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The Boston Celtics Crush Lakers, Win NBA Title, Make Fans Ecstatic

by Chandra on June 18th, 2008

Toodle-loo, Kobe and Company!

What a nice way to cap off the night — with an eagerly anticipated NBA Championship Title like the one the Boston Celtics snatched from their playoff rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, just a few hours ago.

Before we get to the video of the rousing triumph — or bitter defeat, depending on your perspective — I list a few facts for Tuesday’s matchup:

• The game at Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden was the sixth of the best-of-seven series
• The final score was 131–92, meaning the Celtics clobbered the Lakers by an authoritative 39 points
• At halftime, the Celtics led the Lakers 58–35
• Celtic Kevin Garnett scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds
• Celtic Ray Allen scored 26 points, as well, and made 7 of 9 three-pointers, setting an NBA Finals Record with his total of 22 three-pointers for the series
• In comparison, Laker Kobe Bryant scored 22 points
• Celtic Paul Pierce, the series MVP, earned 17 points and 10 assists
• The Celtics managed to steal 18 times, yet another NBA Finals Record
• The current championship title is the first one the Celtics have won in 22 years
• The title is also the 17th in the Boston Celtics franchise history, the most of any NBA franchise, of course

A video of the final moments of Game Six follows the jump. You can also read more about the entire championship series at the Boston Globe’s Celtics Blog and the team’s Official Website.

NOTE: If you require closed captions, you can enable that feature on the video player by clicking the CC symbol in the top right-hand corner.

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