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Saturday, June 07, 2008 |
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Boston takes Game 1
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BOSTON, Massachusetts: A tenacious and physical Boston defense kept
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant at bay Thursday in a 98-88
victory to open the National Basketball Association Finals.
NBA Most Valuable Player Bryant scored 24
points, seven off his league-best playoff average, and hit only
9-of-26 shots as the Celtics seized the lead in the best-of-7
championship series.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Two-way battle looms at Torrey Pines
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SAN DIEGO, California: Tiger Woods could be forgiven for feeling he
owns the Torrey Pines South Course, while Phil Mickelson considers
it his own backyard.
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Pacquiao ready to make
Asian boxing history
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MANNY PACQUIAO has his weight in check with barely three weeks
before formally invading the lightweight rank by challenging David
Diaz for the World Boxing Council (WBC) 135-pound title.
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Ivanovic gains French Open
final, world’s No. 1 ranking
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PARIS: Second seed Ana Ivanovic won the battle of the Serbs in a
thrilling French Open semi-final on Thursday and will play
Russia’s Dinara Safina for the title on Saturday.
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Red Bull taps Juntilla
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CO-LEADER Red Bull Barako boosted its bid for an outright semifinal
berth in the Smart-PBA Fiesta Conference yesterday by signing up
Hapee’s Reed Juntilla.
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THE
CROSSOVER
By Raffy ledesma
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Changing of the guard
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While all eyes are focused on the titanic Celtics-Lakers Finals,
other NBA powerhouses have been licking their wounds and thinking of
the future. The Celtics beat perennial contender Detroit Pistons to
reach the Finals while the Lakers convincingly won over the
defending champions San Antonio Spurs.
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