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| Pierce helps Celtics rally, take 3-1 lead over Lakers |
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06/12/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Paul Pierce looked up at the scoreboard and flexed his arms in triumph. The Boston Celtics had erased an unprecedented deficit and beaten the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 in Game 4 of the NBA finals Thursday night, moving one victory from their 17th league championship. The longest-tenured member of the Celtics, Pierce lived through two failed rebuilding efforts before last season's overhaul that teamed him with fellow All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in a modern-day Big Three. Now |
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| Boston C Perkins leaves with shoulder injury |
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06/12/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins left Thursday night's Game 4 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers in the third quarter with a left shoulder strain. Perkins left the game with 9:35 left in the third after banging into Lakers forward Lamar Odom in the lane. Perkins walked off clutching his shoulder and was escorted to the locker room. Perkins returned to the bench, and the team said he may return. Perkins had two points and one rebound in 13 minutes, playing much o |
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| Lakers set first-quarter finals record in Game 4 vs. Celtics |
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06/12/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lamar Odom hit his first seven shots from the field and scored 15 points as the Los Angeles Lakers took a 58-40 halftime lead over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA finals Thursday night. The Lakers led by a finals-record 21 points after the first quarter. The Lakers were attempting to beat Boston for the second straight game and even the best-of-seven series. Odom scored 13 points in the first quarter to help Los Angeles open the 35-14 lead - the biggest first-quarter lead in |
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| Lakers lead by record 21 points after 1st quarter |
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06/12/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers led the Boston Celtics 35-14 after the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA finals on Thursday night - the biggest deficit after 12 minutes in the history of the league's championship series. The previous record was a 36-16 lead that Los Angeles took in Game 6 of the 1970 finals against the New York Knicks. The Lakers won that game 135-113, but in the finale of that series Willis Reed famously limped back onto the court to inspire his New York teammates to victory |
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| Don't ask Phil Jackson if Pau Gasol is soft |
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06/12/2008 |
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| the occasion in every series that we've gone through this year. I find it remarkable how well he's played. I mean, he's really taken the challenge and played very well.'' --- PIERCE A LEGEND?: Paul Pierce will probably finish his career with the Boston Celtics as one of the top five players statistically in franchise history. Coach Doc Rivers is uncertain whether a championship would mean the 6-foot-7 forward from nearby Inglewood would be considered in the top tier of the team's legends. ``I don't know |
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| Rondo ready to go for Game 4 of NBA finals against LA |
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06/12/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo warmed up as usual before Game 4 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night and said he was ready to go. Coach Doc Rivers said the ankle injury will be a ``non-factor.'' Rondo rolled his left ankle Tuesday night in Game 3, the Lakers' 87-81 victory that trimmed Boston's series lead to 2-1.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, |
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| Lakers host Celtics in Game 4 of NBA Finals |
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06/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Lakers try to knot the NBA Finals at two games apiece, as they welcome the Boston Celtics tonight to the Staples Center. After losing Games 1 and 2, the Lakers bounced back for a huge win at home. On Tuesday, Kobe Bryant poured in 36 points -- 10 in the fourth quarter -- as the Lakers continued their home court dominance with an 87-81 win over the Celtics in Game 3 of the best-of-seven series. Sasha Vujacic provided a spark off the bench for the Lakers, scoring 20 points on |
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| Marquette administrator provides Celtics' motto |
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06/12/2008 |
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| cause he was thinking about taking his family there to visit. Then, Rivers wanted to find out more about the teachings of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who spoke at the school in 2003. Marquette administrator Stephanie Russell was happy to oblige the Boston Celtics coach - and current university trustee - during a lunch break from a board meeting last September. Little did she know that she would wind up giving Rivers a word that would become the motto for a team destined to contend for a championship: ubuntu. |
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| Rondo skips practice with ankle injury |
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06/11/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rajon Rondo side-shuffled down the floor during the Boston Celtics' off-day stretching drills Wednesday, lagging behind the teammates he usually sprints right past. When the time came to jump, Rondo stood in place, unable to participate because of the ankle injury that left him on the bench for most of the second half during Game 3 of the NBA finals. The speedy point guard said he has no intention of missing Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, but he left open th |
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| Vujacic sheds an old nickname by scoring in prime time |
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06/11/2008 |
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| e recognize me as ``The Machine'' right now. I have nothing against it.'' One of those people is MVP teammate Kobe Bryant, who had a ready response Tuesday night when asked about Vujacic's 20-point performance in the Lakers' 87-81 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA finals. ``A machine. Played like a machine,'' were Bryant's first words. Savior might have been a better description. Bryant scored 36 points - no surprise there. But the other four Los Angeles starers combined for only 22, |
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