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• Sports of The Times: Star-Laden Celtics Respond to the Zen of Doc

  Critics predicted that Los Angeles-Boston would be the coaching mismatch of the ages: Phil Jackson vs. Glenn Doc Rivers. But it’s Rivers who has his team on the verge of a championship. Posted Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Rivers, Doc, Jackson, Phil

• Sports of The Times: From $15 Per Diem in Albany to N.B.A. Riches

  Viewed from its extremes, the Phil Jackson evolution has been a strange, long trip, Albany to Hollywood, Zen and now. Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:35 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson, Phil, Continental Basketball Assn, Lobbying and Lobbyists

• For Lakers, Surprise Comes With Success

  There has always been a sort of been-there, done-that sense about Phil Jackson’s career since he began collecting titles, but this year’s journey has been like no other. Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson, Phil

• Coaching Rivalry Played for Laughs Seems to Have Serious Undertones

  While each has respect for the other’s team, Lakers Coach Phil Jackson and Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich aren’t above trading barbs. Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:08 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson, Phil, Popovich, Gregg