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Boston seizes 3-2 lead as series heads to LA

BOSTON The Boston Celtics rode the outside shooting of Paul Pierce and a superior inside game to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 92-86 in the NBA Finals on Sunday and move within one victory of a record 18th championship.

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Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, one win away from NBA championship

BOSTON Its looking a lot like 2008 again, with Paul Pierce carrying the Boston Celtics to victory in the NBA Finals and leading them to the brink of yet another title.

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Boston edge closer to NBA title

Kobe Bryant’s 38 points prove in vain as Boston Celtics see off Los Angeles Lakers 92-86 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven NBA finals.

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Boston Celtics handle Kobe Bryant, lead Los Angeles Lakers 3-2

Boston Celtics withstood 38 points from Kobe Bryant to beat the Lakers 92-86.

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California man charged in fake ticket sale

BOSTON A California man was arrested Saturday night for selling three counterfeit NBA Finals tickets on Craigslist, Boston police said. Edward S. Lopez of Whittier, Calif., allegedly sold the tickets for $1,400

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NBA: Boston 92, LA Lakers 86

BOSTON, June 13 (UPI) — Paul Pierce scored 27 points Sunday, pacing the Boston Celtics to a 92-86 win over the Los Angeles Lakers for a 3-2 edge in their best-of-seven NBA Finals.

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Boston takes 3-2 series lead over Lakers

BOSTON Its looking a lot like 2008 again, with Paul Pierce carrying the Boston Celtics to victory in the NBA finals and leading them to the brink of yet another title.

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Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers 92-86 in pivotal Game 5 of the NBA Finals

 BOSTON –The Boston Celtics withstood Kobe Bryants 38-point performance to come away with a 92-86 victory in Sunday night’s pivotal Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the TD Garden to take a 3-2 series lead. When the series is…

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Inconsistent stars: Boston’s Big Three look to peak at right time

When the Boston Celtics assembled their new Big Three in the summer of 2007, they suddenly had three different options on offense too many for opponents to handle, it turned out, and the league’s most-decorated franchise drove to its unprecedented 17th NBA championship.

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Boston Celtics backup guard Tony Allen not comfortable with stopper label when guarding Kobe Bryant

BOSTON — Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen said there is no such thing as a Kobe Bryant stopper although he defended him adequately in the fourth quarter in Game 4 of the NBA Finals Thursday night. Allen came off the…

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