Game Six: The Fans Deserved Better
There was no question. The Boston Celtics dominated. The final score was 131 - 92; and the Boston Celtics won their seventeenth championship.
Archive for June, 2008
The Lakers now look to the future with hope
The Boston Celtics humiliated the Lakers 131-92 here yesterday to win the NBA Finals four games to two, inflicting the worst defeat of any title-clinching game in NBA history and the second-worst blowout in any …
Paul Pierce Named MVP
For the Celtics, the city of Boston, and basketball fans the world over, the 2008 NBA Finals will be remembered as the moment of Truth.
Coach K: US Olympic team will be announced Monday
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant dunks the ball in the closing seconds during the second half in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals against the Boston Celtics, Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.
Game Four Does Not Sway Kenny Anderson’s View of Kobe Bryant
The cliche goes that the media builds you up only to tear you down. After years of not giving Kobe Bryant the MVP votes that he deserved when he was clearly the best player in the league, this season the media …
Los Angeles Mayor meets Olmert, Israeli leaders
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and handed him a jersey of L.A. Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant.
Celtics’ Perkins, Rondo battling injury problems
The Boston Celtics bench has been a reliable contributor during the NBA finals, so far.
Lakers F Ira Newble having an impact off the court by raising awareness of crisis in Darfur
LOS ANGELES : The children drew pictures of women with babies being shot in the back by soldiers, of helicopters and planes dropping bombs.
Stern strikes back at ex-ref
Ex-ref Tim Donaghy makes explosive charges against league just as Kobe Bryant’s Lakers play the Celtics in this year’s NBA Finals.
NBA Finals notebook: When things don’t go right, everyone is likely…
One coach makes moves and they don’t work out, and he is criticized and is asked if he is being outcoached.
Column: Why Celtics Will Win Game 4
I think we’ll head into Sunday’s Game 5 with the Lakers facing a 3 games to 1 deficit and must-win situation.
Why? Because Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Eddie House, and Kendrick Perkins have all said that the Celtics are simply the better team and I agree with them.
I have watched the Celtics for 23 postseason games. I have watched them improve as each series goes by. Remember, this is a team that was “thrown together” last off-season by Danny Ainge. They have had to get to know each other (and Doc Rivers) in a hurry.
Barstool Debate: Does Kobe Bryant compare to Michael Jordan?
Skill-wise, Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA, and since he’s won a few championships and plays shooting guard, the comparisons to His Airness are inevitable.
US will announce Olympic hoops team before camp
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant laughs with his teammates during practice Friday, June 6, 2008, in Boston.
Doc’s up, that’s what
Phil Jackson is one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. I concede the point.
Gotta ‘C’ It to Believe It: Record Comeback Puts Team on Brink
Gotta ‘C’ It to Believe It: Record Comeback Puts Team on Brink Boston Herald Jun.