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9780306818585

Top of the World The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' Amazing One-Year Turnaround to Become NBA Champions

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  • ISBN13:

    9780306818585

  • ISBN10:

    0306818582

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-10-13
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Summary

In top of the world, Peter May chronicles the amazing run of the Boston Celthics, who went from having the second-worst record in 2007 to leading the pack in 2008 and demolished the Los Angeles Lakers for their league-leading seventeenth NBA championship.

Author Biography

Peter May covered the Boston Celtics for nearly twenty-five years for the Boston Globe and the Hartford Courant. He lives in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Prologuep. 1
Ping-Pong Historyp. 11
Along Comes Rayp. 27
The Big Ticketp. 47
Setting a Coursep. 65
Ubuntup. 83
Shot from Gunsp. 103
Growth Spurtsp. 123
Highs and Lowsp. 141
All Stars, Add-ons, and a Fantastic Finishp. 163
Bandwagon Fans and Menacing Gesturesp. 183
LeBron and Another Grinderp. 193
The Real NBA Finalsp. 205
Finishing the Racep. 215
Epiloguep. 231
Boston Celtics Championshipsp. 237
Acknowledgmentsp. 239
Indexp. 241
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