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Boston Survives LA’s 4th Quarter Rally, Up 2-0
The Boston Celtics hung on to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-102 in Game 2 in Boston. After being down by 24 points with 7:30 left in the game, the Lakers got charged up and crept to within 2 points with 1 minute left in the game. This kind of thing happened in Game 5 against Detroit, and again, the Celtics survived.
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CelticsBlog — ... Fighting Injuries, Pierce and Perk Chip In Celtics Survive Furious Laker Rally in Fourth Locker room interviews Playoff postups From the Booth: Your time CelticsBlog Celtics can't relax, Fans maybe should Game 2: Night of a lifetime Gold Rarities post game podcap Celtics hold on - Up 2-0 LOY's Place Comments from the other side -Lakers game 2 Celtics survive late Laker run to go up 2-0 Celtics 17 Boston survives LA's 4th quarter rally, Up 2-0 NBA.com When the good (barely) outweighs the ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/9
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... waited and hoped and prayed for for 21 years is finally within reach. I am a nervous wreck. The Celtics can do this if they just stay focused, play tough defense and team ball and don't let up. Game 2: Night of a lifetime Gold Rarities post game podcap Celtics hold on - Up 2-0 LOY's Place Comments from the other side -Lakers game 2 Celtics survive late Laker run to go up 2-0 Celtics 17 Boston survives LA's 4th quarter rally, Up 2-0 NBA.com When the good ...

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