Kevin Garnett led the way with 26 points and 14 rebounds, and along with Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, played fantastic defense.

Rajon Rondo bounced back from a terrible game with a great one, finishing with 21 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals.

Paul Pierce struggled with his shot, but scored 17 points on 4-of-13 shooting, and added 10 rebounds on his way to winning the Finals MVP Award. Pierce's defense on Kobe Bryant cannot be ignored, and the Celtics will be the favorites to win the title again next year.

The 39-point margin of victory was: The biggest playoff loss of Phil Jackson's career. The biggest Finals margin of victory in any of the 17 Celtics titles. The biggest margin of victory in a deciding Finals game.

KG's post game comments were nearly inaudible, and may not have even been spoken in english. There was a shout out to Chicago and a bunch of other stuff, but I still haven't even digested what I saw him saying.

Pierce dumped Gatorade on Doc Rivers before the game was over, showering the court with the beverage. Obviously, you have to have a pretty damn big lead for that to happen. In addition, the C's bench was full of family before the game ended. I don't recall ever seeing anything like it.

David Stern presented the trophies, but you have to wonder if this will be the last time it happens. There is plenty of chatter out there saying that Stern needs to resign in order for the league and its officiating to regain credibility.

Doc Rivers clearly outcoached Phil Jackson. I was wrong, the national media was wrong and you were probably wrong about that one. Congratulations, Doc.

Kobe Bryant hit just 7-of-22 shots for 22 points, and was just 3-of-18 after draining his first four shots. For now, his legacy has taken a huge hit.

Ray Allen hit seven treys to tie a Finals record, finishing with 26 points. Not bad for a guy who didn't get to Boston until this morning, and had his routine thrown off due to the illness suffered by his son. Allen is a creature of habit, so the travel delay and the fact he warmed up an hour later than usual could have ended up being a big deal. Obviously it wasn't.

Oh...And as for my prediction of the Lakers in 6? It might have happened if the crazy collapse in Game 4 wouldn't have happened...Oh well. Can't win 'em all. Congrats to the Celtics...Long time coming.

My fantasy playoff rankings column turned out to be pretty decent, although I had Chauncey Billups and Chris Bosh way to high. Here's how the Top 20 looked. I'm not going that far down the list, but I did have Rajon Rondo at No. 49. Looking back at this list, I was shocked I had KG and Pierce 1 and 2. I also remember getting ripped for not having Chris Paul higher, but I think he was about right...Games played certainly mattered for this list, so I was glad to see Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Ray Allen, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili as high as I had them. Odom at 7 doesn't look great, but given the number of games he played, I'm fine with it.

Playoff Fantasy Rankings

1. Kevin Garnett F, Bos
2. Paul Pierce G/F, Bos
3. Kobe Bryant G, LAL
4. Chauncey Billups G, Det
5. LeBron James F, Cle
6. Pau Gasol F/C, LAL
7. Lamar Odom F, LAL
8. Tim Duncan F/C, San
9. Tony Parker G, San
10. Manu Ginobili G, San
11. Chris Paul G, NO
12. Ray Allen G, Bos
13. Deron Williams, G, Uta
14. Dirk Nowitzki F, Dal
15. Amare Stoudemire F/C, Phx
16. Chris Bosh F/C, Tor
17. David West F, NO
18. Mehmet Okur F/C, Uta
19. Carlos Boozer F, Uta
20. Rasheed Wallace F/C, Det