understand, a better player as well.

I don't know.

It is just nice to see a well known person get better rather than worse.

The right direction, I say.

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