Rondo, KG Lead the Way; Celtics Still Perfect at Home

CelticsBlog found this 5/15/2008 on www.sportsofboston.com [flag]

It looked like it was going to be all Cleveland again shortly into the first half, but Boston exploded in a great fashion tonight and came back to beat the Cavs 96-89 in Game 5 in Boston. The Celtics started this game off poorly and seemed to play just like the way they had during the fourth quarter of Game 4 in Cleveland on Monday night. The Cavs had a 43-29 lead in the second quarter before ... [link]

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