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Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett
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Dancin' on ceiling

The Celtics are champs. The Sox are champs. The Pats are … well, still a dynasty. The Sports Guy feels he has reached nirvana, and there's nowhere to go but down. So, how does he avoid Hugh Grant Syndrome?

• From The Mag: A Real Downer

We'll never forget Brook's pout or Robin's hat. Thank you, Lopez brothers, for making the 2008 NBA draft a memorable one.

• June 26: Draft Diary XII

The Great Debate

Draft debate
Before the draft, Page 2's VP of Common Sense took on ESPN's Insider. Yes, it's Bill Simmons vs. Chad Ford in a lottery mock draft. Will anybody pick Kosta Koufos?
• June 24: Simmons/Ford mock draft

Celtics Are Champs!

Paul Pierce
For a lot of franchises, a 22-year wait for a title would be no big deal. For the Celtics, it's unthinkable. Bill basks in the glory of another banner night for Boston.
• June 18: Sweet 17 for the C's

Game 2

Ray Allen
There's so much sunshine in Boston that Bill almost doesn't recognize his hometown. Game 2 felt like a scene from the old Garden -- as if the classic building had been placed in a revitalized city.
• Game 2: C's and the city

Game 1

Paul Pierce
For a few agonizing moments, the 2008 NBA Finals seemed too good to be true. But then Paul Pierce made his dramatic return, and Bill is now thinking Lakers-Celtics might be very special.
• Game 1: Piercing the silence

Sports Guy Content Archive

Game 5

Kobe Bryant Bill is headed back to Boston, and he's packing plenty of questions after L.A.'s Game 5 win. Game 5: Closing time

Game 4

Ray Allen Just call it The Comeback Game. Boston's rally from 24 down will be permanently etched in Bill's memory.
Game 4: Diary

Game 3

Kobe Bryant, Sasha Vujacic Is Kobe an awful teammate? Is KG getting enough sleep? Who has the upper hand now in the NBA Finals?
• Game 3: Answers

Phoenix Phailure

Steve Nash Bill Simmons bids farewell to the Seven Seconds or Less Era in Phoenix.
Setting Suns

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