Doc's prescription cures Celtics' title ills

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers choked back tears Friday as he struggled for strength and searched for the words to describe how much his father Grady, who died last November, has meant to him.

The elder Rivers, a former policeman, died after a brief illness in the early days of a season that could end with his medically nicknamed son Glenn guiding the Celtics to their 17th National Basketball Association title.

The Celtics lead the Los Angeles Lakers 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and could claim their first crown since 1986 by winning game five here on Sunday, when Americans celebrate Father's Day.

Should they falter, the Celtics would have another chance back at Boston in game six on Tuesday, which would have been Grady Rivers' 77th...

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