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Basketball

The Boston Celtics took Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night 98-88, covering the 2.5 point line with the Under hitting, just like The Dean told ya! It was a great game, very entertaining with many questions answered. The spotlight was stolen by Paul Pierce who did just about everything. He had a 4-point play, he made huge shots in the second half, he was carried off the court, he came back down the tunnel, he rode a stationary bike in the crowd . . . he did it all. Doc Rivers also proved he can coach right along with Phil Jackson. Doc found ways to control Kobe, though Kobe missed some open looks. The combination of Ray Allen, James Posey and Paul Pierce was effective. Additionally, Doc made great use of his two very different point guards. The veteran Sam Cassell contributed a lot early while Rondo sat the bench, and just as Sam started to make some mistakes in the last 6 minutes, in came Rondo who played an energetic and versatile game.

The Celtics dispelled the rumors that the Lakers are more talented. The Celtics also proved their bench can is just as valuable as the Lakers. Cassell, Posey, Brown all made major contributions. Kobe shot 9 of 26 from the field, don’t expect that happen again, but Kobe did not play poorly. He got his teammates involved, he constantly found the open man and he played good defense. This series is going to be great. Game 2 is Sunday in Boston. The Celtics opened as 2 point favorites and the Total is set at 190.5

Baseball

There was a lot of action in Boston last night. The Red Sox first fought the Rays and then they fought themselves. Additionally, the Sox suffered some injuries. Jacoby Ellsbury and Manny Ramirez left the game with injuries. Before that, there was a bench clearing brawl initiated when Coco Crisp was hit by a pitch, which was directly because of a hard slide Crisp performed by Crisp the game before. Ellsbury hurt his wrist making a diving catch and Manny had a leg injury while batting. Combine this with David Ortiz being out and it will be interesting to see how healthy the Sox stay and if this opens the door for the rest of the AL East to catch up. Most importantly, the Sox completed a 3 game sweep of the Rays.

American League: The Red Sox took a 7-1 decision from the Rays completing a sweep of their series . . . The Yankees won in dramatic fashion over the Blue Jays 9-8 on a Jason Giambi walk-off HR . . . The Orioles gave up 12 hits to the Twins but only allowed 2 runs, winning 3-2 . . . Texas defeated the Indians 9-4, the first win in the series where the winner didn’t score double digits . . . The White Sox got well against the Royals completing a 3-game sweep with a 6-2 win.

National League: The Phillies beat the Reds 5-0, moving 10 games over .500 . . . The Cardinals and Nationals split a double-header. St. Louis won the first game 4-1, while the Nationals won the second 10-9 in 10 innings on an Elijah Dukes walk-off HR . . . The Braves beat the Marlins 7-5. Chipper Jones hit his 400th HR . . . The Pirates scored 3 in the first and hung on 4-3 over the Astros . . . The Mets traveled down the West Coast and lost to the Padres 2-1. The second straight 2-1 win for the Padres . . . The Cubs scored in the top of the 9th to beat the Dodgers 5-4.

Who’s Hot? / Who’s Not?: The hottest teams had the night off so they are the same as before. The Brewers have won 6 in a row, the Angels 5 and the As 4 . . . The Mariners had the night off and are mired in a 4-game losing streak.

Scores

Standings

Football

Death and drugs are dominating the NFL newswire. I will let you know when it starts to effect the betting line.

Hockey

The season just ended, the Red Wings are still champs.

Other

Ana Ivanovic, who is smokin’ hot, will play Dinara Safina in the Women’s final at the French Open . . . The ponies are getting ready. The Belmont will run tomorrow, television covereage begins at 5pm EST. Big Brown is a 2-5 favorite Click Here for Post Positions

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