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| Rondo in, Perkins out for Game 5 |
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| ing with the Lakers' Lamar Odom while trying to block a shot. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Saturday that both Perkins and Rondo would start in Game 5 despite injuries. He was right about Rondo, who did play despite a bone bruise in his left ankle that limited to him just 17 minutes Thursday night when the Celtics rallied from a 24-point deficit. The Celtics head into Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 3-1 series lead and are on the verge of winning their 17th championship, and first since 1986. |
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| Perkins out for Game 5 of NBA finals |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins confirmed that he would not play in Game 5 of the NBA finals on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a strained left shoulder. Leon Powe took Perkins' place in the starting lineup. It was the first playoff start of Powe's career. ``I know I'm not ready to go,'' Perkins said in the visitor's locker room at Staples Center, wearing street clothes while the rest of his teammates got in uniform for the potential clincher. ``If we have a |
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| Talking golf with Jack - Nicholson, not Nicklaus |
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| ATHER'S DAY: Bill Walton spent part of his Father's Day on the court at Staples Center giving some last-minute advice to son Luke on playing in the NBA finals. ``I'm the proudest and luckiest dad in the world,'' the elder Walton said before Luke's Los Angeles Lakers played the Boston Celtics in Game 5. ``This is a golden moment for him. There's nothing I would like better than to share the joy of an NBA championship with him. And there's nothing I would like more than to shield him from the disappointment of de |
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| Big Three gets early start with Duck Tour |
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| oing to be when we win the championship.' And I promised that.'' --- COMEBACK OR CHOKE: Comeback or choke? Game 4 of the NBA finals featured one of the greatest rallies in NBA playoff history. So did the Boston Celtics win the game, or did the Los Angeles Lakers lose it? ``I think it was our mistake losing that Game 4,'' Lakers forward Vladimir Radmanovic said. ``They didn't do anything special in that game. They just kept defending and we couldn't find anything on offense.'' The Lakers led 35-14 after |
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| Rivers: Perkins and Rondo will start Game 5 |
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| El Segundo, CA (Best E Casino) - Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Saturday center Kendrick Perkins and point guard Rajon Rondo will start Game 5 of the NBA Finals despite injuries. The Celtics head into Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 3-1 series lead and on the verge of winning their 17th championship, and first since 1986. Perkins strained his left shoulder in the third quarter of Thursday's 97-91 comeback victory after colliding with the Lakers' Lamar Odom while trying to block a shot. |
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| Celtics C Perkins favoring shoulder in practice |
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| ty'' he can play in Game 5 of the NBA finals, even though he didn't practice Saturday and appeared to be heavily favoring his strained left shoulder. ``It's the finals, man. You've got to suck it up and go all out,'' he said before practice at the Los Angeles Lakers training facility. ``I feel like I can go (Sunday night). The doctor feels the same way. There's a strong possibility I'm playing.'' In the 30 minutes of practice open for reporters to watch, Perkins kept his left arm mostly immobile. He took some |
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| Celtics coach influenced by father's guidance |
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| NBA title that eluded him during a 13-year playing career. Rivers is on the verge of bringing another championship to Boston, city of champions. Rivers will go for it on Sunday - Father's Day. With his team holding a commanding 3-1 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals following a historic comeback in Game 4 on Thursday night, Rivers, whose team won only 24 games a year ago, was asked during a news conference to reflect on his father's influence. ``I ... can't,'' Rivers said, choking back tears |
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| Donaghy's claims bring back bad memories for Kings |
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06/13/2008 |
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| wonder if they were being cheated. And this week, six years later, accusations that, in fact, they were. On the verge of playing for a championship they would have been favored to win, the Kings lost Game 6 of the Western Conference finals to the Los Angeles Lakers, 106-102. Los Angeles shot 27 free throws in the fourth quarter, scoring 16 of its final 18 points at the line, to even the series. Former referee Tim Donaghy alleged in court papers filed this week that two referees, known as ``company men,'' pur |
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| Kobe drowns his mattress, not his sorrows |
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| eigh (more) strongly with Kobe, than that aspect, that Pierce wanted to guard him.'' --- BOTTOMS UP: Kobe Bryant talked about taking a lot of shots, and he meant nothing about basketball. His teammates apparently didn't listen. Following the Los Angeles Lakers' 97-91 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA finals, Bryant said the team ``wet the bed - a nice big one, too. One of the ones you can't put a towel over.'' And he had some suggestions how to bounce back from a game in which they blew a 24 |
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| Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins uncertain for Game 5 |
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -The Boston Celtics aren't sure if center Kendrick Perkins will be able to play in Sunday night's Game 5 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Perkins strained his left shoulder in Boston's 97-91 victory Thursday night. He is averaging 4.5 points in the series. Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo also aggravated his sprained left ankle, and star forward Paul Pierce rolled his right ankle in Game 4, but the captain stayed in the game. Both are day to day.Copyright © 2005 |
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