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Lakers in danger of repeating history

Updated: June 7, 2010, 1:20 AM ET
By Rick Fox | Special to ESPNLosAngeles.com

Editor's note: Rick Fox offers a unique view of the latest NBA Finals showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, having worn the uniforms of both teams. He was a Celtic from 1991 to '97 and a Laker from 1998 to 2004, winning three championships in purple and gold.

Heading into Game 2 of the NBA Finals, could the Lakers maintain the dominance in the paint against the Celtics they had established in Game 1? Would Paul Gasol continue to bury the image of his ineffectiveness ...

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