Dec 25th, 2008 · The NBA is offering a holiday gift of sorts to its fans — a Christmas Day rematch between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Those two teams met in the NBA finals last year. Six coaches have been fired so far this season, and teams are worried about empty seats.
Jun 21st, 2008 · Men's basketball got a big boost from the NBA finals matchup between two storied teams — the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. But on the international stage, USA men's basketball has been in shambles. With the summer Olympics less than two months away, longtime basketball executive Jerry Colangelo hopes to assemble a team that will win gold and restore the image of American players.
Jun 19th, 2008 · Greg Lee, senior online sports editor for The Boston Globe, and Chad Brown, who writes the blog Alpha Blog Sports, discuss the NBA finals with Tony Cox. The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the series.
Jun 18th, 2008 · The Boston Celtics are NBA champions once more. Winning the title on their home floor in six games, the Celtics dominated the suddenly hapless Los Angeles Lakers in pretty much every category. The Sports Brothers, Jason and Randy Sklar break it down.
Jun 18th, 2008 · For the 17th time, the Boston Celtics are basketball's champions. The Celtics were explosive on offense and relentless on defense in trouncing the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 for their first NBA title in 22 years.
Jun 15th, 2008 · Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant are both at the top of their game. Woods enters the final round of the U.S. Open in the lead, after a magical day of play Saturday. And Bryant plays in the NBA finals, where his L.A. Lakers trail the Boston Celtics, 3-1.
Jun 13th, 2008 · This Father's Day is a TV sports marathon: The fourth round of the U.S. Open may be positioned to get its highest TV ratings ever, and the Boston Celtics play the L.A. Lakers in game 5 of the NBA playoffs, following the Celtics' record come-from-behind victory Thursday. Michele Norris talks to Wall Street Journal sports writer Stefan Fatsis.
Jun 13th, 2008 · The Boston Celtics came back from a 24 point deficit in last night's championship game to take a three to one lead in the NBA finals. It was the biggest comeback in the recorded history of the finals. The Lakers would need to make history themselves to capture the title. No team has ever overcome a 3 to 1 deficit in the championship round. Tom Goldman reports.