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BOSTON 98, LAKERS 88: Pierce leads Celtics to Game 1 win
By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press
BOSTON ---- Sprawled near the edge of the famed parquet floor, Paul Pierce grabbed his throbbing right knee and wondered if his first NBA finals ---- the ones he had always dreamed of playing in ---- were finished.
LAKERS: Lakers have rebounding issues again
BOSTON ---- Rebounding, the Lakers' biggest weakness, cropped up again in Game 1 of the NBA finals.
LAKERS: Pierce can't be stopped by injury
BOSTON ---- Paul Pierce feared the worst when he heard a "pop" in his right knee in the first game of the NBA finals.
NBA FINALS NOTEBOOK: Perkins also hurt
BOSTON ---- Paul Pierce wasn't the only member of the Boston Celtics injured in Game 1 of the NBA finals on Thursday night.
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