Celtics & Cavs: The De-Evolution

CelticsBlog found this 5/7/2008 on dimemag.com [flag]

KG (photo. Gary Land) One reason everyone has been so geeked since July that the Celtics are a championship contender again is the inevitable feeling of nostalgia. Well, Celtics/Cavs last night was definitely nostalgic; it looked a lot like those awful bump-and-grind Knicks/Heat games from the 1990’s. Paul Pierce only had 4 points on 2-of-14 shooting, [...] [link]

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Daily Links - 5/7
Published 5/7/2008 at CelticsBlog
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Published 5/7/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
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CelticsBlog found this 5/7/2008 on redsarmy.wordpress.com

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Mizzo posted 5/7/2008 from thestartingfive.net

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RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans found this 5/7/2008 on mvn.com

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CelticsBlog found this 5/7/2008 on nba.com

By Peter F. Stringer Celtics.com May 7, 2008 Kevin Garnett called it "two heavyweights just body punching". Ray Allen deemed it an aberration. Media members expecting a shootout probably thought it was a bit boring. Doc Rivers said it was beautiful? ...

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