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Boston Celtics @ LA Lakers, Game Four of the final series. June 12, 2008. Greatest comeback in the history of the NBA Playoffs.
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The Only Good Thing About Boston Winning the Title...
theworldofisaac.blogspot.com 6/9/2008 — As many of you know I despise all things Boston. The Celtics, the Sox, the Pats, everything...
But I find myself a little elated with each win in the Finals from them.
Why?
Why would a supposed Boston hater be happy that the Celtics are close to winning yet another NBA finals?
One reason, One person.....
Phil Jackson
The most overrated coach in the history of professional sports.
Celtics Rally From 24 Point Deficit, Win 97-91 to Take 3-1 Series Lead
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 6/13/2008 — The Celtics recovered from the largest deficit at the end of the first quarter in NBA Finals history to post a thrilling 97-91 victory that all but assures that they will win a record 17th NBA title. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with a game-high 20 points on 6-13 shooting but just as importantly he had a team-high seven assists and he played excellent second half defense against Kobe Bryant.
The Worst Choke-Job in NBA Finals History Has Lakers Down 3-1
dimemag.com 6/13/2008 — Kobe Bryant (photo. Chris Sembrot)
Along with embarrassing themselves in front of the whole basketball-watching world, falling into a 3-1 series hole that’s likely insurmountable, and proving they simply don’t deserve to win a ...
NBA Finals: The Rebirth of Ray Allen
thebiglead.com 6/13/2008 — When Ray Allen’s struggles against Cleveland seeped into his head and people started calling him Nick Anderson, the knee-jerk in all of us wrote off the most devastatingly accurate three-point shooter in NBA history.
Total baskets made vs. ...
NBA FanHouse Finals Game 4 Chat- 3PM EST
sports.aol.com 6/13/2008 —
A game like last night deserves a little more attention, so Tom Ziller and I are going to have a little pow-wow about the biggest collapse in NBA Finals history. We'll discuss (among other things) the Celtics suffocating adjustments, the Lakers ...
NBA Finals Game 5 Live Blog
sports.aol.com 6/16/2008 — The Celtics likely crushed all hopes the Lakers had of winning this series when they staged the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history in Game 4. I was there, and it was ugly, people ... for the Laker fans anyway. But hey, I'm coming out of my three ...
Paul Pierce Is One DUI Away From Becoming Carmelo Anthony [NBA Finals] —
Deadspin
Come on. It's the NBA Finals. Only two teams should be relevant at this point. And since you can't walk three steps without sniffing the history of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry, you'd hope that someone would talk a little jive toward the other. It probably wouldn't be sportsmanlike, but it's definitely something we all want to hear. Paul Pierce will probably defer the trash talking, since it's ...
Phil Jackson: Master of disaster? —
The Lakers Nation
The greatest coach in NBA history should have done something to prevent the greatest collapse in NBA Finals history.
L.A. Times : Intrigued by the idea, shocked at its audacity, folks around town are whispering it.
Adjusting their Tivos, rubbing their eyes, NBA fans around the country are wondering it.
So, what the Zen, we might as well say it.
Was it Phil Jackson’s fault?
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Lakers-Celtics After 4 —
BallerBlogger.com
The Los Angeles Lakers built a 58-40 lead at halftime last night, only to have the Celtics rally from what was once a 24-point deficit and shock the Lakers 97-91.
It was the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.
The Celtics now have seemingly insurmountable 3-1 lead on the Lakers heading into Sunday’s Game 5 in LA.
How have things gotten to this point for the Finals favorite ...
Links: NBA Finals Diary, Day 8 —
SLAM Online
by Lang Whitaker
It was about 30 minutes after Game Four ended last night, and I was hanging out in the bowels of the Stapler with an NBA exec, discussing the Celtics pulling off the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. As we stood there, the Boston coaching staff came by on their way to the team bus. Assistant coach Armond Hill stopped and we were all kind of shaking our heads about ...
The morning after —
Lakers Blog
Yes, it happened. There are certain types of history to which teams want their names attached, and types to which they don't. For the Lakers, Thursday night's 97-91 loss to the Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals put them squarely in the latter category. It was, quite literally, the biggest collapse in Finals history (or as much history as the NBA has records to confirm). At one point in the ...
Moments of the game in approximate chronological order —
Pure Point
Rondo sucks. House jacks up every shot he can and misses them badly. Cassell jacks up every shot he can and misses them badly. Largest first quarter lead in NBA Finals history. Trevor Ariza comes off the bench guns blazing, hustling for steals, blocks, and clutch threes. Lamar Odom hits his first 6 shots of the game, finally going Nova on us. Jordan Farmer's "nail in the coffin" three at ...
Hollywood Horrors —
Juiced Sports Blog*: Writing Enhanced by Flaxseed Oil
The Boston Celtics pull of the greatest NBA Finals comeback on the road in an absolute shocker and are now 1 win from an NBA Championship
SCOTT JACOBS
Paul Pierce was speechless for a minute as he tried to catch his breath.
The sports world was left speechless with him, as the Celtics completed a remarkable comeback, none seen by any man woman or child in Finals history, climbing the ...
Celtics Pull Off One Of The Biggest Comebacks In Finals History, Take Game Four —
AwfulAnnouncing
I wrote the words "wow" and "unbelievable" about 50 times each in the live-blog, but really what else is there to say? The Celtics pulled off one of the biggest comebacks that I've ever seen and arguably one of the biggest in Finals history. They were down 22 at the end of the first, down 18 at the half, 20 in the third and the largest lead was 24.....on the road! Here's the clip show.... ...
NBA Finals Game 3 Preview: Celtics At Lakers [NBA Finals] —
Deadspin
Basketbawful has channeled his inner Miss Cleo to give you the psychic hotline treatment on tonight's NBA Finals game.
History. It doesn't exactly favor the Lakers, who got dumped into an 0-2 hole on Sunday. Only three teams — Boston against Los Angeles in 1969, Portland against Philadelphia in 1977, and Miami against Dallas in 2006 — have come back to win the title. ...
Sorry, Dale, foul's on you. It's the Jordan Rules. —
From the Marbles
With the NBA Finals resuming tonight, here's another NBA-NASCAR post for your perusal. Here, Michael Jordan demonstrates how he used to shut down his opponents, with a double-handed throat grab that would result in a trip to the line for MJ. That'll do it for today; tomorrow we'll kick off with a review of the new NASCAR 09 video game. Yes, that's what I'll be doing this evening, running the ...
NBA: Lakers' 2-0 hole more serious than it appears —
Posted Sports : Basketball
The popular line of thought is that a seven-game series has not really started until the road team has won a game. And all Boston did in the first two games of the 2008 NBA Finals was win at home.
But if history is any indicator, the Los Anglese Lakers are in a deeper hole than a first glance demonstrates. In the 25 NBA Finals since 1983, the home team has won the first two games 12 times, ...
Weekend Tube Review: Clearly, Powe = Dr. J —
The Sporting Blog
NBA Playoffs:
ABC got huge ratings for Game One last Thursday, pulling in an average of 13.3 million viewers and receiving an 8.7 rating. The announcing team was also light years better in the first game of the Finals than they were last night, as a huge third and fourth quarter lead by the Celtics caused them to lose focus on the game itself.
Before L.A.'s comeback ...
Weekend Review Quick Notes —
SimonOnSports
~NBA Finals ~Did I not say that the Celtics bench was significantly better than the Lakers bench ? Leon Powe is actually good unlike many of the players on the Lakers bench. He is athletic, big and strong. He's not a superstar but he's good enough to contribute and because he played the most important game of his career the Celtics are up 2-0. ~At the start of the 4th quarter I figured the ...
