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LA TIMES: Celtics advance to NBA Finals against Lakers

May 30: Boston got past an old nemesis to set up a matchup with another rival. --- Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett added 16 to lift the Celtics to an 89-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons tonight in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals...
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Celtics polish off Pistons, will face Lakers in Finals

Get ready for endless replays of Magic, Kareem, Rambis, Bird, Parish, Ainge, etc...
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Kobe's Unbelievable, but He's No Michael Jordan

A lot of articles and comments have come out recently comparing Bryant to Jordan. Are they warranted? In a word, no.
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NBA Playoffs 2008- NBA Finals - Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers

ESPN.com Research Notes The Lakers are making their fifth Finals appearance this decade. Amazingly, that's not even in the top two for Lakers' Finals appearances by decade. They made eight appearances in the '80s (missing only in '81 and '86) and six ...
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Eastern Conference recap, Western Conference preview, draft babble

Let's start with the Celts disposing of Detroit in Game One of the Eastern Conference finals. The ESPN color crew was clearly in the tank for the Pistons during the pregame, on the supposition that having a week off after playing a numbskull Orlando ...
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As the Lakers congregated at halfcourt after beating the Spurs 4-1 to advance to The Finals for the first time since Shaq was still a 20 and 10 guy, there was a look of unbridled joy on Kobe Bryant's face.
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Boston's new Big Three reached the NBA's big stage. And just like their predecessors, they'll share it with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics and Lakers are meeting again in the NBA finals, with Kobe and KG taking their place alongside the likes of ...
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