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Boston Celtics stories: 118 news summaries

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OPINION

 Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh 

Having NFL, NHL champions gives it a leg up on Penn. rival Philadelphia

Oct 7, 09 11:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke... More »

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OPINION

 Forget Red: 
 Jackson Is 
 NBA's Greatest 

10-time champion leaves 'curmudgeon' in the dust

Jun 15, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - With his 10th NBA championship win yesterday, Phil Jackson has shattered the record of Red Auerbach, a man who “loathed” Jackson and believed his nine championships as coach could never be surpassed, writes Adrian Wojnarowski on Yahoo. “Roll over Red. Phil Jackson is the greatest coach ever,”... More »

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Los Angeles Lakers • Phil Jackson • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • Red Auerbach

OPINION

 Boston Sports Fans Think Pink 

Fans sporting the feminine hue in the seats is sure sign of success in Beantown

Dec 4, 08 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Talk about an embarrassment of riches. The Boston Bruins have long toiled in the shadow of the Red Sox, Celtics, and Patriots, but there's a surefire way to tell that the local NHL entry's hot streak is the real thing, Charles P. Pierce writes for OT, the Globe's weekly sports... More »

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Pierce: US Basketball Needs Win Worse Than Celtics Did

Boston forward has high hopes for this year's team

Jul 24, 08 7:59 PM CDT
(AP) - Now that the Boston Celtics are once again NBA champions, American basketball's next great championship hope falls to the men's Olympic team. "They need it worse than the Celtics needed a championship this year," said Celtics forward Paul Pierce. "The US has been a perennial basketball power... More »

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basketball • Boston • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Boston Celtics • Paul Pierce

Finding Meaning in the Death
of Len Bias

Cocaine killed the athlete 22 years ago, but the impact lingers

Jun 26, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twenty-two years ago, Celtics legend Larry Bird called the sudden death of new Boston draftee Len Bias "one of the the cruelest things I've ever heard." The legacy of the Maryland basketball great, whose NBA career ended with cocaine use just two days after it began, retains its... More »

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NBA • basketball • cocaine • NBA draft • Boston Celtics • overdose • college basketball

 Celtics Win
 Ripples Across Globe 

Boston's championship watched from London to Shanghai

Jun 18, 08 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the buzzer sounded last night, giving the Boston Celtics the NBA Championship over the Los Angeles Lakers, it wasn't heard only in Beantown. All over the world, from London to Shanghai, basketball fans watched the Celtics take home their 17th Larry O’Brien Trophy. "It’s a global... More »

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 Celtics Win Title in Blowout 

Boston trounces the Lakers, 132-91, to win in 6 games

Jun 17, 08 11:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Boston Celtics trounced the LA Lakers tonight to win their 17th NBA championship. Boston won 132-91 behind a stifling defense and strong shooting, the Boston Globe reports. The Big Three of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett proved too powerful in Game 6 for the overmatched Lakers, who... More »

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OPINION

Lakers Still Alive,
But for How Much Longer?

Celtics still have advantage and momentum, say columnists

Jun 16, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Lakers showed last night that Boston doesn't have the NBA title wrapped up yet, but columnists say they still face an uphill battle. Los Angeles, trailing 3-2, has "very little to be proud of," Bob Ryan sniffs in the Boston Globe, pointing to squandered leads. Bill Plaschke... More »

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NBA Finals

Lakers Still Alive, Beat Celtics 103-98 in Game 5

Bryant struggles but scores 25; credited with key steal late

Jun 15, 08 11:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pack up the championship trophy and book a flight back to Boston, the NBA finals aren't over yet. The Los Angeles Lakers are headed East to try a historic comeback of their own. Kobe Bryant scored 25 points, including a decisive dunk in the final minute,  and Lamar Odom... More »

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Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • Paul Pierce • Staples Center

 Do Feds Suspect
 Another Ref? 

Officials report being asked about Bavetta during Donaghy probe

Jun 13, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - While questioning former NBA referees about Tim Donaghy, federal investigators also asked lots of questions about another ref named Dick Bavetta, ESPN reports. Commissioner David Stern, however, insisted the league has no concerns about the veteran official, who worked Game 1 of this year's finals. Stern again suggested that Donaghy's... More »

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NBA • basketball • NBA referees • Boston Celtics • David Stern • Tim Donaghy • 2008 NBA playoffs • LA Lakers • Dick Bavetta

 Celtics
 Stun Lakers 
 in Game 4 

Boston stages epic comeback to take 3-1 lead in series

Jun 12, 08 11:14 PM CDT
(AP) - In their comeback season, the Celtics saved the biggest one of all for the NBA finals. Boston rallied from a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 tonight to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series and move within one victory of a 17th championship. Paul Pierce... More »

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 Lakers Take Game 3 

Los Angeles beats Boston, 87-81, now trails series 2-1

Jun 10, 08 11:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kobe Bryant scored 36 points to lead his LA Lakers to an 87-81 victory over Boston in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the LA Times reports. Los Angeles now trails the best-of-seven series 2-1. The Lakers also got a strong lift from Sasha Vujacic (20 points), who came up... More »

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NBA • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • 2008 NBA playoffs • LA Lakers

 For Lakers, It's Tonight or Never 

To break Celtics curse, Lakers have to show up for Game 3

Jun 10, 08 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Boston team that dominated the court in Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals isn't the same Celtics crew that eked out wins against Atlanta, Cleveland, and Detroit. But the Lakers may only have just noticed that, writes Mark Heisler in the Los Angeles Times. For Kobe &... More »

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GAME OF THE NIGHT

Time Runs Out for Lakers in Game 2 Loss to Celtics

Major challenge ahead for Lakers

Jun 9, 08 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps their amazing fourth-quarter comeback was enough to give the Lakers hope in a most difficult situation. Kobe Bryant scored 13 of his 30 points in the last 7:40 as the Lakers erased all but two points of a 24-point deficit before losing in Boston to the Boston Celtics... More »

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 Pierce Plays Through Pain 

Celtics captain, felled by knee sprain, jumps back into game

Jun 6, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Paul Pierce crumpled to the parquet in the third quarter of last night's NBA Finals game, everyone watching likely echoed the fears of Boston coach Doc Rivers, who "thought the worst." But after writhing in pain and leaving the court in a wheelchair, the Celtics captain returned,... More »

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 Celtics Take Game 1 Over LA  

Boston wins at home, 98-88, to open the NBA finals

Jun 5, 08 11:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Boston Celtics treated their hometown fans to a 98-88 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in Game 1 of the NBA finals, the Boston Globe reports. Kevin Garnett (24 points) and Paul Pierce (22) led the Celtics, while Kobe Bryant had 24 for LA. Pierce went down hard... More »

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Los Angeles Lakers • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • 2008 NBA playoffs

Opinion

Let the Games Begin:
Kobe Starved for a Title 

He must feed the beast of his addiction to b-ball dominance

Jun 5, 08 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wire's pitiable junkie Bubbles and Kobe Bryant wouldn't seem to have much, if anything, in common. But not so, Scoop Jackson writes on ESPN.com, arguing that the Los Angeles Lakers star has an addiction of his own—a fiendish thirst to win a championship "no athlete... More »

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Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Boston Celtics • Shaquille O'Neal • 2008 NBA playoffs

 This LA Boy Has Gone Green 

A California native, Boston's Pierce is ready for finals

Jun 1, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Pierce knows everything about the storied Lakers-Celtics rivalry of the 1980s: growing up in Inglewood near the Forum, his dreams were gold and purple. "As a kid, I hated the Celtics," says the Boston forward. But childhood memories won't cause him to hold back as his team... More »

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 Lakers, Celtics Renew
 Rivalry for Finals 

Teams will face each other in reprise of '80s showdowns

May 31, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics will revive a historic rivalry in this year’s NBA finals, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Celtics’ defeat of the Detroit Pistons last night will bring the celebrated franchises together for the 11th time in the finals. Lakers coach Phil Jackson will... More »

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 Pistons Head Home 'All-Square' 

Detroit beats Boston on the road to tie series

May 23, 08 2:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Detroit Pistons proved that a visiting team can win in Boston. Now they can reach the NBA finals without having to do it again. Richard Hamilton nailed 25 points, and the Pistons beat the Celtics 103-97 last night, tying the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece and seizing... More »

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