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NBA Playoffs Defying Expectations
What was supposed to be a slam dunk from the start has turned into a day of reckoning for the NBA Championship . The Los Angeles Lakers , who were supposed to coast through to the finals, are at 3-3 with the Houston Rockets .
By Sara Terry • • 1 min readWhat was supposed to be a slam dunk from the start has turned into a day of reckoning for the NBA Championship. The Los Angeles Lakers, who were supposed to coast through to the finals, are at 3-3 with the Houston Rockets. Last year’s champs, the Boston Celtics, who’ve played more cliffhanger games in this series than most teams play in a season, are battling it out with the Orlando Magic, also a 3-3 tie. Marc Spears, who covers the National Basketball Association for the Boston Globe, says Sunday's a day for basketball fans to be glued to the TV.
