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Article: NBA FINALS; Turning back; the clock; After 21 years, Celtics, Lakers fight for title again
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 5, 2008
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The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics were in agreement on a
couple of things as the hours ticked down toward the tip-off of Game
1 of the NBA Finals this evening at the TD Banknorth Garden.
Not only were the Lakers and Celtics ecstatic about being in a
position to compete for a championship but they were also feeling an
additional sense of anticipation since they would be renewing one of
the more storied rivalries in all of professional sports.
"It's such a rich tradition," the Lakers' Kobe Bryant said before
his team's practice Wednesday in Boston. "I think when you look at
the jerseys that hang in the rafters at the Staples Center, and with
the Celtics as well, they're not only great ...