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08:53 AM EDT on Monday, June 9, 2008 By KEVIN McNAMARA Journal Sports Writer BOSTON — The old Boston Garden didn’t have air conditioning, so it could be a sweat box at times, especially during the NBA Finals in late spring. In Game Five of the 1985 finals, for example, when the temperature hit 98 degrees indoors, Boston’s Larry Bird was the hottest player in the building, getting 34 points ... (link)

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Daily Links 6/9
Published 6/9/2008 at CelticsBlog
... be closing: Lakers provide refresher before falling in game 2 Bostonist We're all stars now in the Powe show ProJo PJ Brown proves that he can still play Boston survives LA run to take 2-0 series lead Garden's angels were looking after Paul Pierce Powe comes up huge for Celtics Analysis: Championship looking unlikely for Lakers Bryant was less than dominant again Ray Allen: Celtics will have to be better finishers in L.A. New Garden has given Finals foes a cool reception Benches play big roles for Celtics, Lakers ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/9
Published 6/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... LA run to take 2-0 series lead Garden's angels were looking after Paul Pierce Powe comes up huge for Celtics Analysis: Championship looking unlikely for Lakers FL's Take: Don't write them off yet. But, it is in the Celtics hands. If they can avoid the kind of let downs they had early in the playoffs, they will win this. Bryant was less than dominant again Ray Allen: Celtics will have to be better finishers in L.A. New Garden has given Finals foes a cool reception Benches play big roles for Celtics, Lakers ...

Brog: Buss Blows Off Boston, Busted In Las Vegas
Published 6/9/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... ?) for the games. Meanwhile, her father decided a poker tournament in Vegas was a higher priority . Now, anyone who follows the Lakers is in no way surprised at this revelation. In the case of elder Buss, this is the same guy who refused to come home from a vacation in Italy to attend to the final, fateful ...

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