Lakers&the Celtics what ever happen?

never mind the Battles of the 60's the High flying Lakers with Showtime versus those Tough as Nails Celtics of the 80's always was must see TV before it had a name. the days of Magic,Kareem versus Bird,Parrish&Mchale. now that Kobe ran Shaq&Phil Jackson away the lakers are just another average team.the Celtics have had a few runs since there last title in 1986 but those glory days are along time ago.the Celtics Won tonight in a real close Battle.back in the day this was a must see viewing even in the regluar season.tonight watching NBA Nation on ESPN with Magic Johnson,Kareem Abdul Jabbar&Robert Parrish are talking about those great moments made me long for that kind of Battle,but these days we ain't even coming close.at least we still can go back down memory lane every now&then&Reflect on yesteryear.actually all partys are dealing with Parity&Being Average.the Celtics are two Games over 500. the Lakers are right at 500. back in the day we didn't see this coming,but then again we never saw a Superstar in the Prime of His CareerHeaded toward retiring with the lakers being dealt for 3 decent players but nothing of the order of SHAQ!