sports.yahoo.com - 6/6/2008
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The Celtics and Lakers are back in the Finals, I've got a new computer chair, Skeets is off giving his youngest daughter away at the alter (they grow up so fast!), and Matt and Trey are on board to cover Game 1. This is my maiden voyage as Comment Commander, but bring the goods, and the world will see. The world will see your goods. Stop by around 9:00 pm EDT for all the awesome. Not ...
Boston Beats LA After Pierce Scare
mvn.com 6/6/2008 — The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers completed their 2008 version of greeting each other in Game 1, with Paul Pierce leading the Celtics to a 98-88 victory. After being down 51-46 at the half, Pierce scored the Cs first 8 points in the 3rd quarter and returned after an injury to hit two 3s to give the Celtics the lead for good at the end of the 3rd.
NBA Finals off to rip roarin' start
thesportshernia.typepad.com 6/6/2008 — Nba_finals_special_moment It must be some feeling, that special moment, Game 1, the first time you're introduced at the NBA Finals. Likely something you've been waiting for your entire life and probably unsure of when it will arrive again. You get ...
Game One Thoughts
forumblueandgold.com 6/6/2008 — Credit to the Celtics, they did what they wanted to do — they controlled the paint on defense, kept Kobe from penetrating, played physical and controlled the glass. I think the good news for Lakers fans is that Boston did all that and it was still a ...
Lakers at Celtics Game Info
nba.com 6/6/2008 — Print RSS Feeds E-News Sign Up Share on Facebook Los Angeles Lakers (12-4) Field Goals Rebounds pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts V.Radmanovic F 17:03 2-5 1-4 0-0 +1 2 3 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 5 L.Odom F 39:01 6-11 0-1 2-5 ...
No Offense, But Lakers Blame Themselves —
NBA.com: News 6/6/2008
If you choose to believe Kobe Bryant, the reason he missed 17 of the 26 shots he attempted in the Lakers' 98-88 Game 1 Finals loss wasn't the Celtics' all-league defense designed to stop him, but rather it was just a matter of the way the cookie crumbled.
Lakers Notebook: Game 1 —
NBA.com: News 6/6/2008
It's a simple matter; the team that wins the rebound game usually wins the game. The Celtics constantly crashed the boards resulting in a 46-33 advantage. The stat sheet reads that the Lakers were out rebounded on the offensive glass 10-7, yet it ...
