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In a match up that Lakers fans could only dream of, Kobe Bryant and company will be taking on the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals in which will be the 12 time the two teams have met in the NBA's West vs. East battle! Unfortunately for the Lakers, the purple and gold have only beaten the hated Celtics twice out the eleven previous meeting. Although the Celtics are the dominant team in the ...
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Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/1
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... such a different team with Gasol, we can't take the regular season success to mean anything for this series. NBA Finals preview The best of the West meets the beast from the East Win it for..... Why the Celtics will win Juiced Sports Blog Paul Pierce is not a Hall of Fame player FL's Take: Baloney. Examiner LA's Paul Pierce over on the other side Lakers4Life Bring on Boston Sports of Boston Celtics four point ...
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Lakers-Celtics Preview: Plenty of history in the NBA Finals
wcbias.com 5/31/2008 — A little history lesson for you groms in the blogosphere who were still in diapers the last time the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics were in the NBA Finals together in 1987: In all, the Celtics and Lakers have been to the Finals 47 times heading into next week’s edition. Head to WCBias.com for some more Lakers-Celtics knowledge.
wcbias.com 5/31/2008 — A little history lesson for you groms in the blogosphere who were still in diapers the last time the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics were in the NBA Finals together in 1987: In all, the Celtics and Lakers have been to the Finals 47 times heading into next week’s edition. Head to WCBias.com for some more Lakers-Celtics knowledge.
Just Like Old Times
soxanddawgs.com 5/31/2008 — Twenty-One years. For most people that’s a quarter of their life span, for me it’s been half of a lifetime. 21-yeas ago was the last time the Boston Celtics appeared in a NBA Final losing in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers. These were the Lakers of Magic, Kareem and Worthy while the Celtics had Bird, Parrish and McHale.
soxanddawgs.com 5/31/2008 — Twenty-One years. For most people that’s a quarter of their life span, for me it’s been half of a lifetime. 21-yeas ago was the last time the Boston Celtics appeared in a NBA Final losing in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers. These were the Lakers of Magic, Kareem and Worthy while the Celtics had Bird, Parrish and McHale.
Whatifsports - All-Time Lakers vs. Celtics
whatifsports.com 6/1/2008 — Which is the greater franchise in NBA history, the Lakers or the Celtics? What better way to settle this debate than putting together an all-time team of players and play them against each other? Imagine Magic, Kobe and Wilt facing off against Bird, Cousy and Russell! Let the games begin!
whatifsports.com 6/1/2008 — Which is the greater franchise in NBA history, the Lakers or the Celtics? What better way to settle this debate than putting together an all-time team of players and play them against each other? Imagine Magic, Kobe and Wilt facing off against Bird, Cousy and Russell! Let the games begin!
Celtics in White Hats
with-malice.com 6/2/2008 — Sheesh… what did I let myself in for? Rob (Brumbygg9), who is a some-time writer here (I use the appellation ‘writer’ very loosely), is a big-time Boston Celtics fan. So who better here to write on ...
with-malice.com 6/2/2008 — Sheesh… what did I let myself in for? Rob (Brumbygg9), who is a some-time writer here (I use the appellation ‘writer’ very loosely), is a big-time Boston Celtics fan. So who better here to write on ...
When the Celtics Played the Lakers
myespn.go.com 6/2/2008 — Lakers vs. Celtics. Celtics vs. Lakers. Get used to it. For anyone who followed the NBA in the 1980s, the dream matchup is here, and it's all you're going to be hearing for quite some time. There will be all kinds of talk about history, and ...
myespn.go.com 6/2/2008 — Lakers vs. Celtics. Celtics vs. Lakers. Get used to it. For anyone who followed the NBA in the 1980s, the dream matchup is here, and it's all you're going to be hearing for quite some time. There will be all kinds of talk about history, and ...
Lakers vs. Celtics Q and A with Green Bandwagon
sportshubla.com 6/2/2008 — Did you get the memo? It’s Lakers vs. Celtics for the 2008 NBA title. For the 11th time. Purple and gold vs green and white. The old schooliest of old school rivalries. The Big Three vs…. what exactly do you call Kobe, Pau, LO, and the ...
sportshubla.com 6/2/2008 — Did you get the memo? It’s Lakers vs. Celtics for the 2008 NBA title. For the 11th time. Purple and gold vs green and white. The old schooliest of old school rivalries. The Big Three vs…. what exactly do you call Kobe, Pau, LO, and the ...
Boston Celtics vs LA Lakers Preview Fitzy Style
soxanddawgs.com 6/4/2008 — Our pal and yours, Fitzy from the Townie News, is back again with another edition of his Wicked Pissah webcasts. This time, he previews the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.
soxanddawgs.com 6/4/2008 — Our pal and yours, Fitzy from the Townie News, is back again with another edition of his Wicked Pissah webcasts. This time, he previews the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.
What to Expect in the BOS-LAL Finals
mvn.com 6/4/2008 — Through history, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have always been radically different teams and it is so this time around, their 11th meeting in the NBA Finals. The Celtics are Ministers of Defense and the Lakers are the Lords of Offense. But of course, the Celtics are a very good offensive team and the Lakers play good defense as well. But the contrast in style is clear . . .
mvn.com 6/4/2008 — Through history, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have always been radically different teams and it is so this time around, their 11th meeting in the NBA Finals. The Celtics are Ministers of Defense and the Lakers are the Lords of Offense. But of course, the Celtics are a very good offensive team and the Lakers play good defense as well. But the contrast in style is clear . . .
Petty Puts The Celtics On Hold
blog.rogersbroadcasting.com 6/4/2008 — Wednesday June 4 2008 - 2:05am Eastern I had every intention of logging in tonight to give the “20 Greatest Celtics of All Time” - as I did yesterday with the 20 Greatest Lakers. However, I got home from the Tom Petty concert a lot ...
blog.rogersbroadcasting.com 6/4/2008 — Wednesday June 4 2008 - 2:05am Eastern I had every intention of logging in tonight to give the “20 Greatest Celtics of All Time” - as I did yesterday with the 20 Greatest Lakers. However, I got home from the Tom Petty concert a lot ...
NBA FINALS PREVIEW FROM THE KNICK FANS PERSPECTIVE
mvn.com 6/4/2008 — The Lakers and the Celtics will re-new their rivalry in the NBA Finals and it is going to be a classic series flooded with story lines. Kobe Bryant vs Kevin Garnett, one is trying to win it all for the first time and the other is trying to win it all for the first time with out using “Diesel” fuel. The Lakers they have Lamar Odom the Jamaica, Queens native The Celtics they have Big 3 read on...
mvn.com 6/4/2008 — The Lakers and the Celtics will re-new their rivalry in the NBA Finals and it is going to be a classic series flooded with story lines. Kobe Bryant vs Kevin Garnett, one is trying to win it all for the first time and the other is trying to win it all for the first time with out using “Diesel” fuel. The Lakers they have Lamar Odom the Jamaica, Queens native The Celtics they have Big 3 read on...
Taking a Stab at a Finals Preview — The Association
By Craig Kwasniewski
You thought every angle had been covered for this incredible, throwback Lakers-Celtics Finals? Well, here's a new one: For the first time in NBA history, a team (in this case, the Celtics) might win a championship a few years after its...
star player was stabbed 11 times at a private nightclub party back in 2000.
Everyone forgets "the stabbings" because ...
What Happened the Last Time the Lakers and Celtics Played in the Finals, Part II — JONES ON THE NBA
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CELTICS/LAKERS PREVIEW — The #1 Source for New England Sports Opinions and Propaganda...
This is the matchup everybody wanted. The NBA must have wet its pants when LA made it this far and the Celtics were able to overcome the Pistons. The best rivalry in NBA history has been renewed as the Celtics and Lakers meet in the NBA Finals for the 11th time. Not to mention two major TV markets and teams with national fanbases. If you've been watching ESPN or FSN, or listening to sports ...
Lakers vs. Celtics Preview — BallerBlogger.com
Red Auerbach versus Phil Jackson, Wilt versus Russell, Magic versus Bird, the NBA’s best offense versus its best defense, the NBA MVP versus the Defensive Player of the Year.
The storylines are endless.
The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics met twice during the regular season with their last match-up taking place on December 30th of last year.
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Lakers Cersus Celtics Part XI: New Blood [NBA Finals] — Deadspin
The season series: The Celtics (66-16) enjoyed a 2-0 season sweep of the Lakers (57-25). On November 23 , they won 107-94 in L.A. On December 10 , they won 110-91 in Boston.
History lesson: The last time Boston swept L.A. during the season and made it to the NBA Finals was 1985-86, when they went 67-15 and won the championship in six games. (Of course, they did it against the Houston ...
Los Angeles Lakers Will Take The Boston Celtics In Six Games — RaptorTalk
By RaptorTalk One of the classic NBA rivalries renews itself as the Boston Celtics will host the Los Angeles Lakers in Game One of the 2008 NBA Finals. While the players names have changed, the intensity of the Green vs. Gold rivalry has not changed one bit. This match-up is one which pits Big Three East vs. Big Three West. It is Garnett/Pierce/Allen facing Bryant/Gasol/Odom. ...
Lakers Versus Celtics: A Not-So-Brief History [NBA Finals] — Deadspin
The Celtics and Lakers have met 10 times in the NBA Finals . That's more times than any other team has even made the finals. So here's everything I think you need to know about the history of this rivalry, most of which isn't made up. I think.
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This morning, a computer honk site claimed to run a simulation of the Finals 10,000 times, and got the Celtics winning 64% of the time, most often in six. Show that article to any Celtics fan you know. Then, try to get them to bet with you. The Lakers have a coach that's won nine championships, and is 48-0 when his team wins Game 1 in a series, with an absurdly effective feel for gaming the ...
The Way We Were, Part I: Celtics-Lakers, 1984 — 20 Second Timeout
This Thursday, the Boston Celtics and L.A. Lakers will begin writing another chapter in one of the most storied rivalries in sports history. However, because the previous chapter was completed in 1987, a large number of NBA fans were not even born the last time these teams met in the NBA Finals. The Celtics and Lakers combined to win eight championships in the 1980s and they faced each other ...
Lakers vs. Celtics - Retrospective — The Lakers Nation
Great piece by Isaac Lowenkron of AM570! Sums up the Lakers/Celtics rivalry through the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and whats to come. Take a listen, it’s worth your time.
Lakers / Celtics-Flashback to 1985 Finals — Big Daddy Sports Fan
This is the 3rd in a 4 part series of the four Lakers/Celtics Finals I witnessed. I was sobbing as a little guy in '69 and my head was banging in '84. We let them off the hook. Twice! My fortunes were about to change. This is the 1st time in history the NBA will use the 2-3-2 format. The Lakers win in 6. Let's look back...
Game 1. Boston: The game was dubbed "The Memorial Day Massacre," and for
All-Time Lakers vs. Celtics — 17Banners.com
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Blizzard — Pacifist Viking
Lakers-Celtics It's the former Minnesota NBA Finals! The Lakers won their first five championships as the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Celtics' superstar Kevin Garnett...well, you know that already, don't you? Obviously the Lakers are going to win--when you leave Minnesota, it takes some time to shake off the playoff choking bug. After leaving Minneapolis, the Los Angeles Lakers lost in the ...
NBA Bling — SOX & Dawgs
With the NBA Finals match up between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers looming I figured it might be good to take a look at some NBA history. I came up with three lists that might be of interest as we head into the finals. Give them a look.
Teams with most NBA Championships .
Coaches with most NBA Championships .
Players with most NBA Championships .
While it should ...
Celtics and Lakers -- What more could you ask for? — Brownie Points
Today is like Christmas for any Celtics follower who grew up in the Bird era, not to mention the Russell Era, or the Havlicek-Cowens era. Everyone has been waiting a long time for this. Not just to play the Lakers in the finals, but anyone in the Finals. Let's see, I was in ninth grade the last time they made it this far. Since then, I've graduated high school, graduated college, gotten ...
Celtics-Lakers: Christmas comes early for NBA — MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Twenty-one years later, they meet again. The Boston Celtics nodded in destiny's direction a day after the Lakers did, bringing together two of the most relevant sports franchises for the NBA Finals. Somewhere, David Stern is smiling, along with Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, James Worthy and Kevin McHale. Celtics-Lakers, play it again, for an 11th time in Finals ...
The Finals Everyone Has Waited For… — Triviality of Basketball
So, forget every other finals series in the past. The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics will meet for 11th time this June as the bloody Celtics-Lakers rivalry goes back. Without a doubt these...
NBA Finals Schedule — SOX & Dawgs
NBA FINALS - BEST OF SEVEN (2-3-2)
Date, Time
Matchup
Network
Thursday, June 5 (9 p.m. ET)
L.A. Lakers at Boston Celtics
Sunday, June 8 (9 p.m. ET)
L.A. Lakers at Boston Celtics
Tuesday, June 10 (9 p.m. ET)
Boston Celtics at L.A. Lakers
Thursday, June 12 (9 p.m. ET)
Boston Celtics at L.A. Lakers
#Sunday, June 15 (9 p.m. ...
Lakers vs Celtics - Who do you like? — Le Cavs! A Cleveland Cavaliers Blog
It's time for us to get on record going into the finals. Ori would argue my choice more passionately than I care to, but I'm still here to lay down why I hope and expect the Lakers to brush the Celtics aside in 4. First, I just don't like the Celtics. I don't get how anybody can ever cheer for the team that knocked you out. Maybe if the Celtics were up against the Third Reich, but even then... ...
Picking Celtics Wasn't Easy — Wizards Insider
BOSTON - I picked the Boston Celtics to win the NBA championship in seven games over the Los Angeles Lakers. I had a hard time making my selection - and it has nothing to do with the reasons you might expect. Growing up in Kansas City, where I adopted ...
BOSTON - I picked the Boston Celtics to win the NBA championship in seven games over the Los Angeles Lakers. I had a hard time making my selection - and it has nothing to do with the reasons you might expect. Growing up in Kansas City, where I adopted ...
Lakers-Celtics Series Taps Rich Vein of NBA History — NBA.com: News
In the NEW YORK TIMES, Billy Witz writes "the Celtics and the Lakers renew their rivalry Thursday with the start of the N. B.A. finals, the 11th time they have met for the championship but the first time since 1987. It has been so long that for many ...
In the NEW YORK TIMES, Billy Witz writes "the Celtics and the Lakers renew their rivalry Thursday with the start of the N. B.A. finals, the 11th time they have met for the championship but the first time since 1987. It has been so long that for many ...
Series Taps Rich Vein of N.B.A. History — NYT > Pro Basketball
The Celtics and the Lakers renew their rivalry Thursday with the start of the N. B.A. finals, the 11th time they have met for the championship but the first time since 1987. >
The Celtics and the Lakers renew their rivalry Thursday with the start of the N. B.A. finals, the 11th time they have met for the championship but the first time since 1987. >
Many factors in Celtics' resurgence (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
This is not how the Boston Celtics planned to get back to the NBA finals. The league's luckiest franchise saw its luck run out -- again -- in the draft lottery last year, coming up with the worst possible pick and no shot at the megastars ...
This is not how the Boston Celtics planned to get back to the NBA finals. The league's luckiest franchise saw its luck run out -- again -- in the draft lottery last year, coming up with the worst possible pick and no shot at the megastars ...
Pierce leads Celtics vs. hometown Lakers (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Paul Pierce grew up in Los Angeles watching the Lakers play the Celtics for NBA titles. Now he's the captain of the Boston team that is back in the finals for the first time since losing to the Lakers in 1987. "As a kid, I hated the Celtics," Pierce ...
Paul Pierce grew up in Los Angeles watching the Lakers play the Celtics for NBA titles. Now he's the captain of the Boston team that is back in the finals for the first time since losing to the Lakers in 1987. "As a kid, I hated the Celtics," Pierce ...
