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Top of the World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' Amazing One-Year Turnaround to Become NBA Champions »
Authors: Peter May
ISBN-13: 9780306818585, ISBN-10: 0306818582
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: October 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Peter May
Peter May covered the Boston Celtics for nearly 25 years for the Boston Globe and the Hartford Courant. He is the author with Kim Mulkey of Won’t Back Down. He lives in Massachusetts.
Book Synopsis
I’m on top of the world,” shouted NBA Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Garnett, after the Boston Celtics clinched their league-leading 17th NBA championship over their archrival, the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers.
In Top of the World, Peter May chronicles the remarkable 2008 championship run of the team in green—their first in over twenty years. With the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA history, the Celtics went from the second-worst record last year to the best record this year. May charts the pivotal moments: from losing out on the Number 1 and Number 2 pick in last year’s draft lottery to swinging trades for future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen; from winning Game 4 of the Finals with one of the greatest come-from-behind victories in NBA Finals history to capping off their remarkable season with another championship banner.
Table of Contents
Prologue 1
1 Ping-Pong History 11
2 Along Comes Ray 21
3 The Big Ticket 41
4 Setting a Course 65
5 Ubuntu 83
6 Shot from Guns 103
7 Growth Spurts 123
8 Highs and Lows 141
9 All Stars, Add-ons, and a Fantastic Finish 163
10 Bandwagon Fans and Menacing Gestures 183
11 LeBron and Another Grinder 193
12 The Real NBA Finals 205
13 Finishing the Race 215 Epilogue 231 Boston Celtics Championships 231 Index 241
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