celticsblog.com - 6/16/2008
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Defense wins Championships: The Lakers found some breathing room, but most of the series the Celtics have been able to react and lock down the Triangle. Our big 3 vs. their big 2.5: Lamar has only shown up for a few quarters and Gasol is up and down. KG has been quiet most of the series on offense and had a stinker last night, but he at least plays defense consistently (when he's not picking ...
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The Internets are alive: NBA Finals, Game 5
Ball Don't Lie —
Scanning the blogs and beats following the Lakers' 103-98 win over the Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA Finals ... Mike Bresnahan, LA Times: "'Not
in our house!' the Staples Center scoreboard proclaimed as the final
seconds wound down, but now the Lakers head for a court on which the
Celtics are 12-1 in the playoffs. Still, a victory is a victory,
especially after the Lakers' historic Game 4 meltdown. The championship
trophy, stashed ď in a room underneath Staples Center in case its
postgame presence was required, will be packed up and shipped back to
Boston. "We didn't want to see champagne ...
Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/16
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
Herald Lakers put 17 on hold Celtics can’t afford to go to brink FL's Take: I don't want this to go to 7 games. The Celtics must find a way to end it in 6. The injuries are a factor and they are just going to get worse, not better. If Pierce, Garnett and Ray show up and if the Celtics ...
Today’s Links 6/16
Boston Sports Nation —
Herald Lakers put 17 on hold
Celtics can’t afford to go to brink
’Garbage’ time for Kevin Garnett
Coaching breakdown: Phil Jackson’s full of it
Kobe Bryant: Lakers’ man of steal
Inactives stick with Celtics
Paul Pierce is on a mission
Shoulder shelves Kendrick Perkins
Lakers prolong series, but odds still easily favor Celtics
Lakers get a gift from Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett’s ‘ticket’ doesn’t admit 1
Celtics fans keep the faith
From church bells to wedding bells, Red Auerbach a loyal friend
Globe ...
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celticsblog.com 6/16/2008 — There was reason to hope after game 4 that the Lakers would be broken mentally and not be able to come back and win any more games. They dispelled that notion with a strong game 5, forcing the series back to Boston. The Celtics didn't choke this one away. They had an opportunity to win, sure. There were some bounces and calls that didn't go our way. But the Lakers flat out won the game.
It's Not Just How You Finish...
celticsblog.com 6/16/2008 — Sometimes, it's how you start. It's unfortunate that in some regards, what Game 5 of the 2008 NBA Finals will be remembered for is Kobe Bryant's steal and dunk to seal a tight ball game in the fourth quarter. It might be remembered for -- to put it mildly -- the rough go of it had by Kevin Garnett in the fourth quarter.
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emptythebench.com 6/16/2008 — Instead of focusing on poor play and bemoaning the fact that if the Lakers didn’t choke away a 24-point lead they would hold the 3-2 series advantage, the optimum way to view this situation is that the next two games are actually pure gravy, a gift from the basketball gods that allows the Lakers, who happen to employ the game’s best gunslinger, two do-or-die shots at basketball immortality.
Lakers Keep Celtics On Ice, 103-98
soxanddawgs.com 6/16/2008 — This time the Boston Celtics could not totally over come an early large deficit as they lost Game Five to the Los Angeles Lakers, 103-98 at the Staples Center on Sunday evening. Boston now leads the NBA Finals 3-2 with Game Six at the TD BankNorth Garden in Boston on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. Well we’ve seen this before as this first quarter was almost a carbon copy of the first ...
Lakers Survive, Return to Boston —
Wash Post NBA 6/16/2008
Kobe Bryant scores 25 points, including a decisive dunk in the final minute, as the Lakers prevent the Celtics from winning a 17th title with a 103-98 win in Game 5 to cut Boston's series lead to 3-2.
Lakers' Big Men, Needed Big Time —
Wash Post NBA 6/17/2008
The Lakers will need to see more of the Game 5 versions of Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol if they want to complete an improbable comeback and become the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals.
