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Previewing the '08 Finals, by the book

By Bill Simmons
Page 2

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

You thought every angle had been covered for this incredible, throwback Lakers-Celtics Finals? Well, here's a new one: For the first time in NBA history, a team (in this case, the Lakers) might win a championship a few years after its coach (Phil Jackson) wrote a first-person book ("The Last Season") about a season (2003-04) in which he repeatedly skewered his former and current best player (in this case, Kobe Bryant). Everyone forgets "The Last Season" because the once-dysfunctional Lakers did ...

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