Blog Patrol
FanIQ Blog —
Boston is once again pissing off the sports gods. [Deadspin]
Avery Johnson apparently needs money, because he's hawking Nissans right now. [The Merkin Sports Blog]
You know what, maybe it isn't Willie Randolph. Maybe the Mets just suck. [The Legend of Cecilio Guante]
Guess who's reffing tonight's Lakers/Spurs game? Joey Crawford. [Awful Announcing]
Kobe says there were no Hollywood effects in his latest viral ad where he dunks over a pool of snakes. Right. [SPORTSbyBROOKS]
Damn, ...
Just in case more motivation was needed …
Detroit Bad Boys —
… Deadspin has it:
Also, here’s a portion of Dan Shaughnessy’s column from Monday’s Boston Globe:
Can’t help it. The Celtics are ahead of the Pistons, and the Lakers are ahead of the Spurs, and by this time next week we could be knee deep in Magic/Larry throwback jerseys and “Beat LA” chants. It’ll be time to dust off that video of Kevin McHale taking down Kurt Rambis on the breakaway at the Forum in 1984.
If things go according to plan, Game 1 of Celtics vs. ...
T-Shirt Jinx-Off
CelticsBlog —
... Written by Jeff Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Yesterday Deadspin gleefully pointed out that "Celtics Eastern Conference Champions 2008" T-shirts were available. ...
This ought to quiet those Lakers-Celtics Finals conspiracies ...
Ball Don't Lie —
... OK, see, now you're not even trying, Stern. If you're going to fix us a dream Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals match-up at least try to put a little effort into it. C'mon, man. This is just lazy fixin'. ...
Conspiracy Alert: NBA Store Already Selling Celtics Conference Championship Shirts
FanHouse —
... Via Deadspin, this photo shows Boston Celtics 2008 Conference Champion t-shirts actually on the racks in the NBA's store in Orlando, Florida. The only problem with that? See, the series between the Celtics and Pistons is currently tied up at two games apiece, so we don't know that the Celtics are actually going to be the Conference champs yet...or do we? ...
Are the Celtics Jinxed Before Game Five Even Begins?
RealClearSports - Blog —
Via Deadspin comes this shirt, apparently on sale in Orlando. Seems the NBA marketing department is a little over-anxious.
Boston Getting a Head Start on the Head Start Memorabilia - Deadspin
Game Five - 2008 Eastern Conference Finals
Need4Sheed.com —
... But block or not, I'll take a W at the end of the night. For further inspiration, they are selling Celtic's ECF Champion T-Shirts down in Florida. ...
34 Reasons To Cheer For The Boston Celtics
Daily Basketball —
... Garnett deserves a championship ring. There aren’t any “lifetime achievement” awards, but if there were, KG would deserve one. One of the top five players in the league throughout his career, Kevin Garnett is the glue of this Celtics team.
Not only do they have one deserving star, they have three. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, no member of Pierce/Garnett/Ray Allen trio has won an NBA championship.
They’ve already won the Eastern Conference.
It’s got to be the luck o’ the ...

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