Comments on: Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers: A Game 1 Retrospective

By: The Third Evolution, Julius Erving: Whirl Dervish Whirl | The Starting Five

The Third Evolution, Julius Erving: Whirl Dervish Whirl | The Starting Five — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:28:39 +0000

[...] NBA Finals, Doc gave an impromptu press conference on the floor as Boston and LA warmed up. Doc explained why he had the respect of Boston fans despite playing for the hated 76′ers: [...]

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Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:24:57 +0000

[...] Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals, Boston vs. Los Angeles… [...]

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Tue, 18 May 2010 12:35:42 +0000

[...] I remember vividly seeing you sit next to the court at the Finals and you look(ed) like you were straight pissed off. [...]

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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:46:16 +0000

[...] on the floor, hasn’t fully recovered mentally from injury. There is this about Bynum though, watching his team from the sidelines this time last year was hell on the young fella. I saw it in his face. I asked him about it again this year and he [...]

By: SLAM ONLINE | » Game Notes: Celtics at Sixers

SLAM ONLINE | » Game Notes: Celtics at Sixers — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:30:52 +0000

[...] I worked Game 1 when Paul Pierce went down. I rock with the Sixers. I’m from here. When he came back out of [...]

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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:07:48 +0000

[...] that last year’s Boston/Lakers match up gave us all a chance to reminisce with bliss of old school, NBA Finals normalcy, there is a great [...]

By: SLAM ONLINE | » Game Notes: Bulls at Sixers

SLAM ONLINE | » Game Notes: Bulls at Sixers — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:18:46 +0000

[...] one spoke with Doc but here’s some of the conversation he and I had at the Finals in Boston. I wanted to put Doc’s career in perspective. It seems that over the years his stamp on [...]

By: michelle

michelle — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:01:19 +0000

Very good read!

By: Sully

Sully — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:24:23 +0000

Kind of off-topic, but I liked this article about Boston’s toughness:
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=11471

Definitely check it out.

By: Mizzo

Mizzo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:01:26 +0000

So true about Pierce. Before the playoffs, I didn’t think he was a superstar. I’m glad he fooled me and took his game to another level.

Love it when an athlete steps up like that. It seemed like he was around the rim the entire playoffs.

Black Pharaoh would have relished the challenge. Sometimes things just happen for a reason. I’m glad you mentioned that because right after I spoke with Doc, AB was under the basket sitting down and looking very disgusted. Thanks for reminding me bruh.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:55:49 +0000

Oh, okay. I was thinking, “How the heck did I miss this??”

Reading Ryan’s comments about Garnett and his legacy in Boston (and in the larger historical context) just illuminates the work that Paul Pierce did last year.

I picked the Lakers to beat the Celtics last year based on their success over the San Antonio Spurs. Without Andrew Bynum, the Lakers were exposed. I’d really like to see these two teams go at it with Bynum on the floor. Of course, the 2008 Celtics are gone so it won’t really decide much of anything…but I do wonder how the Lake Show might have done with the youngster in the fold.

By: Mizzo

Mizzo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:30:47 +0000

Never posted it. I wanted to wait until the Finals this season but you never know how it will play out.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:20:23 +0000

Thanks for reposting that. I don’t believe I read it the first time. There are some great nuggets in there. Outstanding stuff.

You’ve had a pretty good day when you can impress Bob Ryan and Julius Erving in the space of an hour.