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| Cavs' Gibson undergoes surgery |
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| stitute at Memorial Hermann. This past season, Gibson played in 58 games during the regular season, averaging 10.4 points and a team-best .440 three-point percentage. He also averaged 9.0 points and 2.5 assists in 11 postseason games before separating his left shoulder and missing the rest of the playoffs. The Cavaliers eventually lost their Eastern Conference semifinal series in seven games to the Boston Celtics. Gibson is expected to start rehabilitation next week and be prepared for the next NBA campaign. |
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| Celtics, Lakers resume NBA Finals in LA |
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06/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics attempt to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals, as they visit the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at the Staples Center. On Sunday, in what had been a blowout with under eight minutes remaining, the Celtics denied the Lakers one of the most incredible comebacks in playoff history, holding on for a 108-102 win at TD Banknorth Garden in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Paul Pierce showed little affects of a knee injury, scoring 28 points, including hitting two big free throws |
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| Lakers-Celtics has L.A. cheering again |
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| rple and gold. That can mean but one thing: the Los Angeles Lakers are in the hunt for an NBA title. Lakers fans may appear to be a laid-back bunch much of the year, but that changes when the team lands in the NBA finals - especially against the Boston Celtics. Lakers pennants go up on car antennas from the streets of Beverly Hills to the barrios of East L.A., and names like Magic and Bird and Wilt and Russell return to the public lexicon. ``They're two legendary teams with legendary players,'' said Joh |
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| Ratings up for Game 2 of NBA finals |
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06/09/2008 |
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| eason but falling short of the last time the Lakers were involved. Game 2 on Sunday drew an 8.5 fast national rating on ABC, the network said Monday. That's an increase of 52 percent from the 5.6 last year for the Spurs-Cavaliers series. But the Boston Celtics' 108-102 win over Los Angeles didn't come close to the Game 2 rating during the Lakers' previous finals appearance in 2004. That matchup between LA and the Detroit Pistons earned a 10.7. The rating is the percentage watching a program among homes |
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| Pierce, headed home, has a chance to knock out Lakers |
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| everything. It's a dream,'' Pierce said Sunday night after scoring 28 points to lead Boston to a 108-102 victory over the Lakers in Game 2. ``It's a dream for me to go home and play in a place where I grew up, against a team I grew up with, with the Boston Celtics, with the opportunity to win an NBA championship. Couldn't have scripted it any better.'' Despite a knee injury that might or might not have required the help of three people to carry him from the floor in Game 1, Pierce returned to hit back-to-ba |
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| Red Sox move up start times to avoid overlap with Celtics |
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06/09/2008 |
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| o games against Baltimore this week so that Boston fans will not have to choose between watching baseball and the Celtics in the NBA finals. The games Tuesday and Thursday at Fenway Park are now scheduled to begin one hour earlier at 6:05 p.m. The Boston Celtics are scheduled to play the Lakers in Games 3 and 4 at Los Angeles those days, starting at 9 p.m. EDT. The game Wednesday between the Red Sox and Orioles remains a 7:05 p.m. start.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The |
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| Bryant, Lakers run out of time in Game 2 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Keep the game close, and the Los Angeles Lakers know Kobe Bryant can win it for them. Spot the Boston Celtics 24 points, and that's too much even for the NBA's MVP to overcome. Bryant and the Lakers ran out of time Sunday night, when a 41-point fourth quarter was ultimately futile in a 108-102 loss in Game 2 of the NBA finals, because they scored only 42 in the first half. ``I kept telling the team, we played as poorly as we could possibly play for 2 1/2 quarters in the middle of the thi |
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| Lakers' miracle comeback falls short as Celtics go up 2-0 |
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06/09/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - In what had been a blowout with under eight minutes remaining, the Boston Celtics denied the Los Angeles Lakers one of the most incredible comebacks in playoff history, holding on for a 108-102 win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Paul Pierce showed little affects of a knee injury, scoring 28 points, including hitting two big free throws in the final minute for the Celtics, who nearly blew a 24-point lead in the fourth. However, they moved to 12-1 at home in the playoffs and are hal |
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| Pow! Powe delivers early knockout punch to Lakers |
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06/09/2008 |
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| hoose from. Among them: Red Sox stars David Ortiz and Jon Lester under one basket, Patriots Richard Seymour and Vince Wilfork under another and Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling sitting next to the Lakers bench. --- GINO FOUND: All season long, the Boston Celtics have been celebrating victories at home with an American Bandstand dance video that has become the modern answer to Red Auerbach's victory cigar. The disco-era video of a man with a thick black beard swiveling to the beat and wearing a shirt sayin |
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| Cassell out with wrist sprain |
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06/08/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Boston Celtics backup point guard Sam Cassell left Game 2 of the NBA finals in the second quarter Sunday night because of a sprained right wrist. The team said he was expected to return. Cassell was scoreless in 6 minutes in the first half.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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