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| Pierce OK for Game 2 |
NBA Basketball |
06/08/2008 |
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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce practiced without difficulty Sunday and was cleared to play in Game 2 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Center Kendrick Perkins said he would start as well. ``I'm not that concerned about Paul. I really am not,'' coach Doc Rivers said before the game. ``He played one-on-one this morning and he looked good, so he's not a concern to me much at all. I think he'll be fine tonight.'' Pierce wore a white sleeve over his knee as he played pi |
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| Pierce says he's "definitely" expecting to play Game 2 |
NBA Basketball |
06/07/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce said on Saturday he's "definitely" expecting to play Sunday in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, despite a knee injury he suffered in the series-opener. Pierce was hurt midway through the third quarter of Thursday's 98-88 Boston victory after a collision with teammate Kendrick Perkins and had to be carried off the court. He returned a few minutes later and helped the Celtics to victory, scoring 19 of his 22 points in the fina |
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| Allen, Garnett won't force if Pierce is limited |
NBA Basketball |
06/07/2008 |
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| said, 'You should be flirting with triple-doubles. Try to get more rebounds, you have more opportunities to pass the ball,''' he said. Pierce, the Celtics' leading scorer, expects to play Sunday night when Boston tries to take a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. He has been getting treatment on the right knee he injured during the third quarter of the Celtics' 98-88 victory Thursday night. Pierce returned less than two minutes after his injury to hit a pair of big 3-pointers and finish with 22 points. Th |
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| Gasol looks to get more involved in Lakers offense |
NBA Basketball |
06/07/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Pau Gasol scored early and rebounded late in Game 1 of the NBA finals. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Lakers, the 7-foot center didn't rebound early or score late. Perhaps it was simply a matter of opportunity. Whatever the case, the Lakers would likely benefit from a more balanced effort from Gasol in Game 2 on Sunday night. ``They played tough on the post, and they did a good job trying to force us to go in a different direction,'' Gasol said Saturday regarding the Celtics' second-half |
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| Celtics forward Paul Pierce says knee improved |
NBA Basketball |
06/07/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) - Celtics All-Star forward Paul Pierce says his injured right knee feels better, and he expects to play Sunday in Game 2 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Pierce, who sprained his knee in the second half of Game 1 on Thursday night, doesn't plan to practice Saturday and will continue to ice the injury and get electrical stimulus treatments. Although the swelling is down, Pierce says there's still some stiffness, and he can't bend the knee as he would like. Even so, Pierce expe |
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| No reunion for Bulls, Collins |
NBA Basketball |
06/06/2008 |
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| lled and said I'll coach the team,'' Reinsdorf said. ``So we met and we talked about it.'' The sides acknowledged last week having discussions and said there would be more talks once Collins' broadcast duties with TNT ended. That happened when the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals. While Reinsdorf and Collins mulled a reunion, Paxson brought in Sacramento assistant Chuck Person and former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey for second interviews. Jazz as |
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| Boston wins battle of the benches in the opener |
NBA Basketball |
06/06/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) - Their reserves have been a strength in the postseason, and were expected to give the Los Angeles Lakers an advantage against the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals. Instead, Phil Jackson somewhat ignored them in the opener. The Celtics' reserves outplayed their counterparts in Boston's 98-88 Game 1 victory, and Jackson took the blame Friday. ``I really shortened the minutes of the bench last night, so that's not their fault about not scoring and no productivity,'' Jackson said. ``The adjustme |
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| Job for Celtics PGs: Get the ball to the Big 3 |
NBA Basketball |
06/06/2008 |
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| his first playoffs and the trash-talking 38-year-old chucker looking for one more title before he's done. ``It's like the yin and the yang,'' Celtics guard Eddie House said Friday before the team practiced for Game 2 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. ``They both do different things.'' In his first season as the starting point guard, Rondo anchored a team that led the NBA with 66 wins and won the Eastern Conference title. A big part of that was the Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and |
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| On Hockey: Red Wing built to last for years |
NHL Hockey |
06/06/2008 |
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| s best hockey at age 35. From front to back, the Red Wings appear ready to strengthen their case as the best franchise in any league. Since 1997, the San Antonio Spurs are the only other team in a major North American sport with four titles. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting for their fourth title during the same span against the Boston Celtics. The New England Patriots have won three titles since 1997 while the New York Yankees added three more championships to their cache. The New Jersey Devils, with |
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| Bryant fails to connect on several open looks |
NBA Basketball |
06/06/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) -The shots were there, so Kobe Bryant kept shooting. And missing. That doesn't happen very often to the Los Angeles Lakers' superstar. But it did Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA finals. ``I had some great looks, they just didn't stay down,'' Bryant said after shooting 9-for-26 and scoring 24 points in a 98-88 loss to the Boston Celtics. ``It was just pile it in with the other bad shooting games I've had and flush it and come back in Game 2, and hopefully, I get the same looks.'' Game 2 |
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