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| Lohse, Schumaker help Cardinals top BoSox |
MLB Baseball |
06/21/2008 |
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| Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series. Fans sat through a one-hour, 14-minute rain delay but were treated to a celebratory mini-parade around Fenway Park from the NBA's Boston Celtics, who earlier in the week upended their cross-country rival Los Angeles Lakers to secure the 17th championship in franchise history. The Fenway faithful didn't see much production from the potent Red Sox lineup, however, as Lohse and the bullpen silenced the defending World Series champs. Lohse (9-2) allowed two runs -- just o |
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| Los Angeles Lakers 2008 Draft Preview |
NBA Basketball |
06/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Lakers do not have a first-round selection in this year's draft, and will not get any significant help with the 58th overall pick. LA made it back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2004. The Lakers fell in six games to the Celtics and failed to capture their 15th title in franchise history. MVP Kobe Bryant had a great regular season. A 10-time All-Star, Bryant led the Lakers in scoring (28.3 ppg) and assists (5.4 apg). He shot 45.9 percent from the field, including 36. |
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| Rematch? |
NBA Basketball |
06/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Give Boston its due. The Celtics were not only better than the Los Angeles Lakers, but every other squad in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. They eliminated LA in six games in the NBA Finals, and closed out the set with a very convincing 131-92 victory at TD Banknorth Garden. Paul Pierce averaged 21.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists, and took home the well deserved MVP honors for the series. This was the matchup the NBA was hoping for. Star power, history and a great rivalry betw |
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| Celtics level Lakers for first title since 1986 |
NBA Basketball |
06/18/2008 |
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| ig three started the season with high hopes and finished with the Celtics' 17th championship in their storied franchise history with a record-setting performance. Kevin Garnett scored 26 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, as the Celtics pounded the Los Angeles Lakers, 131-92, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Ray Allen overcame an eye injury and tied a Finals record by hitting seven shots from beyond the arc, on the way to 26 points, and Paul Pierce, the third in the monumental trio, hit for 17 points and dished out |
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| Celtics G Allen leaves Game 6, but stars in return |
NBA Basketball |
06/18/2008 |
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| second and finished with one of the best shooting performances in championship history. Allen tied a Finals record by hitting seven shots from beyond the arc, on the way to 26 points, as the Celtics won the championship with a 131-92 blowout of the Los Angeles Lakers. Allen was driving from the right baseline to the basket and hit a layup, but on the way up he was hit in the eye by the Lakers' Lamar Odom. Allen went to his knees in pain under the basket after the layup with 4 1/2 minutes remaining in the quarter |
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| Celtics hold halftime lead in Game 6 |
NBA Basketball |
06/17/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - The Boston Celtics are 24 game minutes away from their first championship since 1986. Kevin Garnett has 17 points and Paul Pierce 10 with nine assists for the Celtics, who hold a 58-35 lead on the Los Angeles Lakers at halftime in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. They outscored the Lakers, 34-15 in the second quarter. Boston, which holds a 3-2 series lead, can close out its 17th championship on its home floor tonight and the Celtics are well on their way. With a 12-1 home mark in this year |
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| Rivers says Perkins, Allen to start Game 6 |
NBA Basketball |
06/17/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said guard Ray Allen and center Kendrick Perkins will start tonight's Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Allen sat out the team's shootaround following his overnight flight from Los Angeles. He stayed behind in LA on Monday because his toddler son had medical tests due to an unspecified illness. "He's going to be fine," Rivers said of Allen. "Obviously he hasn't had a lot of sleep over the last three days. He's ready, you ca |
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| Kobe won't force - and says Lakers don't need to |
NBA Basketball |
06/16/2008 |
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The greatest closer in the NBA instead focused on being a quick starter in Game 5. Kobe Bryant's teammates picked up the slack from there, and that's why the Los Angeles Lakers are still alive in the NBA finals. A great night from the MVP won't do the Lakers much good as they try to become the first NBA team to rally from a 3-1 deficit in the finals. What the Lakers really need is a few good nights from the rest of the team. ``A lot of people say, 'Kobe, you have to go out for 40 or 50,' but that's not h |
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| Celtics can't close out Lakers in L.A. |
NBA Basketball |
06/16/2008 |
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| ierce scored 38 points on offense and helped slow down Bryant on defense in Game 5 of the NBA finals on Sunday night. But after bringing the Celtics back from a 19-point deficit, Pierce twice let Bryant slap the ball away in the final minutes as the Los Angeles Lakers won 103-98 to force the series back to Boston. ``Paul is one of my favorite players in the league,'' said Bryant, who scored 15 on Ray Allen in the first quarter before Pierce took over defending him. ``He's tough. ... He has the whole package. I |
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| Lakers start fast, but Celtics down only 3 at half |
NBA Basketball |
06/15/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 15 points in the first quarter, but Paul Pierce had 16 in the second, and the Los Angeles Lakers, trying to avoid elimination, led the Boston Celtics 55-52 on Sunday night in Game 5 of the NBA finals. Trying to become the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the finals, the Lakers built another huge lead after a quarter - they blew one in Game 4 to force them into this predicament. And once again, they did a poor job protecting it. Bryant was scoreless in the final |
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