basketbawful.blogspot.com - 6/13/2008
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Note: Many thanks to Sturla for the graphic. I also used it for today's NBA Closer column on Deadspin . Ahmad Rashad: I'm going to let Basketbawful reader Sami take this one. "I was watching 'Live at the Finals with Ahmad Rashad' on NBATV an hour before Game 4 began. Ahmad was interviewing Andy Garcia when he asked what I assume to be one of the dumbest sentences ever uttered, to go Bill ...
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... Basketbawful: "I've been taking heat for ragging on Kobe for years. But here's the thing: I've never denied his greatness. Nor have I failed to give proper respect to his ability to score the basketball. To me, he's among the league's five all-time great scorers (with Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-jabbar and Karl Malone). My arguments against Mamba have been that he has often been a lousy teammate (there's just no reasonable way to deny this), sometimes lapses into selfishness (although he's been better about that this year than he ...
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Perkins in doubt for Sunday's Game 5 —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 6/13/2008
The Boston Celtics aren't sure if center Kendrick Perkins will be able to play in Sunday night's Game 5 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Allen Finds Stroke When It Counts —
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After struggling with his jump shot in the playoffs, Ray Allen is suddenly averaging a team-high 20 points-per-game in the Finals, pacing the Celtics to a commanding 3-1 series lead.
