latimes.com - 6/13/2008
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They didn't choke. By definition, when one chokes, there is noise, movement, desperation. The Lakers didn't choke. They blew the NBA Finals without making a sound. They botched their entire season while standing still. They lost a 24-point lead -- the biggest collapse in the NBA Finals in at least 37 years -- by staring dreamily into the hardened eyes of a Boston Celtics team that angrily ...
Game 1 of NBA Finals was Highest Rated Series Opener Since 2004
bizofbasketball.com 6/7/2008 — Apparently, there's some kind of Celtics/Lakers rivalry... ABC’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals saw a 54 percent increase in total viewership over last season’s Game 1 between the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers, while the 18-49 demo rating was up 28 percent.
44 Reasons to Watch the Stanley Cup Finals
onfrozenblog.com 6/9/2008 — ESPN’s Page 2 presents 44 reasons to watch the Cup finals, including the funny-because-it’s-true (”Not one word about Roger Clemens or Spygate”), the snarky (”Brian Engblom’s hair”), and the dead-on correct (”Unlike in the NBA Finals, the last minute of a Stanley Cup finals game doesn’t take 45 minutes.” and “HD technology has improved the viewing experience of hockey more than in any other sport
Did Larry Bird’s Bar Fight Cost Celtics ‘85 Finals?
sportsbybrooks.com 6/10/2008 — The Celtics tried their darnedest to blow Game 2 of the NBA Finals, but maybe they needed their superstar to pound some random Bostonian bar owner into the ground, like Larry Bird did during the 1985 NBA Finals.
It only took 23 years for ...
The NBA really wants you to know it's the Finals
thesportshernia.typepad.com 6/11/2008 — In case you haven't noticed since the NBA Finals began last Thursday, the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy is everywhere. Sure, it's always had a presence this time of year and rightfully so, but now you can find it anywhere you...
Wednesday 06/11 A.M. Quickie:NBA Scandal, NBA Finals, Pujols, More
danshanoff.com 6/11/2008 — So apparently there was an NBA scandal yesterday and the Finals made a brief appearance. The scandal all comes down to one thing: Do you believe Tim Donaghy? (That is the lead of today's Sporting News column .) Do you believe, as David Stern would ...
Tim Donaghy tattles; Richie Powers punches
weblogs.newsday.com 6/12/2008 — In honor of a certain weaselly former referee who is in the news this week, we present a clip from when NBA refs were men's men, including fighting fans during the Finals!
Here is Richie Powers in action in Game 5 in 1976, still the wildest game ...
Fan Beats Ref During 1976 Finals
FanIQ.com 6/12/2008 —
With all the crappy reffing that's been going on in these NBA Finals, combined with Tim Donaghy saying games are rigged anyway, I know fans aren't pleased.
So, in honor of the fan hatred directed at NBA refs right now, here's an old clip ...
Mike Comrie and Hilary Duff at NBA Finals
hockeybeat.com 6/12/2008 — Image details: Celebrities At NBA Finals Game 3: LA Lakers Vs. Boston Celtics served by picapp.com
New York Islanders player, Mike Comrie , was spotted with his girlfriend, Hilary Duff , at Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics ...
2008 NBA Finals: Liveblogging Game 4
myespn.go.com 6/13/2008 — Once again, please join Dr. Jack Ramsay, David Thorpe, Mike Moreau and myself as we talk about Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals. ##LIVEBLOG##
The Worst Choke-Job in NBA Finals History Has Lakers Down 3-1
dimemag.com 6/13/2008 — Kobe Bryant (photo. Chris Sembrot)
Along with embarrassing themselves in front of the whole basketball-watching world, falling into a 3-1 series hole that’s likely insurmountable, and proving they simply don’t deserve to win a ...
Trading A Spouse For Finals Tickets [NBA Finals]
deadspin.com 6/13/2008 — Looking to give up tickets to Game 6 — if there is one — of the NBA Finals in Boston next Tuesday? If you're looking for the right price, one Celtics fan is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice . He's willing to give you his wife . ...
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True Blue LA
As Laker fans wake up this morning, no matter how hard they try to brush the stigma of last nights collapse out of their blurried eyes, it will stay with them for the rest of their lives. This is the Don Nelson game for this generation and those of us who witnessed that game have never been able to forget it.
This was no ordinary collapse; it was the kind of collapse that will ...
NBA Finals Preview: Celtics-Lakers Game 4 [NBA Finals] —
Deadspin
Basketbawful has broken out the highest quality Wiccan spell components — rubber lips, mummy poop, fish eyes, a dead pirate's peg leg, and a signed photo of Menudo — to uncover the darkest mysteries of tonight's NBA Finals game. Kevin Garnett. KG's averaging 18 points and 13 rebounds in the Finals, and he's playing his usual lockdown D (I'm not sure you could find Lamar Odom ...
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