National Basketball Association

It's LeBron vs. Boston to face Kobe in Finals

Published Feb. 6, 2009 4:57 p.m. ET

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No need to ask why David Stern is smiling.

The NFL season ended on Sunday, momentarily lifting its massive footprint in the sports marketplace. Kobe Bryant went for 61 in Madison Square Garden on Monday. LeBron James dropped a 52-point, 11-assist, 10-rebound line in MSG on Wednesday. And the Lakers and Celtics knocked heads in a playoff-caliber OT thriller on Thursday.