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visits and donations to the school. The relationship between Philly fans and Bryant has been strained since the 2001 NBA finals against the Sixers, when he proclaimed he was ''coming to Philly to cut their hearts out.'' That began an unforgiving
game of almost all of their lives. "When you get into a game like the Super Bowl, or Game 7 of the World Series, or NBA Finals , you got athletes who are the best in the league, the best in professional sports," Tisch said, "and I have such
That success has not bridged to the playoffs, however, as the Lakers lost five of six games there in the 2008 and 2010 NBA finals . The Celtics captured the title in '08 and the Lakers won it in seven games two years later. In the lone meeting in
whatever team you root for, LeBron James is an underachieving megalomaniac. The whole "Cavs for Mavs" phenomenon of the NBA Finals a year ago is proof of the positive power of uniting in dislike. Yes, I like redemption, the feel-good story, the
running feud over their roles on the team, and other personal issues. After the Lakers beat the Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals , Bryant famously said, "I've got one more than Shaq," having moved to five rings, while O'Neal had four. But
while Johnson, outgoing, black and made for the big city, went to the Lakers, who had never beaten the Celtics in the NBA finals . They met for the championship three times as pros, with the Lakers winning twice. But along the way, what started
featured 18 seasons in a Jazz uniform, Malone teamed with fellow Hall of Famer John Stockton to twice guide Utah to the NBA Finals . Malone ended his run ranked No. 2 on the league's all-time scoring list and twice won most valuable player
second consecutive loss surely left the Dallas Mavericks disappointed, they seemed to take solace in watching reigning NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki finally round back into form. With Nowitzki looking to build on his highest scoring output of the
lead into the fourth. Last spring, the Mavericks were adopted by Cleveland as the city rooted hard for them in the NBA finals when they denied LeBron James and the Miami Heat a championship. ''I heard some things about it,'' Carlisle said
teams and played in five All-Star Games. He won a championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004 and was named the NBA Finals MVP. Billups' new backcourt mate is Chris Paul, one of the league's best point guards. Billups sees the similarities