scores.espn.go.com - 5/15/2008
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Pierce quiets LeBron as Garnett sparks Celtics to Game 5 win BOSTON (AP) -- Someone is going to have to beat the Celtics in Boston to keep them from winning their 17th NBA title. Cleveland is hoping for one more chance. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 13 assists as the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 96-89 on Wednesday night to move within a win of ...
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Ah Yes...This Again
The Shamrock Headband —
... Guess what guys??? The Celtics won at home tonight! This now makes the Green 7-0 at home in the postseason, a thoroughly sweet record that's still rather terrifyingly tempered by that glaring 0-5 on the road. I'm all out of words; it's been a schizophrenic postseason and honestly, if they can win in Cleveland on Friday, it'd go a whole hell of a long way towards re-securing my faith in this team as something people should take seriously. The Celtics played goddamn inspired basketball this evening, getting 29 from Pierce, 26 and 16 boards from KG, and an exquisite 20 points, ...
NBA Playoff Triple Threat: Home Teams Win, This is a Recording
FanIQ Blog —
... Boston 96, Cleveland 89 For a half, it looked like LeBron James and the Cavs would break the home team's stranglehold this round of the playoffs. However, Boston rallied late in the half to pull within five, and the momentum continued into the second half. The Celtics shot 12-18 in the third quarter to take the lead and pull away. Cleveland's fortunes directly correlated with LeBron's shooting. He started out hot, scoring 23 points in the first twenty minutes. However, he only scored 12 the rest of the way, making just four of his last 14 ...
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20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/15/2008 — The Boston Celtics survived a 35 point performance by LeBron James to post a 96-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and move within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. Kevin Garnett had his best all-around game of the series (26 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, three blocked shots, two steals, zero turnovers and 12-19 shooting from the field).
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Paul Pierce poured in 29 points as the Celtics captured Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Cavs, 96-89. Pierce talked about the win, which gave Boston a 3-2 series lead.
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The Celtics weathered an early storm by the Cavaliers, reigning supreme at the finish of Game 5 of the teams' Eastern Conference Semifinal, and NBA.com's Ben Couch live-blogged the action from start to finish.
