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Saturday, June 14, 2008

  

Celtics near title


LOS ANGELES: The Boston Celtics pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in National Basketball Association history, rallying from a 24-point hole Thursday to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 in the NBA Finals.   

Paul Pierce scored 20 points and Ray Allen added 19 to spark an astonishing victory that put Boston ahead 3-1 in the best-of-7 series, a lead no team in NBA Finals history has ever squandered to lose a title.

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O T H E R   R E P O R T S

 

SAN DIEGO, California: Cast for bit parts, Kevin Streelman and Justin Hicks thrust themselves center stage Thursday as the unlikely first-round leaders of the 108th US Open golf championship.

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NEW IMPORT Amal McCaskill debuted with 16 points as the Magnolia Beverage got even with Sta. Lucia Realty with an 80-74 win Friday in the 2008 Smart-PBA Fiesta Conference at the Cuneta Astrodome.

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SEVEN countries, led by defending champion Indonesia, will see action in the 14th Asean Schools Badminton Championships slated June 22 to 29 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

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DAPHNE TECSON scored 17 points as Adamson University won the Nike Summer League women’s title over defending champion University of Santo Tomas, 73-61, Friday at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

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HARBOUR CENTRE owner Mikee Romero announced Friday that his team won’t play in the Jones Cup next month due to the conditions imposed by tournament organizers.

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TANDAG CITY: International Master Ronald Bancod made short work of Harold Buo to set the tone for Oriental Mindoro’s 3.5-0.5 conquest of Surigao del Norte Friday in the second round...

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THE CROSSOVER
By Raffy ledesma

Down 24 points in the second quarter of Game 4, the Boston Celtics added to their mystique as they clawed their way all the way back to stun the Los Angeles Lakers and win 97-91.

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