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One of the greatest front lines of alltime was the Boston Celtics of the 1980's.  Larry Bird, Kevin Mchale and Robert Parish.  They won three titles together during what i consider to be the toughest era in basketball history.  They are now members of the hall of fame.  You might not of liked them if they beat your team, but you had to respect them.  I believe that the front line is by far the most important aspect of a championship team.  On my soon to be page big deal i show how virtually every champion in NBA history had some form of a great front line.  Some front lines over history have been somewhat overlooked or ignored because of flashy wing players.  But make no mistake the backbone of those championships were the big men whether they got the credit or not.  So on this page I am using the great Celtic teams of the 80's and comparing them to other teams that got less credit.  The results amazed me.
                                               80/81 CELTIC BIGS VS 08/09 LAKER BIGS


PLAY     FGM    FGA    %    FTM      FTA       %     RB     AST     STL       BLK       PTS

Bird       719      1503   .478  283       328      .863   10.9    5.5       2.0        .8          21.2
Parish   635      1166   .545  282       397      .710    9.5     1.8       1.0      2.6          18.9
mchale  355       666    .533 108       159       .679   4.4      2.7        .3       1.8          10.0

totals   1709     3335    .512  673       884       .761  24.8   10.0      3.3      5.2          50.1

 Gasol    592     1045    .567  343       439       .781    9.6     3.5        .6       1.0         18.9
 Odom    346      703     .492  160       257       .623    8.0     1.4        .4       1.8         14.3
 Bynum  281       502     .560  152       215       .707    8.2     2.6       1.0      1.3         11.3

  totals   1219    2250     .542  655       911       .719   25.8    7.5       2.0      4.1         44.5


As you can see these are very comparable numbers.  Only significant difference is the Celtics shot about 50% more.  But they only outscored the lakers by 5.6.  If the lakers had shot the same amount they would of easily outscored the Celtics.  These two teams were great to prepare because they were the 1st championship for both lineups with Bynum and Mchale in early stages of career with better days ahead.  But as you can see the Laker lineup holds its own against one of the greatest front courts ever.  This highly effective play from the Laker bigs was the key to their championship although credit was given in other directions.  It was this high level of play that made it possible for others to be less effective yet get the credit for being flashier and dramatic.  
                                               83/84 CELTIC BIGS VS 09/10 LAKER BIGS


PLAY    FGM     FGA       %      FTM      FTA      %      RB      AST      STL      BLK        PTS

Bird       758       1542     ,492    374       421     .888    10.1     6.6       1.8        .9           24.2
Parish   623       1140     .546    274       368     .745    10.7     1.7         .7       1.5          19.0
Mchale 587        1055    .556    336       439     .765      7.4      1.3        .3        1.5          18.4

totals  1968        3737    .527    984       1228    .801     28.2    9.6       2.8       3.9          61.6


    
Gasol    452         844      .536   286       362      .790     11.3    3.4       .6         1.7          18.3
Bynum  392         688      .570   193       261      .739       8.3    1.0       .5         1.4          15.0
Odom   342         739      .463   140       202      .693       9.2     3.3      .9           ,7          10.8

totals    1186       2271     .522   619      825      .750       28.8   7.7      2.0        3.8          44.1


Again very similiar.  The only significant difference again is the number of shots taken.  The reason is the Laker bigs were 2, 3 and 4th option while the Celtics were 1,2 and 3rd option.  In my opinion the Laker trio should of been option 1,2 and 3 also, but that wasn't the case.  So basically the Lakers bigs pretty much matched the legendary Celtics trio.  Could you imagine the luxury of being the Lakers star wingman with pretty much the backing of three legends.  They did the performance just didn't receive the credit.