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   2008 NBA Finals

   The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2007–08 NBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Boston Celtics, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, four games to two in a best-of-seven series.
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   Los Angeles Lakers

   With the help of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers played in five of the nine NBA Finals in the 2000s, winning three of them consecutively from 2000 to 2002 and losing the last two in 2004 and, most recently, the 2008 NBA Finals without O'Neal.
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   Boston Celtics

   On June 17, 2008, the Boston Celtics won their 17th championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 in the 2008 NBA Finals.
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   Pau Gasol

   Dunk by Gasol in Game 2 of the 2008 NBA Finals
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   NBA Finals

   Logo of the NBA Finals. ... Paul Pierce was named the 2008 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
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   Sports-related curses

   In the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup themselves, rendering the curse moot. ... ↑ 2008 NBA Finals, BOS vs. LAL, Game 4
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   Paul Pierce

   NBA Champion: 2008 ... | Preceded by Tony Parker | NBA Finals Most Valuable Player 2008 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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   June 2008 in sports

   2008 NBA Finals, Game 4 at Los Angeles:
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   2008–09 Boston Celtics season

   July 2: Kendrick Perkins underwent surgery on his left strained shoulder which he injured during the 2008 NBA Finals.
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    Kobe Bryant

    Bryant was awarded the season's MVP in the 2007–08 NBA season after leading his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference.

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