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Article: Lakers Make Quick Work of Celtics;Los Angeles' Fast Break Leads To 126-113 Victory in Game 1
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- The Washington Post
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- June 3, 1987
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Attempting, perhaps, to sneak away with a win in the opening game
of the NBA finals by finding their opponents a bit rusty after a
week's layoff, the Boston Celtics instead discovered how the Los
Angeles Lakers earned that lengthy respite.
Displaying the same devastating fast break that swept the team to
an 11-1 mark in its first three postseason series, Los Angeles routed
the Celtics, 126-113, in Game 1 tonight at the Forum. Boston has but
a day to regroup; Game 2 will be played here Thursday.
James Worthy, the Lakers' leading scorer in the playoffs,
continued in that role, hitting a game-high 33 points and adding a
career-high 10 assists and nine rebounds. Guard Magic Johnson had 29 ...