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Ballin’: Celtics 94, Pistons 80
The Big Lead — ... Kevin Garnett had 22 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists in Boston’s first road win of the postseason.  It wasn’t just the starters that chimed in for the Celtics; the role players and bench contributed greatly.  It was the biggest question mark for the Celtics prior to the first tip of the season, and last night it was a convincing answer.  Kendrick Perkins had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Rajon Rondo had 12 points and four assists and James Posey scored 12 points off the bench.  Add to that Ray Allen’s 14 points and Paul Pierce’s 11 and ...

Suppressed
Empyreal Environs — ... One Boston team’s road woes continued while another’s lifted. The Red Sox were one-hit by a two-pitcher tandem last night while the Celtics conquered their Eastern Conference rival Pistons 94-80. ...

Boston Regains Home-Court
Need4Sheed.com — You can forget the notion that The Boston Celtics can't win on the road. After suffering their first home loss of the playoffs in Game Two, the Celtics bounced back and did it with authority in their 94-80 victory at The Palace of Auburn Hills. ...

Dissapointing loss
PistonsNationBlog.com — ... The only thing you can say is that the Pistons did not show up, and that’s pretty inexcusable for an Eastern Conference Finals game IN YOUR OWN GYM. The Celtics weren’t dominant, this was a very winnable game. The Pistons got down 11-0 to start the game and made a nice run in the first quarter to briefly get the lead. From that point unfortunately they played the rest of the game uphill being down as many as 24 and in the end losing 94-80. [Box score] ...