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Iand#8217;m on top of the world,and#8221; 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 greenand#151;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 yearand#8217;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.
Synopsis
May, who has covered the Boston Celtics for nearly 25 years for the "Boston Globe" and the "Hartford Courant," chronicles the remarkable 2008 championship run of the team in green.
Synopsis
Iand#8217;m on top of the world!and#8221; shouted Kevin Garnett after the Boston Celtics demolished the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers for a league-leading seventeenth NBA championship. Peter May chronicles the amazing run of the team, who went from having the second-worst record in 2007 to leading the pack in 2008.
Drawing on interviews with the players, Coach Doc Rivers, and General Manager Danny Ainge, May charts the pivotal moments of the Celticsand#8217; magical season. From rebuilding the team to capping off their stunning year with another championship, Top of the World brings readers every key moment of the Celticsand#8217; wild ride.
About the Author
Peter May covered the Boston Celtics for nearly twenty-five years for the Boston Globe and the Hartford Courant. He lives in Massachusetts.