NBA Finals | Boston Celtics Big 3 sacrificed stats for wins

 
The Boston Celtics Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are playing for an NBA championship against the Los Angeles Lakers in their first year together, finding success in the kind of selflessness only losing can teach. [link]

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So… NBA Finals, huh? Who you got?

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With the playoff field finally down to two, NBA fans bare witness to the reinvention of the classic Boston Celtics/Los Angeles Lakers rivalry. Though the series appears one of the most intriguing in recent memory, fans of the the league’s ...
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Kevin Garnett (above) and the Celtics' other two All-Stars, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, are pursuing their first championship.
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How the Boston Celtics Will Win the Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy

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