Super Sports Teams: Inside the Boston Celtics

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6 best basketball All Star guard Ray Allen scored 26 points He made seven three point shots to tie the Finals record Forward Kevin Garnett chipped in with 26 points Paul Pierce another forward added 10 assists It was a true team effort Five Celtics players scored at least 10 points Every Boston player scored at least two points When the buzzer sounded to end the game the Celtics had overpowered the Lakers 131-92 Boston captured the series four games to two Pierce won the series Most Valuable Player MVP award The 2008 NBA title was the first for the Celtics in 22 years It was their 17th overall championship On that night in Boston nobody could deny that one of the NBA's most successful teams was back on top 41 TOYOTA CELTICS 5 Kevin Garnett played 12 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves before joining the Celtics in 2007