Putting things in perspective:
the best team won - that's an amazing team that Boston put together: Garnet, Pierce, and Allen. Them not winning would have been like.. urh.. the 2004 Lakers not winning
the Lakers are SOOOOOO much better than we ever dreamed possible at the start of the season. Remember back then? Would the Lakers or the Clippers be the best team in LA and would either make the playoffs? Wow: in the finals. Unbelievable.
Not a bad run. OK, they were badly outmatched by the Celtics, but so was every team all season.
Not a bad way to start a new Celts/Lakers rivalry. Hopefully the Lakers can add a few more bits and get the next one.