Twenty-one years later, they meet again.
The Boston Celtics nodded in destiny’s direction a day after the Lakers did, bringing together two of the most relevant sports franchises for the NBA Finals.
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Check out Around the Association presented by T-Mobile to find out how the Celtics earned a trip to The Finals.
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Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett added 16 to lift the Celtics to an 89-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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If you haven’t been reading about what’s going on at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Orlando, you need to start now. NBA.com’s Draft Blog hooks you up with the reading list.
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In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, The Celtics can close out the East with a win against the Pistons in Detroit. NBA.com’s Ben Couch will be watching and live-blogging throughout. Check back each quarter for updates.
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Rip Hamilton expected a little parental concern and commiseration when he spoke to his dad about his strained right elbow. No such luck. “He said, ?Just spit on it.’ Usually, when you talk to your dad, he’d be like, ?All right, man, take your time.’ He’s like, ?Just spit on it, man, we’re at war right now. You ain’t got no choice to sit down.’ I feel all right. I feel good enough to go out and play.”So play he will. Hamilton, who suffered the elbow injury in the final seconds of the Pistons’ Game 5 loss at Boston Wednesday night, will be in the starting lineup for Game 6 tonight as his team attempts to stave off elimination.
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In the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Paul Coro writes “the second round of interviews to fill the Suns’ head-coaching job began Thursday, but that does not mean the first round is over. General Manager Steve Kerr met for a second time with Utah Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin on Thursday and will have a second interview today with Houston Rockets lead assistant Elston Turner. The meetings also were convenient, with all parties in Orlando for the NBA predraft camp. A second interview with Detroit Pistons lead assistant Terry Porter is planned but has not been scheduled because they are in the Eastern Conference finals. Phoenix also could meet with Lakers assistant Brian Shaw again.”
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In the NEW YORK POST, Marc Berman writes “Donnie Walsh finally arrived at the pre-draft camp here yesterday and officially began the task of gauging the trade value of the Knicks’ sixth pick in the June 26 draft. The more the Knicks president talked, the more he sounded as if he would rather wheel and deal. ‘We’re going to look at every option,’ Walsh said in a state-of-the-Knicks Address at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. ‘Trade it outright for a very good NBA player. Trade back for multiple picks. Trade up. There’s a lot of different things you do. You explore everything.’”
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In the SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL, Ira Winderman writes “the debate over who will be the top pick in the June 26 NBA Draft might not be a debate at all. While he wouldn’t say that Kansas State power forward Michael Beasley should be the No. 1 selection by the Bulls and that he should go No. 2 to the Heat, Memphis point guard Derrick Rose said today he considers himself second to one. ‘It’s definitely him,’ Rose said of Beasley, when asked about which was the superior player. ‘He’s way better than me. He’s versatile.’”
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