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| True or not, ref's charges linger over NBA finals |
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| pionship with the help of an NBA conspiracy. And Scot Pollard is still ringless because some guys in suits determined it would be that way. Even with Bryant chasing another title in a marquee NBA finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, the league still can't escape the Donaghy mess, now nearly a year after learning the former referee bet on games he officiated. And the people who thought the spotlight would be theirs alone are pretty fed up. ``The whole Donaghy thing just mak |
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| Kobe knows what he has to do |
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| Best E Casino) - MVP Kobe Bryant knows he has to perform more heroics if he hopes to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their first NBA title since 2002. Bryant scored 36 points in Game 3 of the NBA Finals to lead his squad to an 87-81 victory over the Boston Celtics at the Staples Center. Things did not go LA's way in Games 1 and 2 at TD Banknorth Garden. The Celtics took care of business at home and grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of- seven series. Boston is 7-0 all-time when it wins the first two games in the |
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| Bryant, Lakers take Game 3 as Celts' postseason road woes continue |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Kobe Bryant poured in 36 points -- 10 in the fourth quarter -- as the Los Angeles Lakers continued their home court dominance with an 87-81 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Lakers moved to a perfect 9-0 at home in the postseason, and avoided falling into an 0-3 series hole in the process. Game 4 is scheduled for Thursday evening in LA. Ray Allen scored 25 points to lead the Celtics, hitting 5-of-7 three-pointers, but Boston failed to take a stran |
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| Boston's Rondo sprains ankle, misses most of second half |
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| I went to a restaurant. Every day, I do more. I am doing better all the time. I'm going to make it.'' Luke Walton, a backup forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, said his father told him a couple days ago he'd attend Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics, for whom he played his last two NBA seasons before retiring in 1987. ``I'm just glad to hear he's doing better,'' the younger Walton said. ``I haven't seen him, he's out and about in (Staples Center) somewhere. It would be nice to see him.'' Wa |
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| Pierce, Garnett struggle in Game 3 loss to Lakers |
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| ELES (AP) -Ray Allen couldn't carry the Big Three by himself. Allen broke out with 25 points - his second-best game of the playoffs so far - but Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett struggled to keep up on Tuesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 in Game 3 of the NBA finals. ``Shooting-wise, I thought I had a pretty awful game,'' said Garnett, who scored 13 points on 6-for-21 shooting. ``It's not a perfect game. I know at times we make it look easy.'' The Celtics won the first two |
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| Vujacic scores career playoff high 20 in Lakers win |
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| os Angeles Lakers got the victory they had to have. Vujacic, a sharpshooter from Slovenia, came off the bench to score a career playoff high 20 points including a crucial 3-pointer with a little under two minutes remaining, and the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of the NBA finals. The victory trimmed Boston's lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Only three teams have come back from a 2-0 deficit to win the finals, but no NBA team has ever rallied successfully from a 3- |
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| Michael Curry introduced as new Detroit Pistons head coach |
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| et their high expectations in three seasons under Saunders, who couldn't help them get past the conference finals after they won the 2004 title and almost repeated in Larry Brown's two years as coach. When Detroit's season ended May 30 against the Boston Celtics, power forward Antonio McDyess lamented that the team teases itself and its fans with inconsistent because they play like ``zombies'' sometimes. Curry will be offended if people are still saying the Pistons pick and choose when to play with him in |
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| Ex-NBA referee: playoff series manipulated |
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| to manipulate results but discouraged them from calling technical fouls on star players to keep them in games and protect ticket sales and television ratings. Speaking before the start of the NBA finals Game 3 featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, NBA commissioner David Stern called the allegations baseless. ``All I can say is that he's looking for anything that will somehow shorten the sentence, and it's not going to happen,'' Stern said. The allegations were contained in a letter filed |
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| Lakers lead 43-37 at half |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Kobe Bryant scored 19 points, got some much-needed support from Sasha Vujacic, and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 43-37 halftime lead over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night in Game 3 of the NBA finals. Much more assertive back on his home floor, the NBA's MVP was on pace for his best game of the season against the Celtics, who had defended Bryant well while winning the first two games in Boston. Bryant was 7-of-12 from the free-throw line - two more foul shots than the Lakers attempted |
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| Bill Walton shows up to watch his son play |
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| I went to a restaurant. Every day, I do more. I am doing better all the time. I'm going to make it.'' Luke Walton, a backup forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, said his father told him a couple days ago he'd attend Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics, for whom he played his last two NBA seasons before retiring in 1987. ``I'm just glad to hear he's doing better,'' the younger Walton said. ``I haven't seen him, he's out and about in (Staples Center) somewhere. It would be nice to see him.'' Wa |
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