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The Curse of #17
The Curse of #17
Celtics win number 17 on the 17th of June with their MVP, #34 (Two times 17) going strong and with the Lakers missing their young stud Andrew Bynum (#17). I should have seen it coming. And by the way, this is Phil Jackson’s 17th year as an NBA head coach.
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Congratulations
Sactown Royalty — ... ... to the Celtics, who made plenty of Kings fans happy with that obliteration. ... to my friends at CelticsBlog and Green Bandwagon, who deserve some fun after that horrendous 2006-07. ... to my (few) Lakers fan friends (here, here, here), who still root for a team with the best roster in the conference. ... to section214, who not only won the BallHype StR group contest , but won the entire fricking thing! His dog knows how to pick'em! Happy End of the Season, everyone. ...

NBA Essentials: New York Post Cares Not for the Celtics
FanHouse — ... another Boston championship. 2. Dime: What's the missing piece for the Lakers? 3. Winston-Salem Journal: Has the trade that brought Kobe Bryant to the Lakers been misconstrued over the years? 4. Sactown Royalty: Now Ron Artest is 99% sure he'll stay in Sacramento. 5. Jones on the NBA: The curse of 17 did in the Lakers. 6. ...

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