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Celts-Cavs Game 7 one for the ages, writes Boston Globe columnist

By Jamie Buss, Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2008 5:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – It was one for the ages, writes Dan Shaughnessy in the Boston Globe about yesterday's Celtics vs. Cavaliers Game 7 in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, thanks to a duel between Paul Pierce and LeBron James. Shaughnessy (and many other media observers) compares the duel... Read full story »

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