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Anyone who has watched the two NBA conferences from November to April this season, and then watched the respective conference matchups in the postseason, would be hard-pressed to deny that the Lakers should be favored in the final series that begins this evening in Boston. But let's begin by being counter-intuitive and considering the reasons--the legitimate reasons--for a potential Celtics upset. And no, I'm not talking about things like the Celts beating the Lakers in their only two meetings this season.