Game 3 of the NBA Finals is scheduled to tip off in about 90 minutes and we'll see if the Boston Celtics can keep the momentum going before what is sure to be a raucous home crowd.  

Six hours before Game 2 at the Staples Center, I tweeted the following (see left sidebar):

@nate_robinson & Celtics can steal Gm 2 if R. Allen can stay on the court/hit 3's, RR is more aggressive & KG rediscovers fountain of youth 

Pretty prophetic, huh?  Well, two out of three certainly isn't bad.  Kevin Garnett gave the Celtics virtually nothing in the game and they still won convincingly. 

I don't expect Ray Allen to drill eight three-pointers again tonight, but Rajon Rondo should continue to dazzle and amaze.  I'd also look for a few of Boston's bench players to come up huge as well...probably Big Baby Davis, Sheed and my man lil' Nate. 

Prediction:  Celtics in a nailbiter over the Lakers by a score of  97-93

We'll see what happens...