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It’s Gametime: Lakers vs. Celtics in the Finals
It’s Gametime: Lakers vs. Celtics in the Finals
A few links taking you up to the game. We’re picking Boston in seven , we made a preseason futures wager on the Celtics, and we’re rooting for the Lakers. Also just made a deal with TheBigDeal, who we’re hiring as a bodyguard when we win the lottery: If the Lakers win, he pays us; if the Celtics win the series, we have to post a photo we’d rather soon forget.  ...
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