Published 6/3/2008
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In the NEW YORK TIMES, Billy Witz writes "the Celtics and the Lakers renew their rivalry Thursday with the start of the N. B.A. finals, the 11th time they have met for the championship but the first time since 1987. It has been so long that for many Lakers, the days leading up to the series have been a history lesson. There have been incessant highlights of the assistant coach Kurt Rambis, then a Lakers forward, being clotheslined by Kevin McHale, a play that proved a turning point in the Celtics' series victory in 1984. A year later, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, now a special assistant coach, sank the game-winning skyhook that gave Los Angeles its first-ever finals win over Boston. "
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Boston backup guard Tony Allen is back on the practice court as the Celtics prepare for the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Coach Doc Rivers said Allen was only supposed to go through the first part of practice on Tuesday, but he was ...
