Published 6/6/2008
by Michael Wilbon
at Wash Post NBA
BOSTON It's probably a fairly important event when one head coach is talking about the now-deceased rival coach in the present tense, as if it was more than his spirit that filled the arena. Then again, the Lakers vs. Celtics is nothing if not uniquely dramatic. Why else would Janet Jackson be...
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