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Jackie MacMullan and Bob Ryan are nodding happily this morning, after Derek Fisher was the cold assassin last night, hitting huge shots in the fourth quarter to hold off the Celtics, and boost the Lakers to a 91-84 game three victory at the Garden last night. I had heard both MacMullan and Ryan last week … Continue reading Fisher Kills Celtics In Clutch

The Celtics and Lakers are in Boston for tonight's game three (ABC, 9:00pm, CSN Pregame 7:30pm)  of the NBA Finals with the series tied at a game apiece. With most of the media traveling East yesterday from Los Angeles, there actually isn't a ton of articles this morning on the series. Here are the better … Continue reading Sox Get Win In Cleveland, Celtics, Lakers Ready For Game 3

Ray Allen set an NBA Finals Record with eight three-pointers, seven in the first half, and finished with 32 points, and Rajon Rondo registered a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists (along with a key block of Derek Fisher and a steal on Kobe Bryant) to lead the Celtics to a game … Continue reading Allen, Rondo Help Celtics Even Up NBA Finals

The Celtics had absolutely no answers for Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol last night, and the Lakers pulled away  in the second half and were never seriously challenged as they took game one of the NBA Finals by the score of 102-89. You can check out the full coverage at CelticsLinks.com. Get ready for plenty … Continue reading Lakers Take Down Celtics In Game One

It's been almost a week since the Celtics eliminated the Orlando Magic to advance to the NBA Finals. Tonight, the series finally begins in Los Angeles as the Lakers host the Celtics in game one (ABC 9:00pm). Bill Simmons has a finals preview and says that this series could be one for the ages. John Powers takes … Continue reading Celtics, Lakers Finally Set To Tip Off NBA Finals (Full Links)

It's another busy sports morning here in Boston, as the Celtics continue their preparations for the start of the NBA Finals tomorrow night against the Los Angeles Lakers. Cousy is pointed in praise of Rondo - What makes this Dan Shaughnessy column so great is that Dan just lets Cousy do the talking. In sports history, … Continue reading Sox Rally Against A’s, Celtics Prepare For Lakers

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers will meet for the twelth time in the NBA finals later this week, with game one set for Thursday night. The hype is already starting. Let's get to the top links from today: Hey Kobe Bryant, you’re next - Gerry Callahan says that this Celtics team is in the … Continue reading Getting Ready For Celtics/Lakers Part XII

All of those out there wishing for the Celtics to follow the lead of the Bruins and lose a 3-0 series lead were sorely disappointed last night, as the Celtics dispatched Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic 96-84 in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics are headed back to the NBA Finals … Continue reading Celtics Take Down Magic, Head to NBA Finals

As good as Daisuke Matsuzaka was in his last start against the Phillies, he was almost as bad last night against the Royals. He didn't even make it through the fifth inning last night, walking eight Royals in 4 2/3 innings in the Red Sox 4-3loss to Kansas City at Fenway. Get the full coverage … Continue reading Sox Streak Ended, Celtics To Try Again To Close Out Magic

It's fair to say that last night's game was one of the ugliest in recent NBA memory. The Celtics had players ejected because of questionable technical fouls (Kendrick Perkins), have to leave the game with concussions (Glen Davis and Marquis Daniels), and foul out AND be injured (Rasheed Wallace). That isn't the reason the Celtics lost … Continue reading Celtics Beat Up In Orlando, Sox Sweep Rays