Off the ensuing Laker fast break, Scott drove the right baseline. Bird hustled back downcourt and positioned himself perfectly on the baseline to stop the lethal LA transition game.

"The ironman Celtics have blown bigger leads than seven at the end of games this year," Heinsohn ominously warned.

Before discussing in detail the various methods for measuring adhesion, it is well to survey the situation in a general manner.  This can best be done by stating the remarks of a few authorities in their own words.

Although the Celtics were significantly hobbled by injury in 1987 and to a lesser extent in 1985, the 19 games these rivals contested during the those three championship series at the highest level remain a high-water mark in league annals.

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But Ainge protected the ball well off to his right side, hung in the air and made the fast break layup as a hustling Kite ran the floor hard and flew in for the possible tip had the shot missed.

“Dad was a risk taker. He was a self-made man and entrepreneur and if he sometimes ended up losing money on those risks, he had that freedom,” said Copeland. “The reason you don’t see me doing that is because my role is different. I have a fiduciary responsibility to our family company.

One key component of what the senior Copeland created is based in a sprawling processing plant in Madisonville, where Diversified Food & Seasonings produces custom recipes for corporate restaurants and food service companies.

By the spring of 2008, Obama’s candidacy, just as Johnson predicted, had become a lightning rod for white supremacists and other hate groups. As the campaign moved into its final months, law-enforcement agencies intercepted at least two assassination plots against Obama. Other threats and racist posts flooded the internet, where Johnson’s team noticed a sharp increase in membership on Stormfront, the first major white-nationalist website. The site added 32,000 new users within the first three months after Obama’s inauguration, nearly double the number it added in 2008.

DJ then penetrated to his right out of a double tream and pulled up, only to miss a short lane fade shot off the back iron. The 32-year old guard had little offensive game left in his legs in his 21st playoff game at 42 minutes a contest since Jones did not use his backcourt reserves.

Bird had not canned a field goal in just three shots, and only had two made free throws (but grabbed eight rebounds) to his credit in the half, yet Boston led by eight.

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