Lakers Found out the Hard way About Gasol | The World According to MoonDog
moondogsports.com 6/20/2008 — The Los Angeles Lakers found out what fans of the Memphis Grizzlies knew all along. Unless a team has a strong interior presence in the middle to compliment Gasol’s game, he isn’t going to help you win an NBA championship.

2009 NBA Finals Odds
hoopsavenue.com 6/20/2008 — Celts favored to repeat

Hoop heaven
boston.com 6/20/2008 — Euphoric multitudes of cheering, chanting, cigar-chomping fans turned downtown Boston into a twisting river of emerald and white yesterday in a celebratory salute to the Celtics' first championship in 22 years.

Celtics versus Team USA?
brewhoop.com 6/20/2008 — NBA world champs vs. presumed Olympic champions: who wins?

Back To Business
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/20/2008 — Gotta say… that Lakers funeral was awesome yesterday. Yes, Red’s Army was there. And yes, that’s us much closer to the bar entrance than the parade. Lucky for me and Chuck, we’re both tall enough to stay virtually ...

Well worth Paul's wait — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 6/20/2008
Paul Pierce was the picture of joy as he made his way through the streets of Boston in the Celtics parade. He was a monument to faith and simply sticking it out through difficult...

NBA Finals most-watched programs this month — FOXSports.com News for NBA 6/20/2008
The NBA finals games were the six highest-rated and most-watched programs so far in June, the first time that has happened in seven years. Boston's victory over the Los Angeles Lakers averaged a 9.3 rating for the series, up 50 percent over the 6.2 ...

DeCourcy: Counterpoint: Foreign picks not worth risk — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 6/20/2008
You know how many international players appeared for the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals? Zero.

Kobe Bryant: 'I'm Comfortable With What We Have' — NBA.com: News 6/20/2008
Jonathan Abrams of the LOS ANGELES TIMES writes, "Kobe Bryant left Lakers headquarters today in a much better mood than a year ago, when he was obviously unhappy with the team's management. He didn't offer, at least in public, any calls for a change. ...

Celtics Role Players Get Special Respect — NBA.com: News 6/20/2008
Megan Woolhouse of THE BOSTON GLOBE writes, "Edward Mendonca of Fall River chanted for Glen "Big Baby" Davis until he was sweaty and plain hoarse.He might have been wearing a Paul Pierce jersey to yesterday's parade, but his heart and soul went out to ...