Bird, Walton Lead Cs to Game 4 Win

CelticsBlog found this 7/24/2008 on lexnihilnovi.blogspot.com [flag]

History, without a doubt, was the guardian angel of Game 4 of this championship slugfest. Youth would not go down without a struggle, but it was history that put the Celtics only a Havlicekian steal or a Nelsonian back-iron jumper away from their 16th banner. Only eight years separate Bill Walton's prime from Larry Bird's, but their eras are as different as the methodical dominance of John ... [link]

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Published 7/24/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... to New Orleans Bleacher Report 5 categories of NBA teams: which one is your team in? Achieving immortality: Will no. 5 hang from the rafters? FL's Take: I think that retired numbers should be for players who spend the majority of their career with a team. There is no denying that KG is a great player and is doing some great things for Boston, but the majority of his career was spent in Minny. Lex Nihil Novi Bird, Walton lead C's to game 4 win Game 4 better than Phoenix triple OT? ...

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