sports.espn.go.com - 12/17/2008
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LOS ANGELES -- If you have a kid who's distracted right now, who can't concentrate on his homework, who can't do anything but count down the hours until Christmas, then you know what's wrong with the Lakers. They can't wait until Dec. 25, when they get the Boston Celtics under their tree. ...
sports2debate.com - 12/23/2008
totalprosports.com - 12/19/2008
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totalprosports.com —
Total Pro Sports - The Boston Celtics won
their 16th in a row Wednesday night, and with...
a stellar 24-2 record, let the debate begin between which team is better, The Los Angeles Lakers (21-3) or the Boston Celtics. Let's see some numbers, shall we. Boston ...
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Boston Celtics win 16 in a Row!
twolvesblog.com - 12/13/2008
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twolvesblog.com —
Behind the scenes info from Laker insider, Mike
Trudell. He answers questions about who Kobe hangs out...
with, Laker pre-game rituals, and other locker room info.
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Live From L.A. With Mike Trudell
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Nothing says Christmas like a tattoo on your head
LEEInks —
... s are one of five teams showing interest in embattled point guard Stephon Marbury (has embattled had a better fit?) I’ve been fascinated by his existence. Evidently he was in LA last night, whipping off some quotes at halftime of the Knicks/Lakers game, one of which was … ...
Hawkeyes
CelticsBlog —
... cannot afford to take this game lightly. From the Herald:
"This is going to be a whole different ballclub than we saw last year during the regular season," Pierce said. "It’s going to be more like the team we saw in the playoffs. We have to come with our ‘A’ game or we won’t be walking out of there with a win. The way they’re playing at home (9-1), they’re playing at a high level."
So maybe the Lakers are guilty of peaking ahead at the schedule, but the Celtics will not ...
Atlanta, prepare yourself for some more Northern aggression
perkisabeast.com Blog —
... isn’t a rivalry. It never has been and never will be. Taking a team to seven games isn’t an upset, it’s just an inconvenience. And while the fans of Atlanta want to measure themselves against our Gladiators from Boston, they still are a bunch of ankle biters and nothing more. Still, the birds are 9-1 at home and can be dangerous. However, don’t look for the Celtics to be looking past them. I can’t say the same for the Lakers though, who are supposedly thinking a little too much about playing the Celtics on Christmas. ...
Game reaction: Blazers 109, Kings 77
Blazers Blog —
... game on Friday could be considered a trap game, last night's game could have gone horribly wrong and put the Blazers into a four-game losing skid heading into Thursday's battle with the Suns (a team the Blazers haven't beaten in 11 tries). Down eight points early, this one had the making of a head-in-the-hands type game. But the Blazers were the more rested and active team in all facets last night and parlayed a 12-point halftime lead into a third 30+ point home win this season, something no other NBA team has done : Over the previous six seasons combined, the Blazers had just ...
Phil: “They’ve lost that spark.”
The Lakers Nation —
... Despite being 21-3, many chicken little’s have appeared criticizing the Lakers:
L.A. Times: “They’ve lost that spark.”
Ironically, D’Antoni thinks it’s all rubbish:
“You have to lighten up a little bit,” said Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni. “They’re pretty good.”
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