Monday, June 24, 2013

Stanley Cup Almost Over, and Doc Moving



‘Hawks Look to Close out Stanley Cup
- The Chicago Blackhawks are on the verge of their second Stanley Cup in four seasons, while the Boston Bruins are looking to force a Game 7 and win their second Cup in three years. A 3-1 victory for Chicago in in Game 5 put them on the brink with a 3-2 lead in the best of 7 series.
- Both teams are dealing with injuries to important players. Chicago’s Jonathan Towes couldn’t finish Game 6 due to a hit to the head. Boston’s Patrice Bergeron watched the end of Game 6 from a Chicago area hospital. Both are expected to try and make it back for Game 6.
- This would be Chicago’s 5th Stanley Cup Win in 12 appearances, and Boston’s 7th win in 19 appearances.



"Doc" to Clips
- In an unusual move, Doc Rivers, the Boston Celtics head coach since 2004, is essentially being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Rivers had 3 years and $21 million remaining on his contract, a price that Celtics management was unwilling to pay for a coach of a team that is no longer considered a championship contender.
- The deal had been rumored for some time now, but was previously attached to a player trade as well, which would have sent Kevin Garnett to the Clippers for Deandre Jordan, Eric Bledsoe and picks. The league reportedly would not have approved the player-coach combination for some reason.
- Vinny Del Negro, the Clippers previous coach, led them to their first division title ever and a franchise record 56 wins (the previous record had been 49) however he was still fired after a first round playoff loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

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