The Celtics have kept Kobe Bryant at bay so far. Can they keep it up? No chance, Mike Freeman says.

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The Celtics are in control. And the Lakers are on the brink.

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The United States survived a spirited comeback from world champions Spain to win 86-85 in thrilling a warm-up game on Sunday, sending out a warning to their rivals ahead of the world championships.

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President Barack Obama Sunday sparred with a “dream team” of current and former basketball stars, before holding a belated birthday barbecue for friends, family and hoop stars on the White House lawn.

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President Barack Obama Sunday sparred with a “dream team” of current and former basketball stars, before holding a belated birthday barbecue for friends and hoop stars on the White House lawn.

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Ron Arest has had a pretty good summer so far. He helped the Los Angeles Lakers win an NBA title , released his “championship rap” and, of course, he has spent plenty of time partying .

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EL PASO — Former UTEP basketball player and 2010 Los Angeles Lakers draft pick Derrick Caracter will hold a free youth basketball clinic in El Paso on Sunday, a spokesman for Net Sports announced.

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Paul Pierce scored 27 points to help Boston withstand 38 points from Kobe Bryant to beat the Lakers 92-86 on Sunday night and move within one victory of an unprecedented 18th NBA title.

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&$ &$Home team Boston Celtics stunned defending champions Los Angeles Lakers 92-86 h Sunday in Game 5 of 2010 National Basketball Association (NBA) finals. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)&$ &$ Home team Boston Celtics stunned defending champions Los Angeles Lakers 92-86 here Sunday in Game 5 of 2010 National Basketball Association (NBA) finals, leading the best of seven series 3-2.&$

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The Celtics beat the Lakers 92-86 on Sunday and can earn their second league title in three years when the NBA Finals return to Los Angeles.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are hopeful that Andrew Bynum’s sore right knee can hold up enough for him to play substantial minutes in Sunday’s game five of the NBA finals.

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Andrew Bynum says he’ll play in Game 5 of the NBA finals Sunday night. The Los Angeles Lakers center said Saturday he had fluid drained from his right knee after playing only 12 minutes Thursday night when the Boston Celtics evened the series at 2-2 with a 96-89 win.

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The Los Angeles Lakers lost 96-89 last night to the Boston Celtics and center Andrew Bynum (notes) is bumming that he could only play a little more than 12 minutes and left the game for good before two minutes were even up in the second half. The seven footer who has averaged 9.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game during the playoffs, only scored two points and had three defensive rebounds in that span. Bynum tells the Orange County Register that his right knee is more swollen after this game than it’s been since he initially hurt it, tearing the cartilage on April 30

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BOSTON -  After making a NBA Finals record eight 3-pointers on Sunday night, Ray Allen missed all 13 shots from the field as the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back to defeat the Boston Celtics 91-84 defeat Tuesday night at the TD Garden.

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LOS ANGELES Stung by a 103-94 home loss in Game Two on Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers head to Boston under self-imposed pressure to shore up their defense against a rejuvenated Celtics in the NBA Finals.

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Any more fourth quarters like the Lakers had Sunday, and the NBA Finals are going to be as short as an answer from Kobe Bryant.

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Boston and Los Angeles each have problem areas to deal with in the NBA Finals that resumes at the TD Garden with games on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights.

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