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Celtics sublime in season finale
Celtics sublime in season finale
Even so, the Lakers also deserve credit for surviving the Western Conference playoffs so easily. The latest finals competition between Los Angeles and Boston was certainly in the continuum of previous matchups between these two storied franchises in that, no matter which team happened to win in any given season, power always triumphed over finesse — and great defense always overcame great ...
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Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/18
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The streets of Boston will be turned into a mobile party for the second time in a year. Boston Mayor Tom Menino told WBZ-AM radio Wednesday that a "rolling rally" to honor the NBA champion Boston Celtics will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday. The ...
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