sports.yahoo.com - 5/7/2008
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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 Cleveland Cavaliers 76-72 on Tuesday night in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals. LeBron James was held to 12 points on 2-for-18 shooting. He missed three drives and a 3-pointer in the final minute.
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An Inconclusive Happiness
The Shamrock Headband —
... The Celtics easily could have lost this game , but they won and I'm momentarily at peace. So it goes. It's hard to come up with much to say about a "feel each other out" contest which saw LeBron, PP, and Ray combine for all of 16 points. What can be definitely said is that tonight felt like the playoffs. The first round, despite its often carnival atmosphere, never did. And this had all the classic ugliness you would expect from these two teams in such a setting: the defense was sterling on both sides, and neither offense was ever able to get into a sustainable flow. KG played ...
Merciful God Answers Prayers, Ends Game 1 Of Cavs-Celts Series [Nba Closer]
Deadspin —
... Fun fact 2: This is the final line from the Associated Press recap of the game: "James missed a long but meaningless jumper to punctuate his night." That just cracked me up for some reason. ...
Worst of the Night: May 6, 2008
Basketbawful —
... Fun fact #2: Sorry, ESPN. You missed one. Fortunately, Yahoo caught it. The worst shooting night of LeBron's career came on ...
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Let’s get one thing straight right away: KG was a monster that shut a lot of people up. He carried the team offensively, and he drove hard the hoop for what turned out to be a game winning layup. Awesome game for KG… and that ...
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NBA.com: News 5/7/2008
Kevin Garnett scored 28 points and LeBron James couldn't make a basket down the stretch as the Boston Celtics eked out a 76-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
