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<title><![CDATA[A Twitter diary of Heat at Cavs]]></title>
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@the_real_nash (Steve Nash) Hey Cleveland! How pumped are you for the Phoenix/Golden State game tonight? 3:32 p.m.  @SpearsNBAYahoo (Marc J. Spear...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 02, 2010 21:29:28 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Cup: Monday]]></title>
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Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports: "Kobe Bryant is pursuing his sixth NBA championship, a benchmark that would match Michael Jordan's career total and i...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 18, 2010 05:38:38 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NBA playoffs: Celtics confident they can rebound next season]]></title>
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Paul Pierce and the Celtics expect to return to prominence with a healthy KG, Marc Spears writes.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 17, 2009 19:20:51 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Cup: Wednesday]]></title>
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Frank Dell&#x26;#39;Apa and Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: &#x26;quot;Rajon Rondo said he was going for the ball on the last significant sequence of the Ce...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2009 05:19:39 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Daily Dime: Pierce lifts Celtics]]></title>
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With KG injured and Ray Allen sidelined with six fouls, Boston turned to Paul Pierce for help -- and he came through, writes Marc J. Spears.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2009 04:26:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Daily Dime: Pierce lifts Celtics]]></title>
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(Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)          Thanks to Paul Pierce's late-game heroics, the defending champs have a 3-2 series lead on th...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 28, 2009 17:28:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Cup: Friday]]></title>
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Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: &#x26;quot;You have to respect Kevin Garnett&#x26;#39;s toughness. But if the Celtics hope to win another title during his t...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 17, 2009 05:38:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Cup: Friday]]></title>
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Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: &#x26;quot;Tonight&#x26;#39;s game isn&#x26;#39;t bringing back memories of last season&#x26;#39;s first-round playoff series for ever...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 27, 2009 05:04:29 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Cup: Wednesday]]></title>
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Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "Hawks.com currently offers a chance to watch highlights from last season's Celtics-Hawks playoff series. The vide...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 17, 2008 06:00:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Daily Dime: Allen in the zone]]></title>
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AP Photo/AJ Mast   The hot shooting of Ray Allen helped the Celtics edge the Pacers for their 12th straight victory.  Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Ima...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 07, 2008 13:50:24 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Cup: Training Camp Tuesday]]></title>
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Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "David Stern witnessed the Celtics win an NBA championship during his first year as the league's commissioner in 1...]]></description>
<pubDate>September 30, 2008 07:23:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spears: Doc Rivers quiets his doubters]]></title>
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It took Celtics coach Doc Rivers one season to quiet all his doubters, writes Marc J. Spears.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 19, 2008 13:33:48 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Daily Dime: Garnett powers Celtics past Pistons]]></title>
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Jim Rogash/Getty Images/NBAE   Round 1 between the two superstar power forwards clearly went to Garnett on Tuesday night.      1 Worth the Pri...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 20, 2008 16:18:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spears: Boston done messing with Texas]]></title>
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Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images    Kevin Garnett was a floor leader once again, dishing to Ray Allen here during the 94-90 win over Dallas....]]></description>
<pubDate>March 20, 2008 12:53:39 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Thursday Cup of Coffee]]></title>
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Doc Rivers tells Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe that he respects Al Skinner: "Rivers said he has an 'amazing amount of respect' for Boston College...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 10, 2008 06:02:02 PST</pubDate>
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