引述 :『總冠軍賽第一場中，Paul Pierce膝蓋受傷接受治療後一跳一跳地回到場上 這個時候Lakers的總教練Phil Jackson在全場歡聲雷動的時候叫了一個暫停 就在那個當下，Phil Jackson就被我認定成為邪惡的化身了 (當然是因為我支持Celtics，Lakers的球迷請不要打我，我相信這是一個好教練應該會做的事情，但身為Celtics球迷的我一定會有的偏見，請勿見怪)』

引述 :『Bush, who is winding down his presidency, wished the team well defending its title this season. But he added that a new president will be hosting next year's White House event for the NBA champs.』

引述 :『The Celtics joined the 1975 Golden State Warriors and the ‘77 Trail Blazers as the only teams to win it all a year after missing the playoffs.』

引述 :『Boston’s 39-point win surpassed the NBA record for the biggest margin of victory in a championship clincher; the Celtics beat the Lakers 129-96 in Game 5 of the 1965 NBA finals.』

引述 :『With the arrival of Kevin Garnett and the addition of ace defensive assistant Tom Thibodeau, Boston had the third-best defensive efficiency mark since the league began tracking turnovers in 1973-74, helping them to league-best 66 wins despite fairly modest offensive numbers.』

引述 :『BOSTON (AP)—The old Boston Garden didn’t have air conditioning, so it could be a sweatbox at times, especially during the NBA finals in late spring. In Game 5 of the 1985 finals, for example, when the temperature hit 98 degrees indoors, Boston’s Larry Bird was the hottest player in the building, getting 34 points and 17 rebounds in a 121-103 victory for a 3-2 advantage. The Celtics lost Game 6 in Los Angeles before winning Game 7 at the Garden 111-102. Nowadays, in the TD Banknorth Garden, which opened in 1995, it’s anything but warm. In fact, some of the Lakers were bemoaning the cold of the past few days』

引述 :『The lower-seeded team hosts Games 3-5 in the finals, a change from the other playoff rounds, which use a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The switch was made in 1984, Stern’s first season in charge, partly because of the difficulty in travel from Boston to Los Angeles, which met in both 1984 and ‘85.』

引述 :『In 1984, the Finals were exciting because of the basketball. Period. The drama and story lines -- and there were many -- followed. But they were a natural outgrowth of the game itself, not the other way around.』

引述 :『I do not see a heated rivalry of the 21st Century. I do not see one developing, as the NBA has eliminated the things that create rivalries: hard fouls, fights, players staying with one team, teams sticking together for years, etc. Free agency and the league's overreaction to the physical nature of a contact sport have eliminated the possibility for a true rivalry like we saw in the 80's and 90's. 』

引述 :『If I’m not mistaken,” a sarcastic Jackson said, “I think Willis Reed missed a whole half and three quarters almost of a game and literally had to have a shot, a horse shot, three or four of them in his thigh to come back out and play. Paul got carried off and was back on his feet in a minute.”』

引述 :『With 10 NBA Finals series under their belts, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have had plenty of historic moments. Below is a list compiled by ESPN research of the top 10 moments in Finals history between the Celtics and the Lakers. 』

引述 :『If the numbers don't lie, then the Lakers will improve their record to 3-9 against the Celtics in the NBA Finals. 』

引述 :『Someone then asked, "You hated the Celtics in those days, didn't you?" Bryant answered, "Who didn't?" 』

引述 :『Does the Eastern Conference Finals involve the worst coaches not named Isiah Thomas? YES! Did Flip Saunders finally find someone he can outcoach?』

引述 :『Multiple sources told ESPN.com on Sunday night that former teammates Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge revived discussions of a deal that would end Garnett's 12-season association with Minnesota by sending him to Ainge's Celtics, with the Wolves believed to be getting back two of the assets McHale coveted most last month -- Al Jefferson and Theo Ratliff's expiring contract. It's believed that the latest incarnation of the deal also would have Minnesota acquiring youngsters Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair and Ryan Gomes. The salary-cap math involved would require both teams to account for Garnett's $6.75 million trade kicker. The Wolves would also receive a future first-round pick from Boston and take back the future first-round pick it sent to the Celtics in the Wally Szczerbiak-Ricky Davis trade in January 2006. (Minnesota still owes the Los Angeles Clippers one first-rounder as part of the Sam Cassell-Marko Jaric deal in the summer of 2005.)』