Article: LAKERS-CELTICS IS PERFECT MATCHUP NBA: IF NUMBERS DON'T LIE, L.A. HAS ADVANTAGE IN FINALS.(Sports)

Article: Celtics-Lakers rivalry begins anew
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  June 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Los Angeles Laker in the Boston ... between the Lakers and Celtics, and not only ... Celtics and Lakers met 10 times ... with the Celtics winning the ... Cooper, a Laker from 1979 ... 60s, '70s Celtics-Lakers rivalry. Me ...

Article: Hindsight adds significance: The Celtics and Lakers ...
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  June 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the third and last of the Lakers-Celtics championship series in the ... Lakers in the 1984 Finals. The Lakers beat the Celtics in 1985. The Lakers broke ... that have the kind of guts the Celtics and Lakers had back then," said Abdul ...

Article: GENERATION GAP THE MARQUEE MIGHT SAY ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... a real Celtics-Lakers rivalry revival ... ll need some real Celtics. Where are they ... points). Those were Celtics, tough, crafty ... praised for "the Celtic attitude," writers ... all, winners, the Celtics prevailing in the ... until the Celtics and Lakers open the series ...

Article: Lakers-Celtics rivalry being renewed
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Los Angeles Laker in the Boston ... between the Lakers and Celtics, and not only ... Celtics and Lakers met 10 times ... with the Celtics winning the ... Cooper, a Laker from 1979 ... 60s, '70s Celtics-Lakers rivalry. Me ...

Article: This is the real thing When it comes to a Celtics rivalry, ...
The Boston Globe;  November 26, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... in Florida, watching Lakers-Celtics," Dee Brown said ... passion of those with Celtic green tinting their ... the Big Three- era Celtic-Laker tilts. This is as close ... do that; it's the Lakers." Celtics-Nets? Nah. Here ...

Article: CELTICS BEAT; This is as good as it gets; Plenty of ...
The Boston Herald;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... But maybe you're late to this Celtics-Lakers party. Maybe there were real ... with, you need to accept that Celtics-Lakers is not just another NBA Finals ... This is different. Trust me. Celtics-Lakers is Frank Selvy's missed jump ...

Article: Lakers hand Celtics 13th straight defeat
The Boston Globe;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... stunned many in the Lakers' entourage, most notably ... was around for the real Lakers-Celtics battles in the 1980s ... heard an MVP chant for a Laker in Boston. But the chants ... sellout of the season wore Lakers garb and cheered openly ...