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Why Rajon Rondo Wasn’t Enough to Lift the Celtics Over the Heat
Rajon Rondo pulled off an historic night – Not getting a second’s rest, playing 53 minutes, scoring 44 points while adding 10 assists and 8 rebounds. He was shooting like crazy from beyond the arc (at a garbage time finish) and from long range. And it was nearly enough. But it takes more to beat the Miami Heat with LeBron James and Dwayne Wade.
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LeBron James With A Little Help From His Friends (Celtics vs Heat)
LeBron James, as always and especially since Chris Bosh has left the crusade for an NBA title, did much of everything, leading the Miami Heat to a very convincing Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 win over the Boston Celtics, 93-79.
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2012 NBA Playoffs Diary – Day 4
Derrick Rose was sorely missed by the Chicago Bulls, who fell at home, suffering their worst loss of the season, as the 76ers came out of Chicago with a 109-92 win. Rajon Rondo on the other hand wasn’t missed in Atlanta, where Paul Pierce took over for the Celtics in a 87-80 win. Lakers – Nuggets? Same ol’ Bryant, in a good way that is.
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Two Wins Over the Magic Doesn’t Make Celtics Contenders
Paul Pierce suddenly scoring 24 points doesn’t mean the Boston Celtics are an Eastern powerhouse once again, but a second win in four days over the Orlando Magic (91-83), with Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen not playing, has to mean some good news for a team that looked over the hill just last week.
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Almost There LeBron James, Almost There
LeBron James and the Miami Heat take on the Boston Celtics tonight, one win away from finally beating Doc Rivers’ team.
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Finally, Dwyane Wade Has Great Game Against the Celtics
Dwyane Wade shined in a physical opening to the Heat-Celtics Semi Final series, scoring 38 points in Miami’s 99-90 win over Boston, grabbing a 1-0 lead.
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On Al Horford’s Heroics Against the Bulls and the Celtics Breaking their Suns Curse
It took Al Horford’s career night for the Atlanta Hawks to beat the Chicago Bulls (83-80), the Celtics showcased three double-doublers (Rondo, Pierce, Garnett) in their 115-103 win over the Suns, a nice Paul Pierce dunk and a couple of words on Kevin Love (20-20) and the Spurs (50 wins).
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The NBA’s Opening Night – Best Pictures
The best pictures from the NBA’s 2010-2011 season opening night.