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Pierce's knee is the key to the series

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Friday, June 6, 2008

BOSTON -- After days of bar-raising buildup that pumped out all that purple and green and pretty much emptied the league's film vault, Game 1 of the NBA Finals finally arrived Thursday night, nagged by one pesky problem. One stubborn question, really. That question: Does this historic reunion of basketball's fiercest rivals, after more than two decades of waiting, have any chance of actually living up to its billing? Our answer: It depends now on Paul Pierce's right leg. If the first act w ...

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