Cavaliers-Celtics Preview

By HOWARD ULMAN
Posted May 12 2010 6:52PM

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) Glen Davis sat beside the practice court, recalling the last time the Boston Celtics led a playoff series 3-2.

That happened just last year when an injured Kevin Garnett had his own seat at courtside. He watched helplessly in street clothes as the Celtics lost the next two games to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Now Boston holds a 3-2 lead in that same round against the Cleveland Cavaliers. But Garnett's right knee is healthy again and he's playing some of his best basketball of the season. His offense has picked up and on Tuesday night he directed a defense that shut down LeBron James in a 120-88 rout in Cleveland.

``It's a different ballgame when you've got one of your star players in there,'' Davis said in a soft voice after a brief practice Wednesday. ``He can carry a team with his actions.''

That's what James usually does.

But one more loss Thursday night in Boston and the team with the NBA's best record won't even reach the conference final. Orlando already has made it by sweeping Atlanta in four games.

The league's MVP had one of his worst playoff games in Game 5, finishing with 15 points on 3-for-14 shooting after being blanked from the field in the first half.

``We focused enough on him getting to the basket. I mean, my gosh, for (the first) three games he basically had a highway to the basket and our thought was, we've got to get bodies in front of him,'' Boston coach Doc Rivers said. ``He's going to give us a great shot (Thursday). We're going to have to take it, withstand it and still win the game.''

The Celtics Big Three of Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen have been depicted at times as too old to carry the team to its second title in three years. They totaled 37 points in a 29-point loss in Game 3. But in Game 5, they combined for 64 in a 32-point victory.

``When we play well, it's because of their experience,'' Rivers said with a smile. ``When we (stink) it's because they're too old. That's basically how it's been throughout and that, in some ways, may be true at times. But I would always lean on the experience side.''

That's where Garnett comes in.

The 15-year veteran averaged 14.3 points during the regular season. But he's been remarkably consistent against Cleveland, scoring 18, 18, 19, 18, and 18 points in the five games for an average of 18.2. He also leads the team with 7.2 rebounds per game.

The Celtics want to feed him in the post where the 6-foot-11 Garnett can work on his 6-9 defender.

``I think we've got a great matchup with him and Antawn Jamison, so that's why he's been more aggressive,'' Boston center Kendrick Perkins said. ``He knows we're trying to go to him. We told him to be aggressive and we want him taking 20 shots a game.''

Garnett took 21 shots in a Game 2 win. But he had 25 combined in the last two games. Other players were the offensive stars in those games - Rajon Rondo with 29 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists in Game 4 and Paul Pierce with 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in Game 5 after struggling the previous three games.

``We did a good job on Rondo in the first half, but he came out and played well in the second half'' on Tuesday, Jamison said. ``You knew The Big Three were going to get it going at some point. Not only them, but their whole team pretty much did whatever they wanted to do.''

Still, the possibility of returning to Cleveland concerns Davis.

``People don't realize how much we have on our back,'' he said. ``If we lose this game here at home, we've got to go back to Cleveland, even though we know we can win there. But, at the same time, that's their house.''

Cleveland won Game 3 in Boston 124-95 but lost there two days later 97-87.

``It's disappointing that we put ourselves in this situation where we have to win,'' Jamison said. ``If we want to be called champions, we have to do what champions do and that's win on the road.''

Orlando did that last year in Game 7 of the Eastern semifinals when it won in Boston 101-82.

``It's a different (opponent)'' now, Davis said. ``We've got KG. We didn't have Rasheed Wallace. We were kind of short-handed.''

They're less likely to lose another now that they have Garnett.

``You've got your defensive leader on the floor and your verbal leader,'' Rivers said. ``It's big for us.''

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Cavs witness end of season as Celtics reach East finals

By Couper Moorhead, for NBA.com
Posted Friday May 14, 2010 12:59AM

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- Few people expected the Boston Celtics to do this. What mattered was, they expected to all along.

"I saw us in training camp," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "We looked better in training camp than we did two years ago. And then we fell apart. But you could see that everyone wanted to get back."

Was it always possible that they could knock off the team with the best record and the best player in the league? Absolutely. But the last three and a half months of the season, spent treading water and blowing double-digit leads, offered no evidence that it was probable.

It happened, though, and in offing the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games, 94-85, the Celtics don't deserve to be an aside in this series any longer. With the biggest win in Boston since Game 6 of the 2008 Finals, the Celtics were fantastic.

"They played an unbelievable series," LeBron James said.

"The regular season is a lot different than the postseason and we knew they were going to be a different team and we hoped that we were," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. "Boston stepped up."

From Game 1, the Celtics abused any defender thrown at Kevin Garnett, and to Garnett's credit, he parked himself on the block and kept pounding away. Brown's final attempt at an adjustment was to put Shaquille O'Neal on Garnett, hypothetically in an attempt to create a mismatch on the other end.

"When they put Shaq on me, my thought process didn't change at all," Garnett said.

Twenty-two points later for Garnett and it was clear that Brown's move -- not to mention both inconsistent and questionable rotations -- was a dud.

"It was a tough matchup for us," Brown said of Garnett. "If he was not scoring, the attention that we had to pay to him allowed them to get some long rebounds or some easy layups. He did a heck of a job throughout the series."

Though the Celtics were in control throughout the second half, the Cavs gave Boston a couple of scares: the first due to consecutive pull-up threes from James, the second when Cleveland closed the lead to eight with three minutes to play. But the swing possession came when James drove to the hoop and missed a shot off the glass, creating contact but drawing no foul and giving Rajon Rondo the opportunity to get out in transition.

Rondo got the line, putting Cleveland multiple possessions away.

"Teams are going to make runs, we understand that," Garnett said. "You could start to see [James] grabbing momentum. Throughout this whole series, when we went through some tough times, we stayed together, played though it."

Unlike in his much-criticized Game 5, James also played through it. He just didn't have any help, apparent both in Boston's constant trapping off pick-and-rolls and on the fast-break, which might be what sealed Cleveland's fate.

Early on, the Cavaliers looked like the better team in that they were controlling the paint and getting better looks. But every miss became an opportunity for Rondo to push the ball, and Boston's 11 fast-break points in the first half nullified the effectiveness of Cleveland's offense.

It was clear that if James couldn't offer a transcendent performance, the Cavaliers couldn't match Boston. He didn't.

From first possession, you could tell this was a different LeBron James than the one that drifted into obscurity in Game 5. A baseline cut led to a power dunk, then another shot the next time down the floor followed by subsequent forays into the paint. Nine turnovers, and 24 for his team, was part of Cleveland's undoing, but his fingerprints were all over this game, and without his 27 and especially his 19 rebounds, the Cavaliers were a group without direction.

The immediate question now is where James ends up as a free agent this summer? Nobody knows the truth, and for now, he's not offering any answers.

"It's all about winning for me," James said. "I think the Cavs are committed to doing that, but at the same time I've given myself options."

But even though James' decision will grab all the attention, it's not right to finish with the team, and player, that fell short. For now, all relevance goes to the victors.

In the end, after Garnett declared this a must-win following Game 5, the Celtics put up on all their flip-switching, wait-for-the-playoffs talk. And perhaps what explains the result of this series most clearly is that Boston, moving on to face the Orlando Magic, still isn't satisfied.

"I'm really not that proud of this, truthfully," Pierce said. "Because our goal is to win a championship. We can be excited for one night, winning a game, winning a season, but that's not going to make our season.

"We get excited when we put that banner up."

• Cavaliers: Green, Telfair, Williams
• Celtics: Gaffney, Lafayette, Scalabrine

• Cavaliers: O'Neal
• Celtics: Perkins, Wallace

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #26 Bob Delaney, #32 Eddie F. Rush
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:47

Cleveland Cavaliers (61-22)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs O'Neal
	11:42 [BOS 2-0]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
James Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	11:29 [CLE 2-2]
	11:18 [BOS 4-2]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
James Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:04	Team Rebound
	10:53 [BOS 6-2]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
James Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	10:30
James Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:30
	10:17 [BOS 8-2]	Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:06 [CLE 4-8]
Parker Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:52
	09:52	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:52	Team Rebound
	09:52	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:52
James Jump Shot: Missed	09:37
	09:36	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:26	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:25
	09:16	Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:16 [CLE 5-8]
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:16
	09:16	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:58	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:57	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:53 [BOS 10-5]	Rondo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:44 [CLE 7-10]
	08:31	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:29
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	08:23
	08:22	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:15	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:14
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	08:09
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:08
Jamison Tip Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:05	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Parker Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:00
Parker Substitution replaced by West	08:00
	07:43 [BOS 12-7]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:27	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:13 [BOS 14-7]	Perkins Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:13
James Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)	06:51
	06:50	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:46	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jamison (1 ST)
James Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	06:41 [CLE 9-14]
	06:22 [BOS 16-9]	Rondo Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	05:56 [CLE 11-16]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:45
	05:45 [BOS 17-11]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:45 [BOS 18-11]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	05:34	Perkins Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	05:27
	05:11 [BOS 20-11]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
West Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	04:51
	04:39	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:38
Williams Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	04:28 [CLE 13-20]
	04:28	Pierce Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:28	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	04:28
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	04:28 [CLE 14-20]
	04:19	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)
James Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)	04:15
	04:09	Rondo Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
	04:07	Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	03:57
	03:56	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:50	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)
James Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:42
Team Rebound	03:41
	03:41	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
	03:41	Allen Foul : Inbound (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:41 [CLE 15-20]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:41
	03:40	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:25	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:24
James Jump Shot: Missed	03:14
	03:13	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:09	Team Timeout : Regular
Jamison Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	03:09
	02:58 [BOS 22-15]	Wallace Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	02:41
	02:41	Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis
	02:30	Rondo Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	02:30	Rondo Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Williams Substitution replaced by Moon	02:30
	02:11	Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:11 [CLE 16-22]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:11 [CLE 17-22]
	01:50	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Moon (1 ST)
West Step Back Jump shot: Missed	01:35
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:34
James Putback Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:33 [CLE 19-22]
	01:16	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:15
West 3pt Shot: Missed	01:04
	01:03	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
James Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:01
	01:01	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:01	Team Rebound
James Substitution replaced by Williams	01:01
	01:01 [BOS 23-19]	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Moon (1 AST)	00:41.4 [CLE 22-23]
Ilgauskas Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:34.7
	00:34.7 [BOS 24-22]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:34.7 [BOS 25-22]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:10.7
	00:10.1	Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce
	00:10.1	Davis Substitution replaced by Finley
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Hickson	00:10.1
	00:00.0	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (61-22)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:49	Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
West Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:49
Team Rebound	11:49
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:49 [CLE 23-25]
	11:36 [BOS 27-23]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Varejao Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:36
	11:36 [BOS 28-23]	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
West Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (3 ST)	11:16
	11:13 [BOS 30-23]	Allen Running Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:13
Moon Substitution replaced by James	11:13
	11:13 [BOS 31-23]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
West Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	10:50
	10:45 [BOS 33-23]	Allen Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:42
West Substitution replaced by Moon	10:42
James Running Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:27 [CLE 25-33]
	10:27	Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	10:27 [CLE 26-33]
	10:15	Davis Layup Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:14
Moon Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (1 AST)	09:57 [CLE 28-33]
	09:57	Rondo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	09:57	Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce
Moon Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:57
	09:56	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:42	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:41
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:36
	09:17	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:16
	09:10	Wallace Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	09:10	Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins
	09:10	Wallace Technical
Williams Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)	09:10 [CLE 29-33]
James Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	09:05
	08:48	Pierce Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	08:48	Pierce Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	08:48	Pierce Substitution replaced by Finley
Varejao Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	08:33 [CLE 31-33]
	08:19	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:18
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	08:10
	08:07	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Moon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:01
	08:01	Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett
	08:01 [BOS 34-31]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:01 [BOS 35-31]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:35 [BOS 37-31]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Varejao Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	07:16 [CLE 33-37]
	06:59	Finley 3pt Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:58
James Layup Shot: Missed	06:46
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:45
Moon 3pt Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:32 [BOS 39-33]	Garnett Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
	06:08	Garnett Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:08
Williams Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)	06:08 [CLE 34-39]
Varejao Substitution replaced by Jamison	06:08
	06:08	Allen Substitution replaced by Allen
Williams Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	05:59 [CLE 36-39]
	05:33 [BOS 41-36]	Rondo Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
	05:14	Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:14
Moon Substitution replaced by Parker	05:14
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:14 [CLE 37-41]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:14 [CLE 38-41]
	04:59	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:54 [CLE 40-41]
	04:36	Finley Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:35
	04:35	Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	04:35	Rondo Substitution replaced by Allen
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:35
Team Rebound	04:35
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:35 [CLE 41-41]
O'Neal Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	04:25
	04:25 [BOS 42-41]	Allen Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
	04:22	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:21
Parker 3pt Shot: Missed	04:01
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:00
O'Neal Hook Shot: Missed	03:52
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:52
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	03:45 [CLE 43-42]
	03:29	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:28
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	03:15
	02:52	Perkins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jamison (2 ST)
O'Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Finley (1 ST)	02:49
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:48
	02:48	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:48 [BOS 43-43]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:48 [BOS 44-43]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
James Layup Shot: Missed Block: Allen (1 BLK)	02:26
Team Rebound	02:25
Allen Violation:Kicked Ball	02:24
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
	02:14	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:05	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	02:05	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Jamison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:05
	02:05	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:05	Team Rebound
	02:05 [BOS 45-43]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	01:54
Team Rebound	01:53
	01:53	Finley Substitution replaced by Rondo
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	01:50 [CLE 45-45]
	01:38 [BOS 47-45]	Allen Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	01:28
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:27
	01:27	Rondo Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:27 [CLE 46-47]
Garnett Violation:Lane	01:27
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:27 [CLE 47-47]
	01:10	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	01:09	Team Rebound
Williams Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	01:09
	01:09 [BOS 48-47]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:09	Rondo Substitution replaced by Finley
	01:09 [BOS 49-47]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)	00:52.4 [CLE 49-49]
	00:42.4 [BOS 51-49]	Allen Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Allen (4 AST)
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	00:34.8
	00:27.8	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:26.8
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	00:05.9
	00:04.9	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:00.0	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (61-22)		Boston Celtics (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Parker Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)	11:45
	11:43	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:35	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	11:33
James Layup Shot: Missed	11:25
O'Neal Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	11:24
O'Neal Putback Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	11:21 [CLE 51-51]
	11:03	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:02
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)	10:52 [CLE 54-51]
	10:28	Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:James (3 ST)
	10:21	Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:21
Team Rebound	10:21
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	10:21 [CLE 55-51]
	10:01 [BOS 53-55]	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	09:33
	09:18 [BOS 55-55]	Garnett Jump Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	09:00
	08:59	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:53	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	08:52
Jamison Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:48
	08:38 [BOS 57-55]	Rondo Running Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	08:20
Team Timeout : Regular	08:20
	08:04	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	08:04
	07:54	Garnett Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:54
Team Rebound	07:54
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:54
	07:54	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	07:28	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	07:28	Team Rebound
O'Neal Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	07:28
	07:05	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	07:04
	06:58	Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	06:56	Perkins Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	06:56	Double Technical - Perkins, O'Neal
James Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	06:47
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	06:46
O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)	06:44 [CLE 57-57]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:29
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	06:29
	06:29 [BOS 58-57]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	06:29	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	06:29
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:04	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:02
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	05:51
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:50
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	05:16 [BOS 60-57]	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (16 PTS)
	04:54	Perkins Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Jamison Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	04:54
	04:54	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:54
Team Rebound	04:54
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:54 [CLE 58-60]
Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:39
Parker Substitution replaced by West	04:39
	04:39 [BOS 61-58]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:39 [BOS 62-58]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Varejao Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	04:17
	04:06 [BOS 65-58]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	03:46
	03:45	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:32 [BOS 67-58]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:31
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
West Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:15
James 3pt Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:10	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:02	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:West (1 ST)
James Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	02:59 [CLE 60-67]
	02:59	Wallace Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)	02:59 [CLE 61-67]
	02:46 [BOS 70-61]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)	02:29
	02:15 [BOS 73-61]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Allen (5 AST)
	01:53	Pierce Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	01:53	Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis
	01:53	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:53 [CLE 62-73]
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:53 [CLE 63-73]
	01:37	Allen Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)	01:27 [CLE 65-73]
	01:26	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:07 [BOS 75-65]	Wallace Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	00:51.1 [CLE 67-75]
	00:51.1	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	00:40.8	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
	00:38.5	Team Rebound
Varejao Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:31.9
	00:31.9 [BOS 76-67]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:31.9	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	00:31.7
James Turnover : Lost Ball (7 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)	00:10.9
Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:05.5
	00:05.5	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:05.5	Team Rebound
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Parker	00:05.5
	00:05.5	Wallace Substitution replaced by Daniels
	00:05.5	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:05.5
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:47 [BOS 78-67]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	11:22
	11:21	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:17	Davis Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	11:13
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:13
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)	11:13
Team Rebound	11:13
	11:13	Davis Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Varejao Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (4 ST)	11:11
Ilgauskas Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:10
	10:52	Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:51
	10:46	Allen Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by O'Neal	10:46
Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:46
Team Rebound	10:46
Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:46 [CLE 68-78]
	10:27	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	10:26	Team Rebound
Williams Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	10:26
	10:20	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)	10:19
James 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)	10:12 [CLE 71-78]
	09:44	Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)	09:43
James 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	09:35 [CLE 74-78]
	09:34	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:34	Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett
	09:34	Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce
	09:13	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:13)	09:12
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed	09:01
	09:00	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	08:54
	08:54	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:54	Team Rebound
	08:54	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:14)	08:54
James Turnover : Lost Ball (8 TO) Steal:Rondo (5 ST)	08:38
	08:34 [BOS 80-74]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
	08:33	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)	08:14
	08:13	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	08:06 [BOS 83-74]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:55
Varejao Substitution replaced by Jamison	07:55
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:35	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:17	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:16
James 3pt Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:08	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:43	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:41
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:33	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:09 [BOS 86-74]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Allen (3 ST)	05:57
	05:53 [BOS 88-74]	Garnett Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Rondo (12 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:50
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	05:50
Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)	05:36 [CLE 76-88]
	05:15	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed Block: Parker (1 BLK)
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:15)	05:13
Varejao Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	04:55
	04:38 [BOS 90-76]	Rondo Floating Jump shot: Made (20 PTS)
Williams Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	04:26
Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:25
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	04:22
	04:21	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:58	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:57
	03:50	Garnett Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:50 [CLE 77-90]
Jamison Substitution replaced by Moon	03:50
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:50 [CLE 78-90]
Varejao Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:38
	03:38	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:38	Team Rebound
Moon Substitution replaced by Jamison	03:38
	03:38 [BOS 91-78]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:27	Allen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:27 [CLE 79-91]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:27 [CLE 80-91]
	03:10	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:09
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: James (10 AST)	02:58 [CLE 83-91]
	02:31	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:16)	02:30
James Layup Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:21	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
Williams Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	02:16
	02:16	Allen Substitution replaced by Allen
	02:16	Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:16	Team Rebound
	02:16 [BOS 92-83]	Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
James Driving Dunk Shot: Made (27 PTS)	02:07 [CLE 85-92]
	01:46	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)
	01:44	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	01:42	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
	01:41	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:27 [BOS 94-85]	Garnett Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (9 TO) Steal:Wallace (2 ST)	01:18
	00:59.9	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:58.5	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	00:33.9	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:33.3
Varejao 3pt Shot: Missed	00:16.8
	00:14.8	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
End of 4th Quarter

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