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   2008 NBA Playoffs

   The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007-08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4-2.
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   2007–08 Boston Celtics season

   Their two-year absence from the playoffs came to an end as they met the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
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   2007–08 NBA season

   The 2008 NBA Playoffs started on Saturday, April 19, 2008 and ran until Tuesday, June 17 when the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 to win the 2008 NBA Finals, four games to two.
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   Paul Pierce

   Pierce shoots a free throw in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks.
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   Magic Johnson

   For the 2008 NBA Finals, which featured a rematch of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, Johnson appeared in a split-screen advertisement with Bird (as part of the "There Can Only Be One" campaign which had played throughout the 2008 NBA Playoffs but to that point only featured players from the two teams competing in a given series) discussing the meaning of rivalries.
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   2008–09 Boston Celtics season

   P.J. Brown, who made key contributions during the 2008 NBA Playoffs, was leaning towards retirement, and the status of restricted free agent Tony Allen remained uncertain after the first-round selection of J. R. Giddens, who was seen as a possible replacement.
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   Ray Allen

   Allen guards Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
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   Boston Celtics

   The 2008 NBA Playoffs, however, were bumpier than many believed they should be.
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   Rajon Rondo

   Rondo in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks
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    Yao Ming

    He missed the 2008 NBA Playoffs, but he did not miss the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, China in August.

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