The Guy Who Needs This NBA Ring Most

This is shaping up to be another great NBA Finals, and I don’t think I can honestly say who will win. But I know who needs to win more than anyone else.

Kobe.

Think about it: Bryant’s Lakers are the favorite and have home court advantage. Thus the pressure is on the Lakers to win the championship, making the Celtics the underdog.

Remember what happened the last time the Celtics were the underdog in the Finals? They beat Bryant’s Lakers in six games just two years ago.

And what’s changed? The Lakers have switched Vladimir Radmanovich for Ron Artest (which is obviously an improvement), and Bynum will be able to play this time, too, albeit on one leg since he surely faces knee surgery this offseason to repair a bad injury.