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| Series Recap |
| Game 1: June 5 |
 | Boston 98, L.A. Lakers 88
Paul Pierce, who used to sneak into Lakers games as a youngster, came bounding out of the tunnel from the locker room after leaving with an injured knee and led the Celtics to a tense 98-88 victory. --AP
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| Game 2: June 8 |
 | Boston 108, L.A. Lakers 102
Paul Pierce, darting around the parquet floor with ease, scored 28 points and unknown Leon Powe scored 21 points as the Celtics held off a remarkable L.A. rally for a 108-102 win. --AP
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| Game 3: June 10 |
 | L.A. Lakers 87, Boston 81
With his team one loss from having to make an impossible climb, Kobe Bryant was close to MVP form, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpers as the Lakers beat the Celtics. --AP
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| Game 4: June 12 |
 | Boston 97, L.A. Lakers 91
Boston rallied from a 24-point deficit to take a 3-1 lead in this history-rich series, and move within one victory of a 17th championship that seemed impossible a year ago. --AP
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| Game 5: June 15 |
 | L.A. Lakers 103, Boston 98
Kobe Bryant scored 25 points, including a decisive dunk in the final minute, and Lamar Odom added 20 as the Lakers prevented the Celtics from winning a 17th title in this restored rivalry. --AP
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| Game 6: June 17 |
 | Boston 131, L.A. Lakers 92
Lifted by ear-splitting chants of "Beat L.A." from their adoring crowd, the Celtics concluded a shocking rebound of a season with a stunning 131-92 blowout over the Lakers in Game 6. --AP
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| Season Series |
| Boston wins, 2-0 |
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| Nov. 23 |
Boston 107, L.A. Lakers 94 |
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| Dec. 30 |
Boston 110, L.A. Lakers 91 |
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Game 6: Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce celebrates with his MVP trophy after winning Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals (Getty Images)
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| Talk Back |
Reputation:93
Level:All-Star
Since:Nov 23, 2007
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June 2, 2008 1:02 pm
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Begin the nostalgic commercials, the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird interviews, the McDonald's Lakers vs. Celtics happy meals, and the superstar raided finals games. This is the product of an NBA losing money because The Spurs and Pistons are so irrelevant. I hope the Lakers win the finals since they beat my Spurs, but Mr. Stern didn't have to let it happen this way. The
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Reputation:95
Level:Superstar
Since:Apr 21, 2007
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June 2, 2008 1:50 am
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I miss chicks one liners "put him in the popcorn machine" or "Its in the refridgerator the jello jiggling and the butters getting hard ">
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Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:May 6, 2007
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June 18, 2008 2:17 am
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Before the finals I posted that the Lakers were the better team, but I hoped I was wrong and would be rooting for the Celts. Well, I am sure glad that "reverse psychology" worked lol!
Honestly, it was obvious to anyone who watched the whole series that Boston was the best team both on paper and on the court. They won a close game one, held onto what was a blowo
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Reputation:93
Level:All-Star
Since:Oct 7, 2007
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June 18, 2008 3:32 pm
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this dude was just throwing up 3 pointers and it was awful his 3 pointers were way way off and i cant believe he was allowed to stay in the game did anyone see this?
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Reputation:90
Level:All-Star
Since:Nov 20, 2007
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June 18, 2008 10:10 am
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The Celtics convincingly beat the Lakers last night and dominated every category possible. Which was most impressive?
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Reputation:76
Level:Pro
Since:Oct 16, 2007
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June 19, 2008 1:02 pm
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Seems to me the Lakers were overrated this year. Did anyone else feel the west was represented by a weak team ? Look at last years finals. The Cavs and Spurs. Did the best team come out of the East ? Hell No. This years finals champ could of been a different story if the Hornets, Jazz, or Spurs made the finals.
MVP did anyone else think that Chris Paul should have g
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Aug 17, 2006
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June 2, 2008 6:22 pm
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Who will be the NBA Finals MVP?
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Reputation:94
Level:All-Star
Since:Dec 5, 2006
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June 7, 2008 7:51 pm
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The acting job pierce did in game one was a work of art. Kobe just gets his stroke hits 3 hard shots in a row, lakers have momentum, stretching the lead to 7 or 8 points, the garden croud gets quiet, pierce goes down, stops the game breaks kobe's momentum, the lakers rythem getting carried and whell chaired to the locker room. Oh my GOD the croud is stunned the thought of pierce losing him for the
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Reputation:87
Level:All-Star
Since:Sep 5, 2006
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June 13, 2008 6:02 pm
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With Bynum coming back and Ariza looking like a keeper (for bargain basement prices), Lamar Odom is on his way out of town. And my magic 8-ball says.... Cleveland is his destination. For whom? you ask, Delonte West and Anderson Varejo.
Fisher is 34, and Farmar is erratic to date. He has not proven himself trustworthy in the playoffs. West would
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