NBA timeline
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Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers, 104-94
LOS ANGELES — The script seemed tailor-made for a stocky guy styling courtside in the designer shades. Yo, that guy, “Rocky’’ Stallone. Three... Read more
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Los Angeles Lakers defeat Boston Celtics, 91-84
Paul Pierce was not planning on returning to his Los Angeles roots until after the playoffs ended, but he will have to revise his plans, provided... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers, 96-89
Rasheed Wallace now finds himself in the same danger zone as Kendrick Perkins. Wallace was one of the catalysts in the fourth-quarter charge... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers, 92-86
They were the old bones, the annoying underachievers who slogged through the final four months of the regular season, bound to be bounced from the... Read more
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Los Angeles Lakers defeat Boston Celtics, 89-67
LOS ANGELES — The Celtics have history on their side. . . . And not much else. Your Green Team was thrashed by the Lakers at Staples Center... Read more
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Los Angeles Lakers defeat Boston Celtics, 83-79
LOS ANGELES — In the end, a team that spent all season dealing with — but never solving — their fourth-quarter woes was done in by it. The... Read more
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Los Angeles Lakers Defeat Boston Celtics for NBA Title
It wasn't well done, but it was done. Read more
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Manute Bol Dies
Manute Bol, who became a basketball sensation in the 1980s as a skeletally thin shot-blocking giant with the Washington Bullets and other... Read more
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Los Angeles Celebrates Lakers NBA Finals Victory with Parade
As the Lakers parade came to an end, fans exulted in their team's victory and in the joy of coming together as Angelenos to celebrate. But many... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Miami Heat, 88-80
It took a roster to bring down the mighty Miami Heat. It took a Rondo, it took a Garnett, it took an O’Neal (Shaquille), it took a Pierce, it... Read more
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Sacramento Kings defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 117-116
NBA Commissioner David Stern last week introduced the 'C' word -- contraction -- into labor negotiations with the players' union. Before... Read more
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New York Knicks defeat Toronto Raptors, 98-93
TORONTO - The Knicks couldn't have picked a better place to start the season if David Stern had said, go ahead, it's your call. With Chris Bosh... Read more
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New Orleans Hornets defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 95-91
New Orleans — A flat-footed Milwaukee Bucks team still had a chance to steal the season opener Wednesday night. But missed free throws and... Read more
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Cleveland Cavaliers defeat Boston Celtics, 95-87
CLEVELAND — The Celtics were force-fed a valuable lesson in humility last night at Quicken Loans Arena. The Celtics arrived in Cleveland still... Read more
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Minnesota Timberwolves defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 96-85
Minneapolis - Bucks coach Scott Skiles went to a small lineup with his team trailing by 17 points midway through the third quarter Friday night at... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat New York Knicks, 105-101
They’ll argue about it. Doc Rivers will pad his numbers. Rivers will look at Rajon Rondo’s 24-assist, 10-rebound, 10-point triple-double last... Read more
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Memphis Grizzlies defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-89
MEMPHIS — Corey Brewer returned home to Tennessee on Saturday night knowing his long limbs and energy will carry him toward his future with the... Read more
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Portland Trail Blazers defeat New York Knicks, 100-95
They're being advertised as the "new New York Knicks," which is what Michael Buffer, the PA announcer extraordinaire of "let's get ready to... Read more
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Milwaukee Bucks defeat Charlotte Bobcats, 98-88
Forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute gave the Milwaukee Bucks a big lift off the bench in their 98-88 victory over Charlotte in their home opener... Read more
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Miami Heat defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 129-97
MIAMI — Michael Beasley returned to Miami on Tuesday for what he called just another road game, but it turned out to be anything but that. Booed... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Detroit Pistons, 109-86
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Considering the characters and malcontents on the 1996-97 Portland Trail Blazers, the team he broke in with as a 17-year-old,... Read more
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Portland Trail Blazers defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 90-76
Nobody said this all was going to come together overnight for the Milwaukee Bucks. And by the looks of things Tuesday night at the Bradley... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 105-102
The Celtics showed all the symptoms of back-to-back-itis. Sluggishness (their flight from Detroit landed at Hanscom Field at 1 yesterday morning).... Read more
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Orlando Magic defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 128-86
ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic must have made some kind of NBA history Wednesday when it became the first team to get consecutively unscheduled nights... Read more
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New York Knicks defeat Chicago Bulls, 120-112
CHICAGO - Let's hear it for asbestos? Clearly, something got into the Knicks over the last four days as workers removed potentially hazardous... Read more