Boston 76, Cleveland 72 Kevin Garnett scored 28 points to make up for an off night for the rest of Boston's Big Three, and the Celtics beat the Cavs in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals. LeBron James was held to 12 points. --AP GameCenter | Recap
Game 2: May 8
Boston 89, Cleveland 73 Paul Pierce scored 19 points and Ray Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help Boston take a 2-0 lead in the series. Kevin Garnett added 13 points and 12 rebounds. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video
Game 3: May 10
Cleveland 108, Boston 84 LeBron James scored 21 points on another off-shooting night, but Delonte West scored 21, Joe Smith had 17 and the Cavs raced to a large, early lead in Game 3 in a win over the road-challenged Celtics. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video
Game 4: May 12
Cleveland 88, Boston 77 LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, and the Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 to tie the series at 2-2. --AP GameCenter | Recap
Game 5: May 14
Boston 96, Cleveland 89 Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 16 rebounds, Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 13 assists, and the Celtics beat the Cavs to move within a win of the conference finals. Paul Pierce scored 29 and helped shut down LeBron James. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video
Game 6: May 16
Cleveland 74, Boston 69 LeBron James scored 32 points and the Cavs forced a decisive finale to this home-sweet-home series with a 74-69 win over the Celtics, who have gone from regular-season road kings to postseason road kill. --AP GameCenter | Recap
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After Watching the last two series boston played I no longer think they have what it takes to win the Championship. If they get by the Cavs then they have a 7 gamer with Detriot. I guarantee that Boston will not get by Detriot playing the way they have.
The Jazz who have the Homecourt advantage from heck this season will need to start strong like they did against Houston and then you will see the Jazz winning in 6 or 7. Kobe Bryant may be a force but with the way the Jazz have been playing defense there is a great chance he will become less of a factor.
As for Poo Gasol, Okur and Millsap will be forces themselves and he will be f
The Magic need to trust Howard more. We saw Howard talking to Evans on the last play of the half. There was no need to foul because DH was in position to make RIP eat the ball. They have been doing well at getting Howard the ball but the players should trust Howard more once a player gets in the paint. Turk needs to stop flailing when he drives. Why not go for the Dunk? Dude is 6-10...
