They streamed off the court quickly, heads down, trying to avoid the crush of Lakers players, coaches and staffers who flooded the floor in celebration of the team's 16th NBA championship. Back in the Celtics locker room, the tears flowed freely, and those not completely crushed by the gut-wrenching Game 7 defeat consoled those that were.
"I don't think there was a dry eye," said Doc Rivers.
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