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Whatever you do, don't make too much of Game 6. Trust me on this one, OK? Been there, done that, and I know the temptation. The temptation, after watching the Lakers destroy the Celtics 89-67 on Tuesday night, is to concede Game 7 to the Lakers as well.
And on the surface, sure -- it sounds good. It seems reasonable. The Celtics weren't just bad in Game 6. They were abysmal. They had no bite at all, resembling a dog only in that they rolled over and played dead.
But...
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After two games of the Eastern Conference semifinal round between the Sixers and Boston Celtics, we know that Boston's wealth of experience gives them the edge at the end of close games and that the Sixers' youth and energy... more »
Kevin Garnett came into the NBA in 1995, 17 years ago, at a time when there was hand-wringing galore about what would happen to the league when Michael Jordan eventually walked away and the knucklehead ... more »
It’s a cherished Celtics [team stats] bedtime story: A long, long time ago, a young man named Paul Pierce [stats] made a colossal fool of himself during a playoff game against the Indiana Pacers. But the young man matured... more »
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