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Back to Work
Published 6/2/2008 by BigMck at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... After two days off, the Celtics return to practice today. Phil Jackson had his boys on the court yesterday. Everyone’s curious about the matchups. Here’s something I dug out of the Orange County Register: ...

The Internets are alive: Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals hype
Published 6/2/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... A series big enough to be described in one word.For nearly three decades, the most important word in basketball. It has been silent lately, buried since the mid-1980s underneath the far more rudimentary concepts of Badboys and MichaelsBulls and KobeShaq. But now it is back, unearthed by trades, hauled in by superstars, dusted off by destiny, a priceless antique returned to America's showroom for a two-week run. LakersCeltics. Thirteen letters long, but miles deep." Kevin Ding, Orange County Register: "The Lakers likely will start out with ...

Daily Links 6/2
Published 6/2/2008 at CelticsBlog
... Can the Celtics win the 2008 NBA finals? Connecticut Post The bartered bastards of Boston Seacoast Online Yes, the Celtics are really in the NBA Finals Examiner It's just Lakers vs Celtics - nothing else Celtics turnaround didn't start on lottery day Bleacher Report NBA Finals 2008 predictions and analysis You've Been Blinded Doc Rivers buys Palms Place penthouse We Talkin' 'Bout Practice This has to be good OC Register Lakers downplaying series' historical aspect Hartford Courant Celtics turn their luck ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/2
Published 6/2/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... Yes, the Celtics are really in the NBA Finals Examiner It's just Lakers vs Celtics - nothing else Celtics turnaround didn't start on lottery day Bleacher Report NBA Finals 2008 predictions and analysis You've Been Blinded Doc Rivers buys Palms Place penthouse We Talkin' 'Bout Practice This has to be good OC Register Lakers downplaying series' historical aspect FL's Take: History really doesn't mean anything ...

Old school
Published 6/2/2008 by kambrothers at Lakers Blog
... . So much history involved, even those attempting to play down the matchup as a product of a bygone era will likely preach upon deaf ears. Not that today's ballin' youth has entirely no sense of its history. Take, for example, Kobe Bryant. The Mamba may have been a kid calling Italy his playground, but he ...