Lakers-Celtics rivalry is more for the fans

 
By GREG BEACHAM | Modified: June 2, 2010 at 8:32 pm | Published: June 2, 2010   

LOS ANGELES — Phil Jackson knows the story by heart, even if his players only seem interested in the last two chapters.

Their coach is steeped in the history of pro basketball's most compelling rivalry, familiar with every twist in the Boston Celtics' half-century of championship clashes with the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA's most decorated franchises have battled through heartbreaks, high stakes and neck-aches while forging a true pro sports rivalry, that rarest of commodities in the age of free agency.

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Jackson doesn't mind that almost everybody playing in the franchises' 12th NBA finals meeting, starting Thursday night at Staples Center, doesn't have much of a grasp on the history sewn...
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