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ML Forgets to Pack Suitcase for Road Trip
January 16, 1982M. L. Carr didn't realize how long he's been away from the NBA due to injury until he got to the airport Thursday night, and discovered he'd left his suitcase at home. A quick clothing...
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Best Series Ever? Puhlease.
Game 7. 1981 Eastern Conference Finals. 5:23 left in the game. A majority of the starters on both teams have been on the bench for the last three minutes. . . resting . . . knowing they'd need it cuz...
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Dominique, Sherm, and Pervis: Oh, Those were the Days
August 28, 1994There are certain givens in the world of sports. Dominique Wilkins, for instance, will give you 20 points (and often 20 shots) a night. Dee Brown will steal the ball more times than any...
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Camby Clouded by Controversy
November 15, 1997He says he feels no guilt. None. Marcus Camby shredded the NCAA code of conduct, then took the money, and left the University of Massachusetts holding the bag. But he says his...
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Billups a Keeper (on this night)
November 15, 1997 Despite recent rumors to the contrary, Chauncey Billups looked like a keeper last night.Celtics coach Rick Pitino has spent much of his off-court time denying reports that he is...
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Pitino Unhappy with Officiating
November 20, 1997 Forty minutes later, he was still heated. He had been ejected, his best player had been ejected, his team had been statistically disrespected, and where oh where was that four-game...
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A Celtics-Nets Rivalry? Not so fast
November 21, 1997It's the time of year when rivalries dominate the news. Harvard-Yale. Michigan-Ohio State. Celtics-Nets.Well, as Meat Loaf once lamented, two out of three ain't bad.The Nets and...
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Celtics Down Waltonless Clippers
Celtics Down Waltonless ClippersCeltics Move to 35-131981-82 Boston CelticsThe Celtics took a 98-94 lead over the San Diego Clippers into the fourth quarter last night.Not to be confused with a...
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Walton Could Become Free Agent
March 23, 1985Bill Walton has never been an ordinary basketball player, so it shouldn't be surprising that he does not have an ordinary contract. His four-year contract with the Clippers might best be...
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Did the Lakers Really Win 33 in a Row?
On Sunday, January 2, 1972, the Boston Celtics traveled to Los Angeles where they played a regular season basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Big Whoop, right? This had happened dozens of...
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Dave Cowens: More Intense than KG?
fe·ro·ciousadj.1. Extremely savage; fierce. See Synonyms at cruel.2. Marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme: ferocious heat.ma·ni·a·calalso ma·ni·acadj.1. Suggestive of or afflicted with insanity: a...
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Jo Jo's Number Hoisted
Two championship rings . . . a lifetime 21 points a game playoff scorer, four points a game higher than his regular-season average . . . sixth all-time Celtics' scorer . . . fourth all-time Celtics'...
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Garnett Should Have Gone to College
KG's Rookie SeasonSt. Paul Pioneer Press (MN)July 11, 1995You've heard a lot about Kevin Garnett, the high school kid who was the fifth pick in the National Basketball Association draft by the...
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KC Jones is All Smiles
KC Jones is All Smiles1983-84 Boston CelticsIf ever one smile was worth a thousand words, it was the one on K. C. Jones' face Monday. He now can look back at the last four years, and call it a...
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House the Havoc-Wreaker
Celtics coach Doc Rivers had an Eddie House conundrum during the past two years. On one hand, he needed him on the floor because of his infectious energy and shooting ability. On the other, there were...
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Celtics Roll to Record 18th Straight Win
Celtics Improve to 55-151981-82 Boston CelticsMove over, Russ. 'Scuze me, Cooz. Hey, Heinie, ya mind stepping aside?The truth be told, the Fitch Gang didn't gently ease the Auerbach Boys out of the...
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Bill Fitch Quits, Replaced by KC Jones
1983-84 Boston CelticsTwo days after Harry Mangurian announced he would sell the team, Bill Fitch, the Celtics' head coach for the past four seasons, quit. Less than a week later, he was named head...
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Celtics End Regular Season with a W
Celtics Finish 63-191981-82 Boston CelticsMike Newlin viewed The Dunk as a metaphor that explained the game perfectly. "If you want a terse summary of this game," declared the erudite Knicks guard,...
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