KG Comes Up Big; Boston Wins 76-72

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 KG Comes Up Big; Boston Wins 76-72
There a a ton of storylines for tonight's game, but the biggest, and most important, revolves around LeBron James.  LeBron nearly had a quadrupal-double tonight, putting up 12-9-9-10... that's 12 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 10 turnovers.  Oh yeah, he also only made 2 field goals (on 18 attempts) and missed the potential game-tying layup with a few seconds left.  To ... [link]

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Round Two Game One Numbers And Words
Published 5/7/2008 by RockKing at WaitingForNextYear
... 2 steals. He made two clutch baskets down the stretch to help seal the win. He busted out of the gates, scoring 12 first quarter points, attempting to set the tone for Boston. In the first half, he was an offensive juggernaut down-low. Cleveland (like most other teams) couldn’t handle him in the post. Unfortunately, in the second half he reverted back to hanging out by the 3 point line… although one of his big, down-the-stretch shots was a 20+ foot jumper, so I’m not complaining.” [ BostonsportZ ]“Let’s get one thing straight right away: KG was a monster that shut a lot of ...

Daily Links - 5/7
Published 5/7/2008 at CelticsBlog
... KG, Wally two reasons to watch. BostonSportZ http://www.bostonsportz.com/blog/2008/5/7/kg-comes-up-big-boston-wins-76-72.html KG comes up big, Boston wins 76-72 Akron Beacon Journal ...

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